The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-06
ruRrE OF our NEvDUnDrvos.


HOIdernAn,s, BIcCandliss,, and Kelseyi
New BrIck Bui1dings-The Commercial
Street and Sixth Avenue Business Centre
EmporfA Architects ASsd builders.
the business houses erected this season
the three named above are about 70 beceus
occupied, and will add largely toward max.
ing the junction OF Commercial street and
Sixth avenue the business centre OF our city
Holderman's building, on the southwest cor.
mar Of the said locality, IS very handsoEpe and
solidly built. The basement was SxeaySted
in the wet season Last year, and WAS tedious
job. 1t was generally remarked tAat all that
was necessary to cause 8 snaalI delugeswas tor
Holderman's man to 20 to work again on that
cellar. But perseverance succeeded, and the
basement wall as finished before winter, and
we believe 1t is the most substantial one in the
city. s
At the beginning CT the present. season the
! brick work was started, and though the build
ing has not been pushed as fast as things
generally are here, 1t is now completed, and is
in every respect well constructed and hne
looking business house. The size is 22xS0.
two stories high-ircn pillars and glass front
for ground door, and elegant terra Gotta win
dow caps and native marble fAoings for front
Of second story-outside iron stairway and
balcony on Sixth ayeaue-ths whole resting
on roomy and wen lighted basement The
coat is e12, 600, and the location unsurpassed
by any other building In thec1ty. Next week
HoldermAn q Bro. viii move their hardware
and stove store into tho frat story, PSyton =
Gillett will occupy the eligible suite OF Offices
in the front, and the NEWS Office the remain
der, OF the second floor. Tho Placement IL not
yet leased, but no donlB soon viii be, for It Is
very suitable fer restaurant or other purposes.
The brick work OF this excellent structure
was done By Pollard 4 Keller, the wood work
by Carter & Stone, plastsrIAg by AcLAiD, and
painting and glazing by George Cooper. The
workmanship IN every part viii bear close In
spection, and the entire building is.so wall
made that 1t viii be even more solid ten years
hence than it Is to-day. El fzssc<Tt
Across the street is Eskridge's impssiDg
three-story building, and next is HeCandIis'
two story one, 50 far finished thst his drug
store will go into it this week. Adjoining that
is its almost twin building, erected by Mr.
Kelsey, for the use OF Black q Kelssy's gro
Gerry establishment. The first of these is
22x76, the next 22xS0. both two stories high,
iron and glass store fronts, ornamented win
dow caps, well built and finished throughout,
and calculated TO make hrst-cIAss business
work OF AeCandllss' was done by Mr. Pope,
the wood work by Carter . Stone, the plaster
Ing by Douglass, and painting by Bensch &
Jones. There is considerable carpenter work,
both On the FIRST and second Aoors-the latter
arranged for family uss-and it is all very
nicely done. The coun tiers are snowy in de-
sign, and 30 we'll painted that they lsok very
attractive. TIC plasterinE is unusually
smooth and whits, with . epnpls.of mast eeA.
ter pieces Ia the store ceiling. echOarR could
freseo them very nicely. DR.. McCaHdliss will
have one Of the best and nsatest drug stores
WesE OF st. Louis.
Kelsey's building is not finished, but will
be IN few weeks. Ne is choosing the job"
himself, and intends to have the work done in
the best manner. The front stair way to
both his and McCandliss' upper floors IL in
his building, by the partition wall, and serves
both very nicely. The use Of his upper story
is not yet determined. Whsn Black = kelsey
get moved their new store will be fully ss
good a. the very eligible ono they EoU oceu-
Ply, and they will OF course enjoy the advsn-
tage OF saving rent. A gentleman is Hezotiat-
ing for she erection Of still another new brick
building to adjoin Kels ey'S, and thus the good
work continues to go on.