Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-01
BUILDING PROGRESS.
Two Hundred New Buildings Erected
In Los Angeles During the Year-Cost
over SE,1O0.O9O.


After jaunt through all parts OF
the city, and consultations with all oul
architects and builders, we are con-
tident in the statement that not less
than two hundred new buildings
business houses and residences-have
been erected In Los Angeles and sub.
urbs during the year 1874. One of our
architects, Mr.. Kysor, has furnished
plans for forty buildings; Mr.. Gra-
ham, another architect, has been just
as busy; while Mr.. Weston and 9TH
ers of the craft state that they have
been steadily engaged during the en-
tire year. They all agree that in plac-
ing these new buildings at two hum
dred in number, is not too high a
figure. Most of them are comfortable
homes, erected at cost of from $500
to. So, 600 each, but in the list are quite
number of imposing business blocks
and elegant private residences. The
COSU VI JutSc ucW OulANAb6o WILL dSSiC-
gate over $1,000,000.
Among the most costly business
houses and private residences erected
during the year are the following:
c.. Ducommun, large business block,
at the corner of Commercial and Main
streets. Cost, $25, 1000.
Perry & Riley's block, Main street,
adjoining Clarendon Hotel-$25, 900.
Residence of Chars. A. Longstreet, in
suburbs $4,000.
Downey block addition, New High
street-$l5,0 5000.
Postoffice block, adjoining HERALD
building-$3O, 900.
J. F. Godfrey, residence, Adams
street-$4,0O0.
f. Signoret's block, opposite Pico
House-Sl5, 900.
Fashion stables, Main street
$4,000.
ii. III. Ledgard's residence, Wash
ington street-S6, 900.
Eugene Myers residence, Fort street
81, 600.
III. Newmark's $ residence, Fort street
Sill 900.
S. Iii. Motifs residence, Commercial
sire et-$3, 800.
Amestoy's business block, corner of
Also and Alameda streets-S7, 800.
c. Goodwin's residence, Fort street
So, 800.
Mrs. Hereford's residence, Spring
street-S5, 600.
Samuel Norton's residence, Wash
ington street-$4, 600.
Mr.. Levy's Levy & Coblentz) resi-
dence, Fort street-$3, 900.
Mr.. Harris Harris & Jacoby) resi-
dence Fort street-$3, 900.
Simon Levys store, corner Also
and Almeda streets-$5, 900
A. S. McDonald's residence, First
street-$2,5 800.
Elder Tansey's residence, on the
hill-$2,500
improvements to the United States
Hotel-$25, 900.
Farmers and Merchants Bank,
building-S18,0OO.
German church and parsonage, ON
Spring Streets, 600.
e. Doak's residence, on Spring
street-S4, 900.
DR.. Kurtz's residence, Fort Hill
$4,000.
Mr.. Trudelps residence, in suburbs,
$4,000.
Mr.. Perry's residence, in eastern
part of the city-$2, 500.
Mr.. GoOdwin's residence, Fort street
$4,000.
VIM. Cape's residence, New High
street-$3, 900.
o. H. Bliss residence, Alameda
street-$5, 900.
Thos. Temples residence, in SUBJ
urbs-$5, 600.
w. H. Il. Brooks, six buildings,
Main street-$30,000
I. w. Hellman, six dwelling
houses $4,000.
Mayor Beaudry, ten dwelling houses
in various parts of the city. Total
cost $4,000.
For the year just commenced con-
tractors and builders are satisfied that
building operations will be brisker
than ever. Among the improvements
contemplated are the following:
Church of the Southern Methodists,
ON Spring street-$l2,OOO
improvements to the Lafayette Ho-
tel-$30,000.
New M. +. church, on old site
-$l5,000.
Mcdonald, business block, on Main
street-$30,000.
Mr.. chatham, residence, in suburbs,
$4,000.
New church for the First Presbyte-
rians-$15,O 200.
Hellman q Downey, new business
block, on Main street-$2O, 600.
DR.. Edgar, residence, on Washing
ton street-SS,000 to $4,000.
Sheriff Rowland, residence, on
Washington Streets, 900 to $4,000.
John Reed, residence, on Adams
street-$3, 600.
Plans have been prepared by ar
chitects for a proposed new City Hall
and Public Library to cost $780, 900.
Theatre block, on Spring street, at
a cost of $4,000. Theatre to have
seating capacity for l,S00 persons.
At least twenty others of our
wealthy citizens have architects at
work preparing plans for elegant res
licences, to cost from $4,000 to $4,000
each.
Mayor Beaudry will erect from ten
to twenty elegant residences during
the year.
[. w. Hellman, will erect twelve
dwellings the coming year to aggre-
gate in cost 100000
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