Daily globe., 1881-05-14
GILFILLAN BLOCK.
Large Flre-ProOf Bank and Once Build
Ing Being Erected by Hon. G. d. Ailnl-
Ian, at the Southeast Corner of Fourth
and Jackson Streets.


the lack of first-class office room, and
though the want is now in part sup
piled, still has need of just such build
ing as Mr.. Gilillan will supply-a fire
proof building, fitted throughout with
the best of modern improvements and
conveniences. The plans of the building
have been furnished by Mr.. E. p Bass
ford, of this city, and promise struc-
ture, which in architectural beauty and
internal arrangement will not be excelled
The style of the architecture is termed
Secular Gothic. The building will front
on Fourth and jackson streets, each
ninety feet, and be five stories high,
above two Easements, making seven stories
in ALL The foundation will be of the
best quality of ST. Paul blue limestone.
The basement will be of Kasota stone,
of beautiful red tlnge, neaty bush-ham-
mered. The water table, window caps,
betting course and all ornamental capitals
will be of Ohio blue sandstone The
wall will be of st. Louis
pressed brick and be surmounted
by a heavy cornice of brick
and galvanized iron. There will be two
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Fourth street. The height from the
sidewalk to the highest point of the gables
will be one hundred and five feet. A
beautiful feature of the building will be
the use of stained glass in the upper
halves of all the windows-the lower
halves to be French plate glass, and the
window shutters to extend only half way
up to cover only the plate glass. The
building will be heated by steam, to be
furnished by two large boilers, which
will be placed in an area-way outside the
building. The passenger elevator will be
encased in brick and will be operated
throughout all office hours
A large iron stairway will
extend to the top of the building, and
fire escapes will be put up in several
places A large light shaft, encased in
brick, will extend from the roof to the
basement, to light the interior halls and
offices. Brick fire walls will extend from
the basement to the roof.
The height of stories is as follows: base
ment, nine feet; first story basement, ten
feet two inches; first story, fifteen feet;
second story, fourteen feet; third story,
fourteen feet four inches; fourth story,
twelve feet ten inches; fifth story, twelve
feet six inches. The lower or sub base
ment will be used for storage purposes,
will be surrounded by heavy retaining
wall and will be well ventilated and
lighted. The basement will be divided
into large, convenient, well lighted
and Ventilated offices, adapted
to any business purpose, with four
burglar and fire. proof vaults on the floor.
The first story will be divided into large
offices and bank rooms The bank rooms
and vault will occupy a space of 22x84
feet On this floor. The approach to the
| bank will be on an oblique corner, by
stone steps leading through beautiful
vestibule finished in elaborately carved
black walnut This entrance will be in
comparably finer than anything of the
kind in the West On this first floor there
will be also, besides the bank, six large
offices and two vaults The second story
will be divided into suites of offices and
private rooms, with vaults, elevators,
stairway, etc. The third, fourth and
fifth stories will be similarly divided and
provided, and each floor will be abun-
dainty lighted, well ventilated and seated,
and of easy access by elevator and stair
case.
No wood work will be exposed in any
part of the building. The floor joists
will be laid together, without any space
between, iron lath will be used for cell
ings and the top of the joists will be filled
IN with two inches of cement About
600 900 feet of joists will be used in con
struction of the floors. Throughout the
plaster-another feature in fire-proof
construction.
Mr.. Gilfillan expects to have his build
ing ready for occupancy by the 1st of
September. The building contracts are
in the hands of reliable and experienced
men who anticipate no delay in the con-
struction. The contractors are: For
stone work, Thomas Grace; brick work,
James S. Burris; carpenter work, John
H. Donohoe; Kasoto stone, Michael Roche;
Ohio sandstone, Herbert Calker; glass,
McMasters & Co. The whole of supply and
construction will be under the superin-
tendence Of Mr. j. H. Donohoe
When completed the building will have
cost about s120, 900. 1t will be mou-
ment of well directed enterprise and an
ornament and credit to the city of ST..
Paul 1t will be classed first among the
many fine business blocks to be erected
in this city this year, and the people
of st. Paul are to be congratulated
on including men Iof liberal enterprise
and large capital, such as Mr.. Gilfillan,
to add to the business facilities of the
city buildings of such fine proportions,
in which the question of cost is subordi-
mated to durability, safety, beauty and
adaptation to economical and comfortable
USE Mr. Bassford, the architect, is not
sparing of pains in perfecting the plans,
and the completed Gilfillan block, with
many other buildings already construc-
ted by St. Paul architects, ought to salts
fly anyone intending to build that it is no
more necessary than polite to go abroad
for building plans.
A Plucky Girl Wins Four Dollars.
Those who were fortunate enough to be on
Rosabel street about O'Clock yesterday after
noon enjoyed rich treat, which demonstrated
at the same time the manner in which
plucky and muscular girl won a wager.
Yesterday the proprietor OF the Minnesota
house purchased a live calf, which was toler-
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