Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-10
PLANS ACCEPrED.
work % Leapy's Block % Cs00eaee
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Some time since John Les-y, ESQ.
invited architects on the Sound to get
I'D plans for his proposed block, On the
corner OF Front and NiIl streets In
due time three plans were submitted,
one by j. Sherwin of Portland, one by
D. Macksy, and the third by ". Z.
Booze. These plans were ell nne pieces
of xo.k, end suited 80 well that II vas
ciHhcult 70 choose from tbs three. M.
Yes,er. however, WHO Is intefeSseu II sne
building. favored the one submitted y
Aff. Boone, and it vas nnai's sslscseo
by Mr.. Leary. ,,
This plan calls for u brick building
three stores high with a basement,
built ON . solid stone foondation, ana
walls two feet in thickness. The ssrocs.
ure TO have los fest on Front street, "A
fee. on James street. and - iees on
Mil street. The style OF arcnitecture
ia after that Of tie Phe]an Block OF
San Francisco. and wien completed the
Leery block will be the finsss structure
in appearance, for its size. nortn OK Dan
Francisco.
The sidewalks, on three sides Of the
building, will he excavated, IN order TO
make ths basement light ana airy, as
well as afford much valuable spece Tor
the occupants OF the basement. 1he
BASEMENT
will be divided into rooms, and so ar
ranged that it can I've made into three
II desirable. One entrance Will 10 on
Front street end two on Mill street,
| The ceiling of the basement will be
| FROM 10 to Ii feet in height. The
FIBsT FLOOR
will be a step above the level Of the
street. II will contain a bank, on
the corner, With an entrance from
James street by stone steps, and six
stores, three Of which will have entrail-
ces ON Front street and three on Mil
street. These stores, as we'll as the en-.
tire building, will be lighted by large
nlate GLASS windows. The main en-
trance leading TO the
SECOND STORY
"a on From, street. at the north end Oi
the bniIdiac. This floor is divided
,nlo elegant rooms, five of which are
on the Mill street side. Tie from,
rooms are l7x2O feet, and the bach
rooms 14xl6 feet. On the From. street
L
which are l6x3U feet, and Others l6xlt
feet. These rooms are SD arranged thai
thsy can be used singly or In suites
rhe ceiling Of this story is IA feet II
| height. A hall way runs all through
this story, in which are coal bins, sinks
| and hose room.
A; the hesd of the wide stairway
leading into the
Third STORY.
| is large skyiighi, 50 arranged ~ r.
light the hall, vi both the second and
third stories. This flat Is div
| into rooms similar to those on tho SEC
ond floor. with difference of one
room III favor of the upper story. The
| ceilings here arc IL feet high.
On the first floor provision has been
made for sinks, water closets, etc., as
| welt as on both the upper flats. The
finish over the brick will be cement, and
tho iirst floor will be faced with iron p!-
ias:er,, above which will be- brick, and
galvanized iron cornices. In the second
Story there are five large bay vino ows,
projecting ont over the street, beside
four plate glass Mullion windows.
The bull ling will DO surmounted / y n
Mansard roof, with an iron crestiu1
On the corner will be an o,tagOn shaped
cupOla, surmounted by pretty little
| tower.
w. l.. Boone is the architect, and will
| auperintend the construction OF the
building, which will cost, when com
pleted, between $35, 600 and $4,000.
Work Of excavating for the new
building will be pushed ahead TO com
| pletion as speedily as possible. Most OF
tho stores have already been engaged