Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-28
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Ruiudl.G IN Washingtsa Terrtfssy.
In these columns the progress OF the
work ON the Yesler-Leary brick block
has been noted. bat nov that the build
ing is practically completed and u
being occupied, it viii not be out OF
Mace to give a brief description OF the
imposing edi6ce:
Nearly q year ago Messrs- John Lsary
and q. L. Yesler, Of this sity. adver-
sised for plans and specification foe q
three-story building, to Be erected on
the corner Of Mill and Front streets
Three sets of plans we're submitted, all
Of which were very fne, and after some
time that Of w. z. Boone, Of this city,
vas selected and contracts for the work
we're let under ii.
In August last the work Of excavatine
for the foundation commenced, and
three months vas required In excavat.
Inp and laying the foundation and
building the basement, which contain
lJO tons of sandstone and several
hundred barrels of lime and sand 10
olive an idea of this building, We VIII
Give some of its component parts: FL
TEN hundre tons of sandstone. 6Du-
900 bricks, 200 barrels of lime, 80 tons
of iron. 10000 feet of lumber, 25O.Uu
Iaths. 1850 worth of plate glass, $3W
worth Of gas and atsr-pipe, over $loCo
worth OF tin, besides MALE, paints and a
hundred other items necessary IN carry
inc forward a great structure like this
MessIs. Ranke d Lohse received the
contract for the brick, stone and Co
mentinQ work, Carkeek d Nicholas for
the plastering, 0ormley d Fletcher for
the carpenter work, j. r. Porderer for
the manufacture and putting on Of the
galvanized iron work, Geo. boardman
the painting, ]. Schram d 20. the I'M
ming and Young d Mckeon the plumb
ing and gas fitting. The entire Work
was carried forward under the superin-
tendence and direction OF W. e. Boone,
the architect.
The iron work, which h large item
in this structure. was partly gotten out
here and rarity in San Francisco. The
galvanized iron trimmings, as stated
before, were made and put up by j. r.
Porderer, Of San Franciaoo, who re-
csived 5000 for his work. 30 well
pleased Is he with the city that he will
at once establish q brancd factory In
Seattle.
The plumbing and gas fitting in the
building WAS we'll done, and cost x35OO.
This building has a frontage OF 70 feet
on Mill street. l0S feet on Front and Ii
feet on James street, and is 100 feet
deep, and three stories high above the
basement. The basement IL ono large
room or hall. partially divided by arch
ways and has Schellineer's patent stone
floor. The ceiling il II fest high and
the room Ia lighted by glass under the
show windows above and by hyatt lights
in the stone sidewalk. 1t il an elegant
iy finished apartment and Is unques
tionably the finest basement north OF
San Francisco. Before being finished
il was leased at a rental Of geo per
month, and party stands ready TO take
the lease of his hands aud pay bonus
of $50 per month besides. This huge
hall has three entrances, reached by
thres separate flights Of granite steps.
inclosed with iron ratings. Two Of
these flights enter from the Mill street
side, and one from the Front street side.
The first floor is divided into six beau
tifully finished stores and a banking
room with vaults etc., to be occupied by
the First National Bank. These stores
are all rented and bring an average
rental OF over 800 per month each.
The rooms IN this floor all have ele-
giant plate glass fronts and l9-foot cell
Sings. 1ho sidevI,a which is IL feet
wide the whole extent Of all three fronts
is overlaid with SShillinger's patent
stone, with Hyatt lights inserted to light
up the basement which extends out
under these walks TO the outside wall.
The second and third fats are reached
by a broad fight of stairs, entering
from the north end Of the building, on
Front street. The trimmings Of the
stairways are solid black walnut, fin
ished in an elaborate manner and hand
some in the extreme.
Along the entire fronts of this elegant
structure are double .v-windOws,
which project out just above the first
story and run to the roof, giving the
whole exterior of the building most
beautiful and stately appearance.
The Railways leading through the
second and third stories are wide and
ample, and from which the various
offices are reached throughout she build
ing. The principal stairway ball, and
in fact the whole interior Of the build
ing, is lighted by one Of Hayes patent
fire. proof skylights.
The inside finish of the building is Of
red wood. and the windows are trimmed
with Port Oxford cedar, and all the
modern improvements. Not a thing
from first to last in this building has
been sliRhted, even the coal bins for the
halls resemble tasty side boards moro
than anything else.
As before stated, the whole exterior Of
the building il covered and finished
with galvanized iron trimmings, which
add much to its beauty. These trim
minRs extend entirely to the cornice,
which Is surmounted with tasty cast
iron crssting.
Yesterday Hon. NJ. C. George, Oreeon's
honored Congressman, and party Of
friends. including Mr.. Yesisr, Mr..
Iseary and others, took occasion to 90
through this fine building. On reach
ing the roof, which towers high above
in the immediate vicinity.
these gentlemen paused TO feast their
eyes upon the beautiful panorama that
lay before them. The splendor Of this
picture is indescribable. The sun was
slowly creeping behind the western
snow. clad mouatains of the Olympian
range, rejecting back fro,r the placid
waters of the Mediterranean Of America
the beautifully tinted cloud pictures
that tiosted 90 gently over the enchaLt-
ing scsne. But q sunset on Puget
Sound must be seen to be appreciated.
and We know Of NO point from which
one can 10 moro satisfactorily beheld
than the roof OF the Yesler- Learv block.
Before closing this article It will not
be- out of place to state land we Rit6 Il
ON the very best authority that Mr..
Yesler will during the next spping and
summer I'LL in che space between 10
and the Post building With structure
at similar architecture Of the Yeeler-
Leary block, four stories high, In which
AN elevator will be placed for the &C
OF the oooupAnts Of both
buildings Mr.. Boone has the plans
veil under way and will have everything
ready by the time spriua opens % push
the work rapidly ahead. In the efec-
ton OF this building Messrs. Yesler and
L~ary have not only erected a monu-
ment which 10 q credit to their geuer-
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