Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-20

Tho New Lore Building Finished
and Ready for Occupancy Ten.
ants MOVING In.

ants Moving In.
The new Law Building, southwe
corner of Ninth and Market street
which has been in course of constru'
tion for some time, for the Hon. Charlie
B. Lore, is now completed and is
handsome structure. The building
three stories high with frontage of 4
feet 0 inches on Market street and abou
118 feet on Ninth street, extending bacl
to Shipley street. The fronts are Q
pressed brick with brown stone trim
mings, sills and platform steps.
Part of the basement has been fittet
up with all the modern improvement
for large barber shop, which has al
entrance on Shipley street. The re
mainder Of the basement contains q
large boiler room, three large store
rooms, one large coal room, severa
closets and large open stairway, the
whole being lighted by large areal win
dOws.
The first floor consists of six large
double offices, divided by sliding doors,
finished in fine style and containing all
the modern improvements, Several spa
cious halls and three broad stairways
lead up to the second floor. Four Of
the above offices front on Ninth street
and two on Market. The windows are
supplied with inside white pine shut.
ters and the hardware is q handsome
bronze. The offices on the second floor
are flushed similar TO those in the first
story.
AThe third story has been fitted up for
lodge rooms, two Of which front on
Market street and one on both Ninth
and Shipley streets convenient ante
rooms adjoin each lodge room. These
rooms will be occupied by the Ancient
Order United WOrkmen and other 80
cieties.
The stai cases in the building are of
solid ash and walnut. Each room is
supplied with radiators, and the entire
building will be heated by means of q
low pressure gravity return steam heat
ing apparatus, placed in the boiler
room.
Thelrain water from the roof is car
ried down inside Of the building by
means of iron conductors attached to
the drain pipes in the cellar, and from
thence empties into Shipley run sewer.
Lore Il Emmons, attorneys, were the
first to move into the new structure,
they being followed by Victor Du Pont,
ESD, Henry X. DUPONT, Esd, Henry
g. Rumford, Esq, and Others will
follow in few days.
The building is both substantial and
attactive, and was designed by Lewis
K. Springer, of the firm of Springer,
Morley & Cause Company, who super.
intended its erection. John b. John.
son, of the firm of Hyde q johnson,
contractors for the new almshouse just
completed, was the chief contractor, he
being assisted in the work by the fol-
lowing sub-contractOrs Archibald
Reed, cement floor, bricks and brick
work Davidson u Brother, brown
stone, granite work, tagging, mantels
and thing John Brison, speaking
tubes, plumbing, gas fitting, boilers
and steam heating S. Morris q Son,
OF Philadelphia, fire places; Springer,
Morley & Cause Company, door frames
and mouldings; Delaware Lumber
Company, lumber; Tice Il Jacobs, of
New York, pavement lights: Stewart
Carlisle, painting and glazing Edward
Murphey, tin roofing; A. jackson,
plastering; Stephen Downey, stair
work; John ID. Davis, iron railing;
II. Miller, of Philadelphia, covering
steam pipes Thackara, Sons & Com
pany, of Philadelphia, gas fixtures; ;
j. V Carlisle Il Company, hardware /;
the Harlan Il Hollingswor,h Company,
cast iron. All the various branches Of
the contract were done in an excellent
manner, and the building is quite an
improvement to that section of the city.
Among the other occupants who are
to locate in the above described build
ing are Walter Cummins, Henry Il.
Pennington and Alexander B. Cooper,
Esqs., who will jointly Occupy suite
of tour offices on the second floor.
Hoffecker IL HOff'ecker will also occupy
another double office. Those who have
already moved in occupy offices on the
iirst floor, and few offices are still for
rent. The Royal Arcanun, A. o. U.
W., and the Improved Order Hep
tasophs will monopolize the third tioor.