Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01
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TIE sRTKks' AcADxarr,
C.Endnesed By the Sisters of TIE Hoav
Names. This baii3inR il situated on
the block bounded by J.ckson. Kiug.
Ninth and Tenth streets, . saozs bs.atl-
fal s7se ceunandingA Rfar5 visz Of the
bay. The HsFu.t5re - fO1r storiez in
( hight and u sarmoansed By a bslfry
and spfre iss feet IN hight he length
- III feet ind the extension 81 fees
ne foundation walls are 10 .ees S In
ehss IN h3eht. giving a cellar spzes Of .
fees- Tie hrzt e0or Is ocSupied bv re-
eepsinn rooms. be. and the s@eozzd by
recitation rooms Tbs avvsr g Dors are
deTstsd to sisspine rsons. dc. The
b1tlGinR Sas completed = few asontss
ago at a cost Of about $1,000. and the
school - now being successfully con-
dncted. Looking to the north from tia.
porch Of this baiiding the attention Of
tSe observer IL attracted 20 . maqnIfi-
cent residences which stands boldly oas
ffo1 amsns she surrounding buildings
Tkisis
THE NC S3CGHT EoUsE.
Erected By James MeSau7ht. Esq. and
intended by him foT a residence. II IL
on she corner Of Fourth and Spring
STREETS. the main front being on the
former street. IL Is 81 wood three stories
high met including basement, which ia
OF BRICK and stOne}. AMI mas 4 frontage
Of ~ feet on F0uris street Above the
maia entrance a toxer rises TO thu hight
of about - feet from the ground The
building IL most cor piete and elegant.
the finishing olZh0at being - ausiful
iu the eItrt Tee. The entire east II the
tnllding will be IN the neighi55rhood u
$4,000. Some distances from this, on
the eUrreT Of Third and AarIon streets,
is
TIE NC DONALD HousK,
Perhaps better known ~ the Stacy
house. Tho erection Of this residence
was esmmeneed by VI. Y. Is. Stacy ia
1879, Su, some u1oa tbs ago he sold il In
an unconpieted coalition 10 J. x. Nc
Donald, Esq, for $500. Il is 4 most
beautiful residence, a very modal of
lasts and elegant ref lement. aud Mr.
Mcdonald u completing and furnishing
6 most elaborAteiy. There are fez
finer dwellings on the Pacific Coast out.
aide Of San Franel sco. Several blocks
TO tas south Of this. on the block bound
ed by Third, James, Fourth and Jeffer-
aon streets, Is
THE YEsLER- HOUSE.
Tha grand residence is the property
OF II. l.. Yeslez, Esq. II fronts on Third
street, and is Of wood, with q substau-
tiai stone foundation, II is large
building, liz feet by 20, and three stories
in hight. The interior finish and ex-
terror appearance are palztiai. The arr
.sisf - of s~<.s1sA.4
Queen Anne style, the exterior being Or
nanented with numerous bay windows
and verandas. On the Third street side
IL 9 porte eochsre. OF the interior, tbs
kitchen and dining room are TO be fin
ished in ash, the rear hall, stairway and
rear rooms on the first story in ash, the
sitting room In Port Oxford cedar. the
parlor in Spanish cedar, the main ball
and staircase and the library in oak,
and the principal upstairs chambers In
Port Oxford cedar. The remainder OF
the second floor il TO be id redwood.
W. y. Boone Is the architect OF this
building. Another Of the beautiful new
residences which 30 adorn the city Is
THE GOTHAM HOUSE,
Belonging 10 James N. COlman. This
10 situated on tbe corner of Fourth and
Columbia streets, and fronts toward the
ba7. Tbe main bHildine il 60X4s feet
In size, and two stories high. with
brick foundation aud cellar. Tue house
has four double bay windows, one Of
which 10 situated on the corner and is
aetaR0nal in shape- Ga the front Of the
hoaae 10 tower, three stories high, and
haree verands extends along the front
ard one SIDE. When completed the
buildinR, unfurnish%d, will have cost a.
least slG.0O0. Above all these, aud
overlooking them all, Is
THE MINOR HOUSE,,
The residence Of Dr. T.. r. Minor, si,u-
atsd on Twelfth street, just south of 90
lumoiR. The site Is laaguthceHt, the
view OF the city and bay being simply
superb, The ground slopes gently for
sofne distance IN front Of the building,
a I'D ID, n drops OF ~ tAe sleeper incline
IL reached, 10 thus being impossible that
the view should ever be tnterfered with.
The appearance Of the building from
the outside is very attractive. A taste
\ fol arrangement OF porches and hay
windows adds much TO the general
effect, and relieves the Otherwise square
style of architecture. The house 10
heated throughout by furnace and IL
supplied with all modern oonveniences,
| Ike sanitary arrangements are most
perfect indeed NO perfect that IL Is
plainly apparent that In this department
Doctor Minor himself has given many
Suggestions 70 the Arohitect. In fact.
she house Is a model inside and cut and
every citizen Of Seattle. ~ sell as its
| possessor, can feel proud Of il.
| IN ADDITION
To these. numerous buildings OF all
| kinds have oeen erected in all parts OF
the city. The number Of asvly erected
cottage and Suburban residencaA IL
especially large. fhe total cost of those
inentioned is about $4,000. A CON-
plste list of the buildings erected during
4 the year would increase shis largely.
Those given ace merely selections msds
from The most noteworthy. Thew are.
however, Sufficient 10 show that che city
has eons,nned her wonderful growth In
thss directtol without abatemsnt.
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