Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-10
NEW BUILDINGS.
What Is Being Done By Our
Builders.

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have established branch office here at 10
N. Main street. The have plans prepared
for the Fort street bank building, to b.
built on the corner of Second and For
streets. which is in the Romanesque style
and is four stories high; first floor to b.
used for bank building and stores, ant
above for Office purposes. There will be
passenger elevator off Fort street and stair
up from both streets: There is circula
bay or corner running all the way up ant
finishing in bell shaped tower above mair
building. also one large square bay window
on Fort street three stories high and finished
with gable over. On Second street there
are two octagon bays. also finished with
gable. The first story will be OF San Jose
sandstone to the height of nine feet; then
pressed brick above with black brick
sand stone, terra Gotta and nodded bricks
for trimmings, belt courses, panels. etc.
The offices will be finished In natural wood
| finish and will have basins closets, etc.,
and all modern conyeniences, which make
them the best and most desirable ones in
the city. The building above ground floor
will contain forty seven office rooms,
wainscotted in white cedar. The building
will be heated by steam, fully wired by
electricity and will contain all the modern
conyenlences. Eyery room will have Its
own bell. mail box and speaking tube to
front entrance on Fort street side. The
sidewalk will be made nineteen feet wide.
1t will be the highest, largest and most
costly building in the city and an ornament
to any city.
They are lso building handsome dwell
ing on the corner Of Court and Hill streets,
which Is in the free or Knickerbocker style
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Sides The exterior is embellished with
fancy shingles from main cornice down to
belt course, between the first and second
stories, and below that, rustic. There are
several outside chimneys of pressed b, ick,
with stone and terra Gotta trimmings. There
are large gables on all sides, with unique
windows and carved panels and shingIe
effect. The foundation is of granite, laid
broken coursed ashlar up to water table.
The approach is designed so as to look mas
sive and grand. The steps will be of white
polished marble, with black granite but
lresses on each side and wrought and cast
large bracket and carved posts on each side
of ateps and large covered panels between
posts and the tower looms up above this,
taking the porch for a base and finishing oc-
tagOn with bell shaped tower, which will
be covered with copper. On the right of
the tower or angle there Is q circular bay
finishing above the main roof with tell-
shaped roof, and as a rich cornice. with
uCCp CdTNcd ItltZet Ou tiic leIt Oh LQc tower
there is an octagon end which finishes with
gable over, and has projecting circular
balconies on the second floor. From the porch
veranda continues. round side to rear ten
feet wide and connects with covered drive.
way on side-The vestibule will be finished
with Spanish cedar. in rich carved and
nodded pannels, inches, turned columns,
&C., panels filled with art tiles, minton tile
hoor with marble border, front door panels,
and transom over with stained art glass
loaded. The entrance hall is wainscotted
six feet high in cherry with Lincrusta
Walton frieze and ceiling is beam finished
The staircase hall Is of same, and goes up
half way to platform with oriel window
off same and has large art glass windows
which give light to both Stories then up to
second floor. The stairs start from rich
carved nodded and turned newell with gas
above. with a carved buttress string and
square ballusters with carved panel be
tween each one. At landing of stairs there
Is large half circle arch with spindle ill-
ing of wood. The parlor will be finished In
mahogany. The windows are Of plate glass
and art glass transoms The mantel will be
especially designed to suit this room and
will finish it with ceiling cornice, with rich
tile facings, CRATE, &c. On the other side of
room. The library is finished in cherry
and so designed as to have bookcases, &c,
on each side of mantel. Connecting with
this room Is the sitting room which is fin-
ished In Oregon ash.
connecting with this room is the dini ng
room, with wainscotting and ceiling OF
wood, same as main hall. Transoms over
windows in cut glass; also window over
sideboard with game and fruit designs.
as also will be the sideboard. The china
closets and buffers closets will be neatly
fitted up. and will be finished complete
with electric lighterG. bells, alarms, etc,
walters and all the latest convenien ces,
complete.
They are also building a neat and tasty
and unpretentious house ON on Grand ave-
nue., between Fifth and Sixth streets, for
Mr.. DeVan, and 1t is in the picturesque
style, with veranda in front, AID pomelfed
and nodded vestibule, with front door
panels aud tran .oms of cut glass, beaded,
with a neat and tasty stair of redwood, fin
ished natural. The parlor is injected
with sitting room with large halfcircle
arch; dining room aud kitchen with pantry
and china closet, and lavatory under stars;
kitchen connects with main hall, rear stairs
and porch, and there Is upstairs one alcove
chamber with mantel, and three other
chambers and bath room, and numerous
closets. The cost Of this residence is sSooe
They are also building very neat and
picturesque dwelling on Bonnie Brae Track.
on Ninth and Burlington streets, for ii.
Jevne the grocer, which is well planned,
having q wide veranda around front and
side, with gable porch and balcony over the
same and finishing with large gable In the
roof The vestibuie will be paneled, and
IN Guided and finished in natural wood The
| front door panels, and transom over, will
have loaded Cathedral glass, in figures. The
entrance hall leads to large staircase hall,
| l6xls, and on the right is a small library. or
den, and on the other side is the parlor.
| 15x2s, which is connected by sliding doors
square bay window, Off corner, with plate
| glass and Cathedral over same. AID above
this an octagon tower projects and a ccrner
mantel of cherry with Minton tills and
| open fire place. The dining room has large
China closet wood, and is wainscoated six
feet high, and has an ocagon end, aud but
| ler's pantry connects it with kitchen. The
| kitchen connects with large pantry, veran-
da and msin hall, rear stairs and side en-,
trance. The staircase hall has q mantel
and hat and cloak closets on each side, and
| layatory under stairs The stairs have an
easy rise and tread, and platforms with
seats. and make q very fine appearance.
usual here in Los Angeles. There are six
large rooms downstairs, and six rooms and
| bath up stairs, with numerous and commo-
oious closets, and the basement is seven
The building is to be heated with a hot air
| furnace. Electric bells and lighters and
speaking tubes complete. the exterior is
rustic to two story, then belt course, then
nouider and turned cornice. with no
| brackets, and will make one of the neatest
and best looking dwellings In the city. and
| will cost about 81. 900.
They are also building model small cot
| tage Of six rooms and bath on Temple
street, ior Mr.. Nimock, which will make a
| neat tasty and convenient cottage for the
price--$20Oo. The parlor has a square bay
window, with large window In front, OF q
ounce glass, and cathedral glass trausom
over. Dining room has china closet with
| slide to kitchen. Kitchen has large pantry
aud porch. Bath room connects with BATH
chambers.
They are also building four-class school
house at Duarte, which is model of con
Notwithstanding two class-ro5ms dowI
stairs and two up stairs. with teachers and
principals rooms. There are separate en-
frances on each side of the building for boy,
and girls, and enter through paneled and
nodded. .loggins to corridor. with two stair
cases up 10 second floor The front has O
large gable, with bell tower above. The
first story is rustic, and then belt course
and shingles above to main course. Iher.
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