The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-14
THE GROWTH OF THE CITY.
New Dwellings and Business Houses To
Be Erected Here This Summer.
Larger Number of Improvements in Prog
ress than in Any Season for Five Years
Interviews with the Architects.


Information gathered in visit to the archi-
tects of the city yesterday by Journal reporter
shows that, notwithstanding the complaint about
the unsettled condition of business throughout
the country. there is great deal of building in
progress in Indianapolis, while number of inn
portant improvements for which no contracts
have yet been let, are known to be contemplated.
1t is claimed that more dwelling houses are now
being built than in any previous spring for five
years. About the outskirts of the city the ex-
tent of the seasons building is especially notice.
able, while the growth of the suburban towns is
little less than marvellous.
d. A. Bohlen, the architect when asked about
the building outlook, said: 1--WE have residence
for W. P. Fishback on Delaware street near
Lincoln avenue, to cost about S.. 600; brick
dwelling on East Ohio street for John Lehman,
to cost about ST, 900; frame cottage for E. L.
Hasseld to cost about $500. We have bust
ness house on South Meridian street for w. ].
Holiday & Co., iron merchants, to cost about
Sc, 600. We have some outside work. among
which are business houses in Shelbyville for
Alfred Major and Philip Sindlinger. and store
building at Rushvle for j. P. Guffin. Here are
also the plans for Catholic church at st. Mary's
of the Woods, near Terre Haute, to cost, when
completed, about $50, 000."
Charles G.. Mueller: Business is slack now on
account of strikes and labor troubles, but think
when the strikers get to work again-brick layers.
carpenters and plasterers-and when labor troub-
les over, there will be considerable building.
The prices of material will not be advanced. and
the demand of the brick-layers is small that it
will not be felt except, perhaps, to a slight ex-
tent on present contracts. There is quite
Der OF small residences going up without plans
from architects, and for that reason, in my
opinion, unskillful. Persons who have had one
experience of that kind, if they build again, en-
ploy an architect. l am now putting UP two.
story brick business building on Delaware street,
opposite the City Hall building, for G. Maus,
to cost about $4,000; brick store building
for John HAITI, corner of East and Coburn
streets, to cost about So, 600; a parsonage for
Rev. Denis O'Donaghue, of st. Patrick's parish,
to cost about So, 500; dwelling for August Err
BRIGHT, to cost about $4,000 / also have num-
Der OF sketches on board upon which bidding
will be made l also have a hotel going I'D at
Noblesville for Frank Becker, to cost 81, 600.
Competition is getting so that our home indus
tries which furnish good material are made to
suffer. great deal of poor manufactured lum-
Der is shipped in here. The doors come apart,
the blinds warp out of shape and drop to pieces,
Cheap houses are built out of such stuff"
j. II. Scharn: II think the building prospect
for moderate-sized houses is good, if our me-
chanics will be sensible in their demands for
wages, and are careful what they are about l
have work in prospect to be begun In August if
the mechanics and workingmen keep quiet and
allow work to go on. There are good many
cottages going up now but the fall work will be
large If it is given chance am engaged on
number of dwellings, among which are a So 200
We
So, 900 each, for Wilson Morrow, and So, 900
house on South Meridian street for Fred Meier
IT, as said, the labor troubles are over in time.
will have plenty work in the fall"
j. III. Stem. There are many small cottages
going up in the city. but rule they do not
come to architects. but the builder furnishes the
plan if any plan is made. am doing some res
ldence work here, but the buildings are not
large. Mr.. Fairbanks is making great improve
ments on the property he recently bought, cor
ner of Park avenue and Seventh street In ad
dtion to the great changes in the house, he is
building pressed-brick stable, good piece
of architecture, to cost $4,000 Business
from the outside cities of Indiana, far, is not
as good with me as it was last year There is an
Indication, however, of approaching prosperity
in the building line, and when the labor troubles
are definitely settled good season will OPEN"
r. p. Daggett & Co.: IA great number of
small residences going up but not as many
of the higherprieed class as last year. This in
crease In small cottages is partly attributable to
the building associations. We have Mr. Bald
wins new building. opposite the City Hall, and
the new saw works addition for E. c. Atkins 81
Co. We are making additions to Piel's starch
works and building additions to George Merritt
81 Co.'s wooden mills. We have begun preparing
plans for W. c. DePauws new building on the
Bank of Commerce corner, and have number
of good residences, among which is one on North
Meridian street for George r. Evans.
East Washington street for Prof. Paul Bahr and
one on Park avenue for Prof Zumpfe. Our work
outside the city amounts to more than our work
In the city. We have made plans for a new
courthouse and jail for Williamsport, Warren
county, the work to be let on the Goth inst; a
bank building for the Citizens National Bank,
at Peru: business blocks in Monticello and Shell
byville and residences In Peru. Worthington and
other places. We also have plans for buildings
for the Franklin Baptist College, at Franklin"
Louis Fl. Gibson: II have had to make much of
my business this year by affordng persons induce
ments to build; by furnishing lots and inducing
persons who otherwise might not think of build
ing at all, to do SO. AS result OF this, have
eight houses of from 81 200 to So 900 each, and
three that will run from So 500 to So, 900 each. A
little money now builds good house. and per-
sons OF moderate means can build 1t used to
be that persons paid and 10 per cent interest
on borrowed money, after paying per cent
commission for securing the loan. They were
compelled to take out life insurance policy in
addition to all this. In consequence, large loan
was necessary, as all these things had to come
out of the money borrowed at the very start. The
interest on money has been greatly reduced
and the charges in connection with securing it,
have been largely reduced. / believe more
buildings are going up than at this time last
year. with the outlook growing constantly bet
ter. People are only waiting for a settlement of
the labor question to build. In addition to the
cottages have named. have in hand plans for
Rev. o. G. McCulloch's residence, to cost 81 900,
and two others which represent about SO, 600
each. Here is plan of the Y. M. G. A. build
ing, which has been favorably received, and its
main features will be adopted. The tendency
in domestic architecture now is towards greater
simplicity, with more refinement in details as to
exterior; on the interior simplicity and refined
elegance, and, at the same time, due regard