The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-28
SEVEN STORIES II HIGHT.
The Big Brick Of Messrs. Gil
more and Kirkman.
The Odd F'eisews' Bufiafsg Tfss
View Residsnces-Werk On
Front Street.

Tie 1fsAs ID &stklEx SAe 0Du<fAEf Tor the
construction Of the new brick az Nessrs.
Gilmore 4 Klrkman, corner Front and
Uniyersity streets. has been caused By I
decision on the part Of the builders to adj,
another story TO the structure originals
contemplated. The lowest Of the tsds
ooened last Saturday zss - zoo for six.
story block and the increase In the cax,
for the brick now designed viii be prorpos.
tionase to the original estimate. Tbs
same Contractors who offered bids for the
six-story bHilding hsss been asked to pre-.
Pare estimates for the new edsfee. 20 h<
opened next Saturday.
the tioek now proposed to be erected b.
Messrs Gilmore 4 Kirkm.a will 40
three stories below tine ssaswbk AZ fosr
above The rear vail viii be kzlEet high.
nnd tower that surn0unts 20 corner III
the front VIII rise - feet above Front
street. TIE lower stories win be DEVOTED
70 wholesale purposes, while the frxt st0rv
viii be made up at three double or ssx
single storerogrns. with total frontage ~
10 feet. The three upper floors viii b de.
voted 70 Offices II in numher. There win
be one genera entrance Al sne end Of the
building,
The building viii be yery substantial
being OF brick, stone aud iron It's diner.
lions, iS9xifg feet, aud it's seven sfs,~v
height. make IL q building Of Imposing
size. II i stated by Mr.. Fisher. the srehI.
actuai cubic feet Of room than any other
single mercantile building on the Pacific
coast @erk on the excavation. which
has been going forward for some time. will
be completed By next Monday. and the
CONSTRUCTION OF the building will begin
The North Seattle Odd Fellows, after
examination Of the competitive plans sab
nitted for their proposed new building in
North Seattle. have decided TO accept the
design drawn by Architect Boone. The
structure, which is To be built next To the
Bellevue house. between Bell aad battery
streets. Is 4Gxi2o feet, and IL four stories ia
height. vita basement. The first story
will DC devoted to one large store room
the second story viii have large Assem-
bly, ball, a0xeo, Ia the rear. with Offices in
front. the third and fourth stories viii
e0ntain together the Odd Fellows room
proper, sox60 feet with offices I'm separate
floors 10 the remaining spaces. The en-
trance TO the upper floors Is as one side OF
the building, and affords q commoaiosls
means OF ingress and exit The bHil6fug
will present handsome exterior. and III
together II viii be complete structure. n
VIII cost $40, go, aud will be finished In
four or I've months.
Under the direction of Chairman Jones
of the street cCmmItsee, Commissioner
Cummings has Just finished plaaking the
cast side OF Front street, from Pine 10 Bell.
The electric railway is making changes
In Its track, and 10 lay the track ON the
established grade and ia the location IL
desires. II = necessary 10 tear mp the old
plgnking on TIE west side of Front street
One-half OF the street north from Pine haf
not been planked heretofore, and IL is
intended that the paanking, shall
and street railway are being aud will be
laid on the established grade, which, on
the top Of the hill between Pine and
blanchard, IL two feet lower than at pres
ent. The Improvements on the street have
caused delay in traffic and tmpeded the
sidewalks bui all distractions on the side
walks have now been removed
Mr. Howard Lewis will soon begin tie
erection OF q new residence On the corner
OF Tenth and James streets The style Of
architecture viii be OF the most approved
modern, aud the building viii be three
Etoried, with basement The tjrst story aud
basement will be built OF stone. asa the
upper stories will be frame. The lower
door will be finished ia hard wood aud the
dwelling viii be heated with hos water
AfiA VIII w httF1 IA " Win tttNftIN DEtlh@
Architect Fisher In nj work on the plans.
The residence viii cost about Sl0,0o0.
Monday next work will begin on large
double dwelling 10 be erected on the cor.
nes OF Marion and Twelfth streets by the
King County Investment Company. The
building will be constructed with two
stories aud basement, and win be heated
throughout with hot air furnaces. Tue
rooms viii BE- eommodious aud comfort
able, and viii be provided with all mosieru
appointments Work Is 70 be completed
By June Is.
The committee having In charge the pro-
jet Tor the erection Of the baildiuE Of tina
Home Fire Insurance Company, has taken
no definite steps as yet. There II little
doubt, however, that Steps will shortly be
taken that will lead 10 the erection OF a
fine brick for the company.
Architect Boone IL drawing plans for
handsome residence for SIR oren o. Den
ny, TO be erected on the corner OF Eleventh
aud Seneca streets The cost win be
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