The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-11
BUILDING SEASON BEGINS.
Work on One Of Judge Barke's
Buildings Under Way.
Preparations fer the New yesier
fsiees-LarEe Building On
Frent street.

Work vas begun yesterday on the
fol ndation OF the new three story
brick Of Judge Thomas Burke. at the
northwest corner Of Madison and
Third streets. The plans for the
structure, which have jus. been drawn
BY Fisht-. the architect. shox il 70
be the neafest and most ornate IN the
city. The corner Of this bniIding xiil
be adorned with 8 circular tower
whose spire rises above the ground rs
feet. There viii be four storerooms.
three on Marion and one on Third, on
the ground aoor- The upper stories
viii be divided into suites of living
rooms The ground dimensions Of
the brick are sslx60 feet The work of
construction IS in charge of Karkeek
Bros, and il is expected that il will be
finished by June l. The cost will be
10000.
The ground plans of the new brick
to be erected by Capt. David Gilmore,
OF Seattle, and VIM. Kirman, of WaIla
Watla, have been drawn, and work
win be commenced next week on the
excavation, at the corner of Front and
University streets. Ii is proposed to
erect there a building OF brick and
stone five stories in height on Front
and eight stones in the rear. The
structure will have a frontage of 40
feet and will be ITO feet deep. The
store-rooms will be three in number
and viii be in dimensions s0xl1e feet.
The rooms on the ground floor in front
will be occupied by retail stores and
those in the rear viii be utilized for
wholesale establishments. A pile
driver Is already at work on the water
front, adjacent TO the proposed build
ing, driving piles for proposed wharf
10 be used for the jobbing houses.
The building will be brick and stone
and will be of modern style of archi-
lecture. Three of the store-rooms and
large portion OF the basement are
already leased rs are the entire first
two upper stories above Front street
The work Of excavation will begin
next week and the foundation will be
Immediately laid. The plans for the
superstructure are now being drawn
by Fisher. The cost of the brick will
be about si00,0oo.
Over $50. coo brick and 500 900 feet
OF lumber will be used in the construc-
ton of the new six-story building of
the Hon. ii. l.. Yesler, at the corner
OF Front and James streets. opposite
the Occidental hotel. The tenants OF
the buildings at present occupying the
site have been notified to yacate by
February |. and the work of demoli-
ton of the old wooden structures will
be inaugurated Immediately there
after.
Preliminary arrangements for the
commencement of work on the build
ing are maturing rapidly. The plans
are being laid in detail. The lumber
is being sawed and the contracts are
being let in the East for the rolled iron
and steel work Estimates are also
being made ON the terra-cotta work.
Before the season is over Front street
will be- adorned with the magnificent
editice which was some time since de-
scribed in detail in this paper. Its
counterpart will be built adjoining in
the season Of 80.
Mr.. Charles Naher, the retired Jew
eler, is about to begin the erection of
FIVE terrace houses on the corner of
Yesler avenue and Seventh street
Toe design is modern and the interior
of the houses will be finished in ele-
CANT style and with the latest sanitary
iptnrnvprnaUts