The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01
|! lHE RECORD.
= la Of Houses Erected in
Seattle During 1883,
lIr Millions and a half in
Solid improvements.
fourteen Hundred and Forty
SsTeH New H0lses.
fsir Total Cost Was
| s3,0s9,ss0,0O.
|. | Hlf a Million in Streets and
Street Railways.

The recent progress Of Seattle finds
ma ether illustration so notable and
eositige as that afforded by the build.
isg record during the past twelve
months which follows.
The LIST herewith printed has been
compiled by a diligent personal can
rss from street to street, and house to
koase, and II is absolutely complete
md correct Neither labor nor ex-
xnse has been spared to make it reli-
siae
The number OF buildings OF all kinds
sscsed during the year ending yester-
dsy. vas l4i7, and their cost $3,0o9,-
90. Street improvements, under the
city government for the year cost 1896
E76. A cable street railway line four
niles in length and connecting the
/ city front with Lake Washington, was
bail, equipped and put in operation
EA cost OF 10000.
Another cable street-railway line con.
netting the business heart of the city
with its northern districts, is about
i hall built, and will be completed in
/ sbout ninety days from the present
tine. The cost OF this viii be $500. 900
| horse street-railway line which has
been in operation for several years
connecting the central and northern
/ portions Of the city, is being turned
into an electrical line with dou
bic tracks. This work Is also about
hall finished, and Will he completed or
j the first of March, its cost being $50 600
i Extension OF gas and water mains
has aggregated 81 600 feet, the cost o.
this and the improvements at ths
works being 10000.
l The total cost Of the several depart
ments of the substantial improve
ments, reaches the large sum OF S..
6ls,9l7 90, sum greater, we conf
IDENTIFY believe, than other eity nortl
OF san Francisco. Indeed, we feel SAT,
In saying no other city in the United
States, fairly comparable with seattI.
in size, has made such notable an,
prodigious strides.
| OF the business buildings erecte.
within the year, the most importan
in size and style Of construction, Is th
Boston block at the corner of secon
and Columbia streets This building
is OF four-stories. 100 feet long and 10
vide, built of pressed brick import
ed directly from St Louis, with sand
stone iinishings. IL Is absolutely fire
proof, iron posts and girders bein
used throughout, and layers OF asbe.
tos paper are placed in the walks an
aoors The building is owned by
syndicate of Boston men, for whiol
/ Mr.. Herman Chaplin Is the agent, am
cost $4,000.
Another prominent business bloc
Fthe II. l.. Yesler building on Mi
street opposite Commercial. This is
handsome, three-story brick building
elxloo feet, with iron posts ans
cost $4,000.
Among many others might be men
toned the Squire and Korn blocks
The former Is three-story brick build
ing at the corner Of South Second ans
Main streets. owned by Sx-Gov. Wat
son c. Squire. costing SIS 900; an,
the latter also a three story hrici
al the corner OF South Second aat
Mil streets and cost 5000, IL /
owned by the Mechanics Store Com
pany, Of which Mr.. korn is the prisi
dent.
| Two very large and handsome bricl
public school-houses have been bull
within the pas, year ut the cost O
4 Nsliea. The Central school on Madi
son street between sixth and Seventh
- three-StOry building iAs feet Ions
ey ITO feet wide, costing the city $50,
oni and the South school on Lane
street between Twelfth ard Thir
tenth, IS two stories in height and
hsxl6 feet, and cost S60,0no. Both
l. q these are tine-looking buildings and
would be q credit to any city In ths
/ United States.
Among the finer private residences
eaAt have been built the past year
mention might be made of Mr.. Geo
Amnear's, Mrs. Stacy's, Mr. Angu,
Mackinloshs and Mr. +. T. Sander $
at hnnear has built himself \ hand
sehe three-s,ory residence on the cor
aef Oh olympia avenue and Temper
ahee street in North Seattle. This /.
very large and imposing building
and cost S2S.OoO.
Il ArS.MN.B. S;acy'S residence on the
corner OF Eleventh and Madison
streets; I, very handsome house. II
sWfee-storle> IN height and is finished
= Tue finest hard wood The hall
vince Is : feet long and IA feet wide
Sna 'he drawing and reception room,
Nhs uniShed in Spanish cedar and
TTaso'd and the dining room in
~ s-eye maple This house cost
MI Mackintosh'S residence. on
IhlFd street. between Seneca aud INT
WiSity, Is another line building. three.
lles high, hard wood finish. and
seoqs many handsome tire-piacs-
"a, luisid tiles. costing St5OoO.
~ sander residence, on the cor
0 - Eighth and Pine streets, j.
.e OF The finest in Seattle Ii Is :
fe'stoFy lo-roum house, finished ~
esa'aa'' oak and cherry and cost s.,
Inc following Is the list of all tn,
adihgs that have been erected il
a'ae from january !. lSSS. to jam
- Denny, storage warehouse.
nn@asoad ave-, bet NH and
Washington Saa
u Terri, dockaud warehouse.
AAiflad avenue betWeeu MIL
Aad MaShiuetou n "a
a uatt.d, storage warehouse
80 INT oa dock. Railroad
~ uei Mlli ani " asaincrou Ea.as
- ston g Snith. add d
veAoas'. Railroad ave. cor
Neshisetun sas
=, n HoiCuNh. stable ALLOW
acaf Na>linatan- Lsf gsiir..s4
i ~Aa Commercial 4.
-. Seattle improvement Com.
49,, isfrv sin ana heuse.
- r3s3. 70 Main Z.
SsAli.e improvements Gem
!, imp ia Wesf Slaitle.
csAsa aus s'u 81. sss
ssf telWAu, xaft house
- aetSl Railroad ave. cs-
'eon Post Mlu Canpspv
e1@aAsf Rad isnp on rs3i $50
Seasafrciai 49,
ssAF LaMhes Cant.auv vharf
y Commercial. -. 500