The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-05
NEEDLESS OF WINTER
Continuance Of Preparations
Tor New Buildings.
a FouR-sToRy UNION BLOCK.
sssh Asesaer ssary fss the HsrrisAurr
'ioek-imrrsring CoHmer~iai street
-TesTses Houses

Architects Saunders & Houshtcn have.
eosnTse.ec plans AID the contract viii "a
iss IN ffE days for union brick LEX.
- pe erected On the sogtbeas. o/phey al
issser avenue and Coznmercia. street by
MIS-. starr AMI Mr.. J. u Cosnan. The
nAsatsfng VII have frontage Of III Zee. on
occidental square All - fee. on Cogssrsr-
CA stress- IL viii stand four stories IN
atizAs. scove 4 large and connections
basement. ani be built entirely OF brick,
iron sid stone The front ard side elsvg-
IONS VII he particularly imposing. The
HIST story viii be b1ilt O. ruck-.scesi stone.
~stn sesni-circnlar corner, supported by
massive stone ealunas, 10 be sur
mounted by elegant chased grille work.
a handsome Eight Of stone steps leading
inso the bank mases the entrance both at
Uacttye and unique The principal en-
trance On Tesier avenue il sarmountsd
by massive stone arch. supported ey
clustered columns, the whole being richly
carved and ofnamea;ed. The three UPPER
stories are 10 be finished In cement. with a
besutsfal surmountang cornice and baIas-
trade. The interior throughout viii be
handsomely finished in the NOS; modern
style The corner roors. 3ox5o feet in
dimensions. viii be fitted up for q promi-
nent banking firm, with entrances On the
corner. and two stores fronting on Yeslar
ayen'ie. oex3o feet in dimensions. The ele-
sator and stairway in the center lead TO
the three upper floors, which are TO he
divided into ihirty-nine rooms for Office
purposes. The building win cost near sio.-
GO when completed.
osE STORY HIGHER.
When Mr.. W. L. Bailey frs. engaged
his architects TO drax plans for his new Har-
risburg building be intended TO make it
four stories high. Before the plans were
completed. however, he concluded to add
another story. Last week he had work
suspended to give his architects an opporta-
nifty to change the plans for still another
story. which viii give the structure when
complete height OF six stories on Second
street and seven stories on Cherry street.
Yesterday Architects Saunders Il
Houghton completed plans and work
will begin again Immediately. Archi-
tset Posvin, who has the contract
for the foundations and footings.
will complete his work in few days, when
the contract for the entire building proper
viii be lei- Inside Of week. at the far
ihest, work will begin and be continued
Without cessation, except such as is neces-
sary FROM stress of weather but If the
weather permits the storms of winter will
not interfere with the erection OF the Har-
risburg building, il the combined efforts Of
Mr.. Bailey and his architects can prevent
IT. The building will cost over $4,000.
ALONG COMMERCIAL STREET.
Mr.. w. II. Maud will build another brick
building on Commercial street. Architects
Saunders & Houghton are preparing
plans for one TO be erected by him on the
west side of Commercial, near Jackson. 1t
will stand three stories in height above a
basement. and cover an area 30xfll feet in
dimensions. The front elevation will be
attractive. withprsseed brick. ornamented
with cut stone and terra Gotta The bsse-
ment and first story will be used by
wholesale firm. and the two upper floors
will be divided into thirty-four rooms, sin
gle and en- suite, for lodging purposes. The
plans will be completed in few days. when
the contract viii be let and work begin.
The building will cost $4,000.
TERRACE AND BUSINESS HOUSES.
Architects Towle & Wilcox are preparing
plans for building 10 be erected by them
selves on thei: property on the corner of
Yesler avenue and East street. The struc-
ture Is TO be row OF seven terrace houses
of six rooms each, furnished with all the
modern improvements. There will be
store on the corner, a0xe0 feet in size. while
the remainder of the structure will be used
exclusively for tenement purposes. Work
on the houses will begin inside of fifteen
days and rushed To completion, the owners
expecting 10 have ii finished by January /,
isso. 1t will cost Sl0.Do.
roR TENEMENT PURPOSES.
Mr.. {. Il. Russell will build a double
house on Eighth and Marion streets The
structure will stand two stories in height
and have eight rooms in each division.
Towle & Wilcox. architects. are completing
plans and work will be commenced as soon
as they are completed /; will cost about
Slsu