The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-12
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The Two Brick Buildings sf Judge
Thos- Burke
On~ - csss s1seseoo. sAe oxA<r
1880 Dsse<arsssu - sAs
sxrz<1zre.-
Judxe Th0naS Eurke nas eonspse:e<a
his arrangements fssr the eoss<fsxs:<ion
ct his Ese-xto<y hr1rk vita sscnhzx
ozssuzent< a1 the no-fhwexs corner III
Second and Marion streets. and uo-k
cn the excavation VII h~Szn SOME
tire NEXT reck- Tee rev h1iiding Viz
he exc Of tie Essst substantial ard ornsl-
E1s1tsl aow proposed % Ee bziIs IN
Seztzle- The gruunsi Dimensions zre
i0sxEN feet. tfse latter On Secona
street The flrss Eoo- VII confzsn
three store roozns. and On the corner
VII be quarters specially tsEsed up Scr
bank Tsee fo1r upper stories vii BE
6evote1 - ofsices furnished II ELEGANT
styse, a2si fAere HiEI &c Is. rcoras
fitted ur ssaxiv azsd II sssEtes Tie
raain enfr2aee. which uyenx on sacond
street, eetwsen the second ard third
store ruDrns. leads up into a e0ars
5zzz50 feet. With \ a8or 81 tsliszg and
wsfss two iron ss2irways se&ainz so the
1pyes stories. balconies. and SKY
Light shzt are nzaleEed somae-
whas after the 2ookerv the
famous chicago ofEce b1iI3-
ing one o tbs Hsost admiralty cen
SfrucSel structures IN the United
States The coxirf whose near q Ties
rests upon the ROOF Of che first story
allows light 70 penetrate 81 the inter
sor ofieeS, and. adorned Nth q foam
tain ard fitted uy 10 the most I'D
pruyed architectural style. il e0nsfi-
tEres Z feature that will make the
building perhaps che Eos. desirable
for offices IN seatgIe.
The building presengs an exterior
tEgt Is 80 once imposing ornate. and
Substantial The first ssory and base
fRent are constructed OF roek-facesl
ashIar. With plate glass frorf for the
sto-e-uscras ard bank. while the four
upper stories. made OF brick. with
stoHe and terrac0rta trimmings, dis
close an array q plate glass windows:
which IN the third story are rounded
81 the top n the goruaresr1e styIe-
The main entrance, which Is raised IN
relss1 from the Szsrface OF the walls, Is
balit OF stone, and the tao eolumrs oil
stone enclosing il extend 70 the roo,
where Is inserted pediment upon
which the name OF the structure. The
New York Building" is Inscribed
The ROOF c0rnices are Of terra Gotta
and iron. The snain corner OF the
e9sfice Is rounded, and TIE angular APP
pez-ancc the bailding might Other
wise present thus greztly relieved The
style o. architecture Is . composite,
and the ensemble made IS pleasing N
the highest DECREE
The altitude Of tae rear wal OF the
building viii be lis feet The hight
by stories will be First. Is feet
second Ii feet: third. e feet; fourti.
u feet. fifth. IUss feet The store
rooms VIII be I0fx91 feet An elevator.
steam hest. electric light ard gas vii
be amongst the convenieneeS OF the
building. Architect Fisher il now
working on the detail plans. and be
gill have them finished in tine 10 he
gin the work OF construction imsaesli-
afely upon the completion OF the exca-
vaiioa The cost OF the New York
BGilding, when finished, viii be from
$50 go 10 $4,000.
Work on the second nsw buildings -
Judge Bzrke's, At sas@ corneros Sa
and Third streets. $ progressing
rapidly: The walls of.the first story are
up and the entire editice wsG be com
rsesea reas1y for occupancy inside o.
three months.
The building Is IL dimensions tzsxss1
feet, and viii BE three stories with
basement Ii viii be built IF brick
and stone. and VIII have foar store
rooms, three on Union and one on
Third street The upper stories vii
be devoted 10 Offices and lodgings there
icing y rooms The exterior OF the
edsfice viii be finished II very TASTY
style. and tower rs feet IN length viii
slrnouat the corner. The eeaeral
height OF the b2Ildlng viii be Sc feet.
This brick would OF itself be = credit
TO It's builder, bat il is almost lost
sight os n view Of the much Lager
Snd hzndsOne- business block that Is
projected by Judge Burke al the cor
ne- o. Second and Marion.
The most notable transfer OF resi-
estate recorded 81 the auditors Office
yesterday was that Of the north half
OF Lot IN block s, OF C. II. Boren and
A. A penny's Plat. from Leonard
Ees1sg 70 pieirich Harms and Fred
e-scE pick1nan fer 81. 90. The prop
erty consists OF - fee. fronting on
Front street ey 10 fee. ON Marion
street, ard Is covered By a substantial
two-stnvy brick business house. which
has been occupied fer some time bv
the purchasers, Harms & nscknaf.
The wholesale liquor dealers The
price, 81 lbs g per front foot. Is tbs
highest ever paid for Front street
property. However. this Is not in
dicsflye OF the raIng prices on the
street, IS the corner is an exception
ally choice one, and wzS particularly
desired by Harms 4 Dseknaan, while
the building is 1uife valuable. The
highest previous price ever paid on
she street vas SSsS g per from. foot
Harms & DsckIn2u viii add another
story TO the building and extend the
structure IN the rear the full rs sect
The sale was effected shout 70 DAYS
ago By Crawford & GoE0yer. aud men
ton OF the transaction x2s made n
the PnsF- STEILzG ESCER 81 the time.
Papers we're not executed Until yesfer-
day. Mr.. Eesnig purchased the half
lot without The hGilding. OF Angus
Macintosh IN March, 1881. for Sssssa.
3fieg the purchase Mr. Reinig irrl-
plsaseiy boughf tao lois situated or
the eorsssr OF Twelfth ard Spring
streets. xo- Ss0oa, 9a6 viii CON-
Eaence the erection oi q fine res
s1eaee AZ cost 81 not less
than $4,000 thereon 81 once His
present fne residence property AZ
Fifth ard Madison streets viii likely
le converted 20 Business uses. a. the
REIMBURSEMENT % trade hAs made II
more desirable for business than resi-
dense.
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