The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-03

among them the plans drawn hy Archi-
tect Richie. which were accepted
with certain notifications. These
pians are now complete. and by favor Of
Architect Eitchie the PosT- INTEFLIgESeER
il able 60 glve 10 It's readers today picture
Of tAe new courthouse TO be built for King
county and for the construction OF which
the contract wiz be ct next Monday. The
appearance OF the building. as represented
in the eat, speaks for itself II viii I'M
doubtsdS te the finest building of the kind
on the coast
The location selected for the new county
building Is on q commanding hill east OF
the business part Of the city. The building
will stand seventy-fiye feet back and
facing on Seventh street. and in the
center Of the block north and south
between Terrace and Jefferson streets. The
LOT viii be graded and terraced UP 20 the
building, as shown IN the eat. the grade
line ef the building being fourteen feet
above the street grade at the corner of
Seventh and Terrace streets, which Is the
corner fronting toward the business por-
ton OF the city and from which this view
Of the editiee is taken,
Standing on the hill as conspjeuously as
than a courthouse. The grade line viii be
80 feet above the sea level At the bay, and
the magnificent view from lis portals and
windows can never be cut OF by other
structures. IL viii stand out monument
fer eli time 90 come thar cannot
be hid nor looked down upon, as the top of
the dome will be the highest point Tor
radius 81 many miles. In fact. the prOmi-
a. - H..
sihle. and for that reason is objected 90
from unitarian standpoint.
II will be n model structure in every way,
aud not exoelled by any building Of the
kind on the coast in appearance, nor by
any building in tho country in its arrange
ment. The building VIII be two stories IN
heicht. with a high basement, which will
le almost entirely shove ground. Reach
ine heavenward VIII lie one Of the most
cor sgieuous towers known tn classic archi-
lecture. The extreme dimensions OF the
building give frontage on Seventh street
of ia5 feet and 3 depth Of les feet.
The building wilI be butt OF stone, brick
and iron. The basement story walls viii
be constructed entirely of blue sand stone,
Of rough finish The most OF the strue-
ture. frofa the top OF the basement walls u
she uppermost height Of the dome, viii be
huiIt ii brick. covered with cement, giving
il the appearance Of stone.
The oefagun-shaped tower is thirty eiEht
feet in width across the base, and stands
y,e.rlv TOO Zee, In height above the main
-aorniee. The large poTtlcos Of the tower IS
seer win uake the finest observatory ina
arinahle. is aoor being eighty feet above
she ground ana $40 feet store the harboT
II Is reaches3 hy very easy STAIR from the
main eoFrif0g. shich lands ia a square room
10 the center q tae loser poFtico- A con
ttuuat;nn u tais stair leads up iuso the
tower where t's Illuminated cock viii b.
ilaced The foar dial faces 81
the clock wlN he about ter
feet ia diameter anS the 1ime
.Aa readily be seen for a distance 81
i've y liz. either day or night This clock
ull nos be inrluslea in the contract q ths
Euaalas. but wsu se leit Tor the citizens Of
seattle to provide by subscription a. tae
buiidtas uesrs cqls5r4sasen-
Above the NAN dame q the towsT 3 an
ether lookout observatory, which Is SIX
teen Zee, zEruss tse hSse. ghe aoos * whach
y 40 ieet above sae grade li.e 81 he e9ild-
Tag. ar - fees abovp tae haTf@ss. kroFn
thi psalrt T&eogs& twsmty-Six n1sisS swsF,
saa ~ seem psAls5ly as set ~ al she other
tawns anB ess5es alEhss n radtUs o. forty
ar afy naes Ibis observatory i saT.
mounted hv 3 Saase, witch coma pletes The
toWe-.
NRtx uNIEANcx ASn FeETTCo.
Tg,e aasa entrance ws8 be Situated ou
seventh resi-. ia ths basement story, si}-
gecsIy aadef TIE larSe FsgSioo, whieA pro-
jects twelve tees grora The building psopeE.
ana Is SKIS feet % edith. The eoor g tie