The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-17
BRICK UPON BRICK.
New Business Blocks Going Up
On Every Hand.
GOOD WEATHER FoR BUILDERS.
BsisAings Nsw h Primary Stage which
win Ne BaiIs dis ssn1es-Pre-
3erssa B.ilAings.

Building operations have progr essed
finely during the past week and large
amount Of work has been done. The con-
tractors are favored Is they have never
been favored before in having full supply
Of material TO work with and plenty OF
help. These aids 10 rapid building haze
been further increased BY 3 very liberal
amount OF good weather all of which make
the contractors happy and the building
owners rich The brick yards viii start up
In short time and many men will 60 %
the woods to prospect and mine and then
hands viii be scarce and harder 70 get
1t has nov been little over nine months
since the ire In the burned district, leav-
ing out the whArves and warehouses. about
one-haif OF the buildings that hare been
started since the FIRE are completed. Those
that are not completed are in every stage
OF development from completed founda-
ton up to windowless structure Of five
stories. There are large number Of the
first class. ahat viii be built the coming
summer and there are many of the latter
class that viii be finished within . month.
Among the buildings going up this sum-
mer which At present are only in . primary
state are.
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in for a seven-story brick on Front street,
between Seneca and University streets, ad-
joining the Gilmore Kirkman building.
Judge Thomas Burke's building, on the
corner OF Second and Marion streets, has
its massive foundations almost completed,
and over $500 COO viii be spent on the fur
ther construction during the coming sum-
mer.
The Colman-Starr building, on the corner
Of Yesler avenue and Commercial street,
will be started again at once. Its founda-
ton is complete aud several thousand brick
are laid on the superstructure.
The Frauenthal building, Immediately
adjoining the Colman Star building, viii be
commenced in few days. 1t viii have
forty-foot front and will be completed by
fall.
Work on the Romona hotel foundation,
at the corner OF Commercial and Washing
ton streets, has been commenced again and
the hotel will be pushed to completion at
once.
The Harrisburg building, started on the
corner of Second and Cherry streets. will
make work for . large force of men during
the coming summer.
The Hinkley building. which is to be
built at the corner Of Second and Columbia
streets, directly in front of the Boston
block, will be started in few weeks. 1t
viii be 120xi0S feet in size. four stories in
height, and will cost $4,000.
A good start has been made on the King
county courthouse foundation, and the
next few months will witness q large
amount of work done on this structure.
Work will be resumed at once on the
Colman building, at the foot Of Main street,
which has its foundation completed.
The Terry Denny building, on the west
side OF Commercial street. between Yesler
avenue and Washington street, viii b
completed the coming summer.
A large force Of workmen are engaged
on the foundation of the new Central fire.
engine house. on Columbia and Seventh
streets.
The tents on the corner of Second and
Cherry streets, which stand on the site Of
the new Washington Territory Investment
Company's building. are to be removed to-
day. and the work on the building, so long
delayed, will be pushed forward at once.
During the past week the debris under and
around the tents has been removed and not
an hour will be lost rs soon as the tents are
away BcaOlC tIc iOutioottOH IA TIC iIOuS "a
the building is being built.
The new brick school board building on
the Central school grounds is now receiv-
ing its roof. 1t will be ready for occupancy
in few weeks.
The new Diller hotel, at the corner OF
Front and University streets, will be fin
ishcd in a week. 1t is one of the hand
soonest and most substantial buildings in
the city, and is the only built of japanese
brick.
Mr.. H. X. Owens, of the firm of Scurry
d Owens, has decided to erect q fine brick
building in the lower part of the city, and
Architect Fisher is already drawing the
plans. The lot on which il will be built is
on the Rinehart corner, on South Third
street, between Yesier avenue and Wash
ington street. Owing to the fact that the
street will cut through the block diagonally,
the building will be a three-cornered one,
the dimensions being 70x56x3s feet. II
will be . six-story building when COM
pleted, and will be constructed for Offices.
with a large storeroom on the first floor.
The elegant little residence being built by
Mr.. III. Phillips, on Tenth street. between
Cedar and Alder. is being rapidly pushed
10 completion. Ii has its frame up and
will be rooted in few days. When COM
pleted the building will cost about 1900.