The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-28
UPON BRICK.
1nt Palaces Going Up
o. Every Hand.
yrs HoRTon's BUILDING
J. S><un en the Magnificent Block
e.,ein's second Street Brick
Progress Of the Work.

n.,,tslnx operations in the burned dis.
z1 Aoaeh they do not appear as active
. = Ners : few months immediately
r. NJ the FIRE, are nevertheless going
5.6 xith great zeal. and there are hun
81 81 arsizsns engaged on buildings in
- >faee Of mpietion, from the exca-
ziiso S the c0rnice.
~1k has just commenced actively upon
1vation for the new Dexter Horton
E - a the northeast corner of Second
2nefry streefs--a bnilding which will
{ 8 - q the finest in size, cost and finish
~ Structure in the city. 1t is to be
Is r cofies high. with high basement,
sSfirk. & the corner, will make it an
k1rssoFy building. Architect Boone has
lSsd Is plans completed for some time
s. ~ building, but the work has not been
u.nenoed on account of the tents which
M The ground. These are now to be
ocvcd ct once, and there will De no ces-
80 u the work of construction. So
sS11o1ive viii be the foundation of the
e1Ine that it viii require until next
~ % bring it up level with the street.
<S9alks will be put in on both streets as
N = tho foundation is in, and shed
n b placed above when the superstruc-
IN = eoing up.
n. G. Poncin has commenced the cree
- Of 8 txo-story brick business building
~ southwest corner of Second and
(njpa streets. This fills up tie only gan
S = - brick and stone walls on the west
~ q Second street from the Burke build
& eto Yesler avenue.
plin& has commenced for the founda-
n 4 he building at the southeast corner
os Jackson and South Fourth streets to be
ooted b. Messrs. Logge. Hoffman q
fknneg. It Is to be 60x12O feet in size.
~ olDries high and will. cost SIS, 900.
1hs oolman-Starr building on the corner
i Ysuler avenue and Commercial street
hnoilD brick and stone work completed and
ltadds MOI little to the appearance of the
pulls square.
IL Pioneer building is up to the top of
- fourth story in some places and the ele-
mt front the handsome entrance and the
nnssivs proportions of the building are be-
ginning 70 BE- appreciated.
Work On the Harrisburg building at the
sofnsr of Second and Cherry proceeds
slowly. A good share of the first story is
-, however. and large force of workmen
- engaged in cutting stone for the fronts.
Tho foundation for H. L Yesler's brick
tGilding 1t the corner of Commercial street
lnd yssier avenue ID being put in and two
vssks more viii find it up level with the
sbvek
The concrete sidewalks around the Occi-
11ntal block are being put in and some
rooms are occupied on the upper floors. A
month or six weeks more will finish the
buildine.
Harrington & Smiths building on Rail-
foad avenue and Washington street is M
svsn with the street and material is on
hand Tor the superstructure. It win be
cne Of the most substantial buildings In
the city.
The Denny-Terry building on the west
hide OF Commercial street, between Yesler
avenue and Washington street, is being
pushed ahead with all haste and has
reached the top of the second story in the
year.
The handsome stone entrance to III.
laud's four-story building, at the corner
Of Commercial and Washington streets. Is
completed and the masons are at work ON
the second story OF the walls.
The Marshall Walker building. at the
corner Of Commercial and Main. is mn To
she street, having its foundation COM
peted- 1t covers quarter of block and
r to be wholesale building.
The stone foundation for the WinehiIi
building. at the corner of Second and
Seneca streets. is being put in and a large
1orce OF men are getting the stone Trim
mings in shape.
John X. Kinnear's f6ur-story brick
building, at the corner of Jackson and
eouth Thira streets, has reached the top of
The first story. bringing it even with the
Hreet grade. Work is proceeding very
rapidly on the construction. George Kim
hears building, adjoining, is also being
p1shed forward.
The foundation for the Seattle National
ednk building at Yesler and South Second
nearly all in and the brick work is up to
ne street on the south side.
Wan Chung's building adjoining the
RnGnix hotel is nearly completed.
Inc Post-Edwards building on Front
street, above the Arlington, is completed
up to the street, which at this point is three
.'ories higher than the alley. Work is GO
lng ahead rapidly.
Inc hinckley building at the corner of
second and Columbia streets is being
pushed to completion by a large force OF
sofkmen- Ithas reached the second story
9 some parts. It covers a quarter of q
MOCK and will be six stories high.
BRICK work on the Washington Territory
investment Company's building at the cor
aef OF Cherry and Second streets is nearly
ssoupieted, and two weeks more will find
TIE roof on.
sudge Burke's building at the corner of
asFion aad Second streets has reached the
sop OF the second story on the south side.
sorner.
rev days will see the last stone placed
= sne massive stone cornice OF the Sulli-
= san ouiiding on Front street, between
merry and Columbia. The building has
'',s OF TIE handsomest fronts in the city.
sserywhere in the city there is activity
= building. and no masons or carpenters
..e out OF employment. Not over one-half
9 'ae brick buildings started since the fire
~ entirely completed, and all the rest
wave men at work upon them now.
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