The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-06
TWO YEARS AFTER.
What Has Been Accomplished
Since the Great Fire.
THE BURNT DISTRICT REBUILT.
Nearly eli, ooo,o 900 Spent In tho Work
OF Observation-Disclosures OF tho
New Buildings.

district of the city practically completed.
The forty blocks, which two years ago to-
day we're covered with heaps Of smoking
ruins, are again occupied by buildings in
which the life of the city goes on as before
yet not as before. The humble wooden
structures, with here and there one OF
brick, which had been produced as
the result of a struggle lasting nearly
forty years, have been replaced in two
years by long lines of tall buildings which
by the beauty of their architecture and the
soIidity of their construction make Seattle
the most stately city on the Pacific coast.
Had the city only been rebuilt as it was
before in that space of time, it would have
been an exhibition of energy deserving
of admiration, but it has been rebuilt in
style far surprising the most sanguine
hopes of its founders. In these larger and
more beautiful homes, not only has the
business of the city goae on uninterrupted,
but 1t has grown incredibly in volume
with the doubling of the city's population.
But such story can be told most graph
ically in figures. Within the two years
ending today there have been erected in
the burnt district t54 buildings of brick
and stone, at an aggregate cost of 81 500, 600,
and frame and iron buildings and wharves
amounting in value to 81, 735, 600. Corpor-
ations, such as the Oregon Improvement
Company, the Northern Pacific railroad,
the Lake Shore road, have spent on inn
proyements in that district alone about
$i,00o,000 The city has expended in
widening, grading and planking streets
and construction OF water-works in the
burnt section about $3.50. 900. This makes
q grand total of $i06S5, 900 spent in two
years on the work of reconstruc-
ton, an amount almost, if not
quite, equal to the loss by the fire. includ-
ihs the merchandise and movable property,
which was large proportion of the whole.
The work of reconstruction is now
practically finished, but building is still
going on. 1t is not so general as it has
been during the past two years of replac-
ing what was lost but the buildings in
course reconstruction and in the hands of
architects are numerous enough to prove
that the city is enjoying a steady, healthy
growth, and they are of such character as
70 prove that the high standard of excel
lence which has been set during the era of
reconstruction will be maintained in the
future,
erected since the fire in the burnt district:
BRICK AND STONE BUILDINGS.
Post and Edwards, Front and Uni
versity. brick, 12ox11o, three and six stories;
cost, $65, 900.
A. T. Palmer, Pike and Front, brick,
61xS0, six stories; cost, S45, 900.
John Collins, Occidental block, Yesler,
Second, James and Front, brick and iron,
Eve stories cost, $4,000
Butler block, Guy G. Phinney, Second
and James, brick, stone and iron, 115xl0S,
FIVE and six stories; cost, $780,
Harrisburg building, w. E. Bailey, Sec
ond and Cherry, stone and brick, 10Sx115,
seven stories; cost, 100000.
Llewellyn, Dodge & Co., Second near
Cherry, brick, 6ox40, two stories; cost,
$4,000
Seattle block, Dexter Horton, Third and
Cherry. brick, iron and stone, 120x136, six
stories; cost, $4,000.
j. 81. Rengstorff, Second near Cherry,
brick, stone and iron, 60x105, four and five
stories; cost, $4,000.
T. d. Hinckley, Second and Columbia,
brick, stone and iron, 120x111, five stories
and basement; cost, $125, 000
Washington Territory Investment Com
pany, Second and Cherry, brick, stone and
iron. 60xl0s, three stories; cost, $4,000.
Evening Times, Columbia near Second,
brick, 20x60, three stories; cost, $4,000.
N. f. Butt, Columbia near Second, brick,
25x25. two stories, (torn down to make
room for larger building); cost 5000.
Puget Sound Improvement Company,
postofice, Columbia near Second, brick,
50x120, one story; cost, $4,000.
Halter building, Second and Columbia,
brick and stone, 60xI11, five and seven
stories: cost, 500, 900.
D. w. Douthitt, Second near Columbia,
brick, 60xl1l, four stories, cost. $50, 900.
Epler block, w. T. Epler, Second near
Columbia, brick and stone, 6oxlOs, four
stories; cost, $4,000.
Thomas Burke, Second and Marion. cut
stone, pressed brick and iron, 12OxlII, six
stories on Second and eight on Marion:
cost. $500, 600
John Leary, Second and Marion. brick.
i2nxS0. one story; cost. So, 500.
Lawrence Coleman, Second and Marion.
brick, 60x6o one story; cost, $4,000.
/. Burke, Second near Madison, brick.
60x6o. one story; cost, $1,000.
John Leary and W. r. Ballard, Second
near Madison, brick, 1sx2o, one story;
cost, 500.
Frauenthal Bros, Second and Madison.
brick, NxlOo, one story; cost, $500.
Mrs NJ. d. Pease, Second and Snring
E brick, 37x6o, one story; cost, s., 1000.
g. Winehill, Second and Seneca, brick
and stone, 60xi1l, four stories and base
ment; cost, $4,000.
L. Kline. Second and University. brick.
i2oxlIi, five stories; cost. $50, 900; two
stories completed and roofed expended to
date. $3l. 900.
Manhattan, w. f. Bailey. Second and
Union. brick. l2oxl1l, three stories; to
cost $4,000.
Thomas Burke Third and Union, brick.
6oxso. three stories; cost, $50. 900.
Z. II. Fisher Pike and Third, brick,
e0x12o, three stories; cost, SIS, 200.
Schwabacher Brothers & Co., CONNER
cial and Tesler, brick and iron, 54xlOS,
four stories; cost, Se5,o0o
Colman-Starr building, Yesler and Com.
mercial, stone. iron and brick, 40xll1, four
stories; cost, $4,000.
Frauenthal Bros, Commercial near Yes
Ter. stone, iron and brick, 40xi11, four
stories cost, SAC, 900.
E. L. Terry and A. A. Denny, CONNER
cial near Yesler, brick and stone, iOoxios,
four stories; cost, slo0, 900.
Edward J., Terry and George B. Kittin-
ger, Commercial and Washington, brick
and iron, Soxl0s, four stories: cost. ss3. 900.
Ramona hotel, NJ. H. Maud, Commercial
and Washington, brick and stone, 40xl1i,
four stories; to cost $4,000; expended to
date, $4,000.