Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-20
PRIDE OF THE CITY
New High School and All Souls
Church
ARE NOW READY TO Be ROOTED
Many improvements Are Being Made in
the School Houses and Several New
Ones Being Built.


New school houses are constantly
being built yet school room is totally
inadequate To provide for the rapidly
Increasing population. Four new eight
room school houses are now IN process
Of erection, a new high school Is being
built. the North Division street school
Is being remodeled and the Wealthy
avenue school rs undergoing SUCH ex-
tenslye repairs that il will practically
DC new building wien completed. IL
will contain ten rooms when finished
The roof and foundation walls have
been replaced and work Will soon begin
on the additions. lie IS expected that
the building will be ready for occupancy
oy September II when school opens.
A new school Is being erected at the
corner of West Leonard and Widdi-
comb streets. IL will he called the
Walker school. The building 10 up one
story and will be finished early IN Sep
TENDER. The Sioley street school has
the foundatian laid and the floor Joists
are on Work will begin on the firsI
story next week.
The new school house at the corner
OF Hall street aud Grandville avenue
Is up 10 the second story, and work
Will soon begin on the roof. Contracts
have been let for the Paris school on
Jefferson avenue, but II will not be
finished before the opening OF the win
ter term. 1t has been slaked out, and
work mas begun on the basement.
Alike in General Plan.
o,..kS
room buildings and two stories high,
and while they are alike In the main
there are minor details IN the orna-
mentatIon that mark u pleasant diver
| sity. The material used is white brick,
and there will be considerable orna-
mental stone work, with stone arches
III ali the doors. Several of the build
| ings will have red brick facings. The
| design admits of their being used as
| tour or eight, or even twelve room
buildings if necessary, the con-
structon being such that the extra
rooms can easily be added. General
satisfaction is expressed in the neigh
| borhood of each new building, as the
extra ornamentatlon adds much to the
usually severe outline of ward school
/ houses.
The new high school is a beauty. 1t
will be- completed in time for the OPEN
ing of the fall term unless there is some
delay IN the material. Red pressed
brick and trimmings of gray stone
| harmonic cleverly in the outward con-
struction of the building, which has
reached the roof and is nearly ready
for the slate. The estimated cost fthe
building Is $4,000.
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| being remodeled. Half Of it will be
used as ward school and half for an
ungraded school where pupils may be
added to the rolls for month or more
and DO able TO enter the classes for
which they are fitted without being
held back by the grade.
Thirty-Four school Buildings.
Hauser, Hayden & Owen are doing
most of the work on the buildings aud
when completed the city will own
thirty-four fine school buildings.
| All Souls church at the corner of
Sheldon and Cakes street is progressing
steadily toward completion. w. G..
Robinson is the architect, NJ. II. VILE
man, superintendent. Goodall Bros.
of Muskegon have the contract for the
outside stone work, and Campbell 4
McNaff have the contract for the car
penter work. Workmen are now Stat
ing the roof and putting the iron work
on the dome and entrance. The out
/ side stone work is all done and the
| plasters will be at work the latter part
| OF August if nothing happens. Nego-
tIations are now making with Chicago
parties for the ornamental glass, and
the building will be completed late IN
the fall or early winter.
1t would be hard to define the school
of architecture to which All Souls
church may lay claim. The archways
are Romanesque, but mouern treat
ment of ancient schools has created
new effects in the remainder of the
building. 1t is low and heavy in ap.
pearance as are many OF the modern
churches. the craze for tall buildings
and sky piercing steepies having abated
somewhat. The entire building 10 oil
Lake Superior red sandstone and il
very pretty.