Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-06
IN BRICK AND STONE
Grand Rapids People VIII
Break All Previous Records.
HUNDREDS OF NEW BUILDINGS
Some Business Blocks and Residences q
be Erected During Is9z--Lisss From
the Leading Architects


amount OF business now in the hands
OF the local architects augurs anything
tangible IN that line. Architects A. W.
Rush 4 Son were seen by reporter for
The HERALD yesterday. and while
speaking Ut the outlook for building
said: ave have more work in our
Offices now than We have had for sew
eral years. think the amount OF
building will surpass that for the last
few years, and the structures will be Of
more expensive character. One rea-
son for tn:s, in my mind, Is that capi-
taiisis, being afraid Of the impending
dangers from the mortgage tax law,
are investing their surplus N buildings
and Improvements instead Of loaning
il on mortgage security" In look
ing over their books plans for the fol-
lowing buildings to b. erected this year
were found:
Miss Francis Pierre. three story block
on Crescent avenue, tl2, 900.
Christian Bertsch. block OF houses on
Ransom street, 5000.
Repairs tor the Judd block On Canal
street, 5000.
For repairs and an addition on the
Judd block on Pearl street, $4,000.
Plans for rcmodcling the block for
Col. Geo. q. Briggs on the corner of
Canal aud Erie streets for bank Offices;
$4,000.
Plans for making q five-story block
of the building DOW occupied by the
Worlds Museum on Canal street for
Col. Geo. G.. Briggs. The work on this
building is estimated at S25, 200.
Z. j. Klingman, residence on College
avenue, $500.
c. r. Foot, residence on Union street.
IS 900.
n. Bennett, residence on Bingham
avenue, $4,000.
j. d. Case, residence on Terrace ave.
nue., $1,000.
Mrs. Murphy, residence on corner of
Ionia street and Fourth avenue. 81 900.
George II. Wllmot, residence corner
of Turner and Tenth streets. So 900.
T. f. Garrett, residence on Union
street, s., 600.
DIR. IL. {. Brigham. residence on
Morris avenue, 5 900.
Kendall home for nurses, two-story
building on East Bridge street. SIC, 900.
Charles X. Sigh, residence on North
Prospect street. 81 $40.
Odd Fellows temple, corner Of OF
tawa street and Crescent avenue, $780,
600.
Bevier sisters. residence on Morris
avenue, $4,000.
John Mott, repairs on residence
corner Cherry and Prospect streets,
$500.
Architect s. j. Osgood was found in
his office hard at work. He said 10 a
reporter for THE HERALD that the
prospects for O bic building boon, IA
this city never looked brighter at lhis
! time of the year than at present. Hc
turned to hie books aud eayo the fol
| lowing list. Besides these the archl-
tect had several Others thai
had not inaturcd sufficient,
ly to warrant hrs giving them out fof
| putlscatiop.
Kortfander baildmg. seven stor.es
40xS4 feet in dlmentlons. corner OF Fri-
ton and Spring streets, 50,U0o.
Moore & McCrsth building, four
stories, 40xl00 feet IN Dimensions, on
Iona street.
Mr.. Schuhardt. store. corner of JEFF
ferson and Fifth avenues.
G.. II. Wagner, double tenement or
| Union street.
Mr.. Davis, double tenement on North
Division street.
| A four tenement house on the corner
OF Clinton aud Bridge street.
Charles Jones, residence on Morris
avenue.
Mr.. Kranse, store building on cor
ner of Eastanr Cherry streets.
$. j. osgood, residence on Logan
street.
Mr.. Osgood could not give an estimate
OF tho cost of the atovc buildings. bul
said the residences would run from
s., 900 TO $40, 900 each.
Architect Geo. L. Stone had large
accumulation Of work in his Office anu
said that several other jobs were ex
pected soon. His books showed th,
following plans: ~
Charles IIauscr, 'residencc on Colo
street. $500.
| G. q. lnslce. residence on Campbell
place. $500.
J. X. McCargar, residence on Terrace
avenue, $500.
DIR. {. :. Bullen, residence, cornei
Bridge and Pine streets, 5000.
w. j. Shinkman, repairing residence
on Summer street, $1,000.
DR.. Sinclair, repairing residence or
Sheldon street, $1,000.
George W. Feimer. tenement OF
Bostwick street, $4,000.
Mr.IIiison, tenement on East Bridg,
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