The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-22
MORE NEW BUILDINGS
Erection Of Another Business
Block Soon to Begin.
ExCAvATlNo FOR THE THEATER.
A Number Of Handsome Residences in
Course OF Erection In Various
Parts OF the City.

Work on buildings has progressed
rapidly during the week. The work on
the walls of the wholesale store building
which III. L. Yesler is erecting for Fischer
& Mcdonald right below the Yesler block,
on Yesler avenue, is almost completed,
and the roof will soon be put on. 1t will
then be but short time until the build
ing will be ready for occupancy.
The stone for the foundation Of NJ. H.
Young's store building on South Second
street is now being brought in from Chuck
anut. Work on the excavation will soon
be finished and the foundation started.
J. X. Lewis is removing his two dwell
ing houses from the Seattle theater site to
Fourth street near Spring. The removal
OF these buildings and fixing them up
will cost about 81 800. The work of ex-
cavating for the theater building and new
Rainier club is being pushed rapidly and
as soon as the residences are out of the
way it will take but q short time until
everything is in readiness to begin work
on the foundation.
The Denny Clay Company is enlarging
Its brick office, at the corner of CONNER
cial and Jackson streets, to double the
present size and will add another story to
it, with an entrance on the street level.
The Seattle Trust Company has prepared
plans for two more nice residences. One
is for Albert s. Kerry, at the corner of
Boylston and Sixth streets. in the Pontius
addition. 1t is a two-story frame, contain
ing eight rooms. The exterior design is
unique, the foundation being constructed
of barked fir logs vanished. In front is
spacious porch, with shingled arches, and
ha ont 81
cred with shingles broken by three
courses of mouldings. The castings
and frieze are of extraordinary
width. On the side is another neat
porch overlooking the Sound. The inside
will be finished in cedar. The building
will cost about $1,000. The other residence
is for +. Bullock. and is being erected on
Drexel avenue, in Lakeside addition, over
looking Lake Washington. 1t is two
stories high and contains seven rooms. In
front is neatly designed porch and there
is veranda in the rear. The inside will
be finished in cedar, and the total cost
will be about $1,000 The company is pre-
pairing plans for three more fine residences
for which it expects to close the contracts
this week.
K. NJ. Hopkins, clerk of the United
States district court. is building q nine
room dwelling house in the Renton adj
dition, corner Of Division avenue and
Hyde street. The building faces east and
commands beautiful view of the lake and
Sound. The plans were prepared by F. P.
Allen, of Tacoma. father of Mrs. Hopkins.
The house has all modern improvements
and is to cost about $500. Patrick C.
Shannon, of Seattle, is doing the work.
Flynn Il Rockmark are erecting a two
story frame building at the corner of Jack
son and Yakima streets, which is to cost
about $500. 1t is to be used for q store
and hall
A. H. Blain is erecting nice little resi-
dence at the corner of Carrie and Wilson
streets. 1t IS a one and one-half story
frame and will cost about $500.
The New England Investment Company
has taken out a permit to build 5000
residence in McAleer's second addition. It
will be two stories high and Of elaborate
design.
Andrew Heinrich has begun the con-
struction of an elegant two-story frame
residence in South Seattle. 1t will have a
stone foundation and basement, and will
be finished inside in hardwood. It will
cost about $4,000.