The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-18
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
Another Business Block on
Front Street Begun.
A NUMBER OF FINE RESIDENCES.
MI. Kenyon Will Put Up Another
Block-New Houses for Several
Leading Citizens.

Activity in the building line seemed to
increase materially last week. There
were twenty permits issued from the
building inspectors Office during the week,
the aggregate cost of buildings beng ST.
495. OF these permits one was for 81. 500
house two for 5000 each. one for 1920,
one for 81 800 and two for 81. 900 each.
Architect J. Parkinson has begun max
ing plans for another brick block for J. G..
Kenyon on Front street near the corner of
Spring. The digging for the foundation is
now almost completed and work on the
walls will be begun in a short time.
L. B. Young has almost completed the
excavation for one-story brick building
for DR.. Waughop, superintendent Of the
insane asylum at Steiiacoom, to be erected
on Front street at the corner of Cedar.
The building will be 60x9o feet and will be
divided into three store-rooms, and will
cost about $4,000.
]. +. Cordray & Co. are making changes
in their theater which will cost about $500.
The roof over the stage is to be raised and
the fire wall extended upward.
Architect Emil De Neuf has prepared
plans for nice Queen Anne cottage, to be
erected for William Carkeek, at the corner
OF Depot and Everett streets, and large
two-story frame residence for w. P. Boyd,
to be erected at the corner of Tenth and
Spring streets. The elevations of Mr. Car
keek's house are of q very neat design,
with fine porches and nice tower on one
corner of the building. The foundation
and basement will be stone. The build
ing will contain eight rooms. and the hall,
stairs and parlor will be handsomely fin
iSh oI ha h. nv
Mr.. Boyd's house will contain twelve
rooms. The exterior will be very attract
i've and the inside nicely finished in cedar.
1t will cost about 5000.
Architect C. A. Alexander is working
on plans for residence for Harry Wilcox
and one for Colonel Joseph Green. Mr..
Wiicox's house will be built on Drexel
avenue, overlooking Lake Washington. 1t
will be two stories high, with a brick
foundation and basement. The design is
quite unique. A deep porch runs clear
around the front and one side of the
building The parlor will be finished in
white and gold. and the stairs. hall and
dining-room will be deliberately finished in
hard wood. The building will not be very
large. but nothing will be spared on it in
the way of fine finish. 1t will cost about
$4,000.
Colonel Green's house is to he erected at
Brighton Beach. 1t will contain eight
rooms very nicely furnished. and will cost
about 81. 500
John Langston has begun the erection
of two-story frame residence on Union
and Eighth streets. 1t will have a brick
foundation and contain nine rooms. The
elevations are very artistic and the inside
will be nicely finished. 1t will cost
about $3. 0O0
Max Glorious is putting brick founda-
ton and basement under his residence on
Bell and Fourth streets. He is also re-
modelling the building and connecting it
with the Battery street sewer. The total
cost will be about 81, 800.
Thomas Jones is going to build nice
one-story frame residence on Barclay and
Jessie streets. which will cost about 81, CO.,
J. Hensman has taken out a permit for
one-story frame house to be erected on
Park and Temple streets. 1t will cost
$1,000
4. l.. Austin is going to improve his res
dence on Gaylor and Benjamin streets to
the extent OF about $50 He will put in
new foundation. build on large addi-
dition and remodel the old part.
Saturday the Seattle Trust Company
took out permits for two residences, one
on Boylston and Republican streets to
cost $500, and another on Scott street, be-
tween Howard and Dalgetty streets, to
cost 81 100