The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-12
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
Permits for New Residences
and Factory Buildings.
Mr.. HENRY'S FINE MANSION.
A $4,000 Residence on Broad way-
Factory Moving to Lake Union
Single Mill to Be Enlarged.

During the week elgnteen permits were
issued from the building inspectors Office,
the aggregate cost of the work represented
being $i5.565. One permit was for 81 900,
two for 5000 each, and the others from
$500 down.
The week has been very favorable for
building operations, and work is progress
ing rapidly on all the business blocks be-
ing erected in the central part of the city.
A large number of residences are just be-
ing completed, and many more are in con-
temptation, not to speak of those on which
work has but little more than begun.
The Seattle Trust Company has begun
the erection for II. G. Henry of the finest
residence ever built in the-city. The site
is on Broadway, overlooking Lake Union,
and the building, which is 6Oxs4 feet, will
be three stories high, the first story of
stone and the balance frame.
In front of the main entrance is mass
i've porch with a driveway beyond, and on
the side to the left is another entrance
through portico. The main hall separ-
ates the parlor on the right from the
sitting room on the left, and the side en-
trance leads into the sitting room, with
the library on the left. Adjoining the
sitting room and library and directly back
of the parlor, Is beautiful, large, octagon
dining room and to the right Of this the
kitchen. Then adjoining the kitchen on
the outside is stone ice tower and
servants dining room. The second floor
is all divided into chambers and on the
third floor is dance hall 32x42 feet, with
a billiard room adjoining. In addition to
these there are one or two chambers.
The building is to be finished inside
throughout with sycamore, oak, maple,
Spanish cedar and redwood. The esti-
mated cost is about $4,000.
The Pacific Manufacturing Company is
putting up two-story frame building. 50
x50 feet, on Lake avenue, with q view to
moving the factory and planning mill from
the present site on the water front in
North Seattle. The new building is to
cost about ST. 600.
John Montgomery has taken out . per-
nit to build an addition to his shingle
mill at the corner of Booth and B streets,
on the tide flats. The estimated cost of
the work. including piling and everything,
is about $1,000
The United Presbyterians are building
fine church at the corner of Sixth and Sem
eca streets. The building is to be nicely
l.. A. Kinnear is building a nice two
story frame residence on Green's addition.
1t will cost about 81 500.
]. D. Curtis has begun the erection of
two-story frame residence at the corner of
Hyde und Talbot streets. The building is
after very pretty design and will be we'll
finished inside. 1t will cost 5000.
f. L. Hopkins is building comfortable
little one-story frame cottage at the corner
OF Hayes and Bancroft streets. It will be
nicely finished and will cost about 81 500.
The Rainier block on the east side of
Second street, between Marion and Madi-
son streets, has been leased by John Leary
to L. c. Riggs & Co. for three years. The
monthly rental is to be 81 600 for the first
two years and 81, 100 for the third year.
The lessees will make extensive altera-
tions in the property, which is 100 feet
square.
The Sackman-Phillips Investment Com
pany is about to close deal with w. Z.
Bailey, Josiah Collins and Amos Brown
for the purchase of the lot at the southeast
corner of Second and Pike streets, which
is 60x12O feet The price to be paid is $43,-
600. being at the rate of 500 per front foot.
The intending purchasers have not yet de-
termined what Improvements they will
.