The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-22
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
Twenty-seven Permits Issued
During the Week.
ALL ARE FOR FINE RESIDENCES.
Stone and Brick Block for Commercial
Street-Some Beautiful Homes
Under Construction.

During the week twen;y-seven permits
were issued from the building inspectors
office. the aggregate cost of the work rep
resented being S32.4i5. One permit was
for ST.. 900 residence, for $4,000. 1 for
$1,000, 1 for s., 900, 2 for 81, 800 each, for
$1,000 and 2 for 81 600 each. The others
all ranged from $500 down.
Plans are being prepared for another
fine stone and brick block. on which work
is to be begun shortly. but nothing can be
made public about it for few days yet.
The building is to be erected on CONNER
cial street and will have beautiful stone
front with brick side and rear walls.
Architect 4. W. Houghton has made
plans for two buildings on which work has
already begun. One is a two-story frame
residence for DR.. C. A. Walsh and is being
erected at the corner of Anna and Swim
streets. The building has stone founda-
ton and basement and is after very
pretty design. The inside wilt be elegantly
finished. 1t contains nine rooms with a
fine hall and artistic stairway. 1t will be
fitted up with all the modern conveniences
and will cost about $500. The other is a
power-house for the Beacon Light Com
pany, near the Taylor mill on Lake Wash
5Oxl5O feet and will cost about $1,000.
Architect Warren p. Skillings has made
plans for four nice residences to be erected
at the corner of Thirteenth and Seneca
streets for General Gilbert S. Meem. They
are to be two-and- "a half-story frames, with
fine brick foundations and easements.
They will be handsomely finished through
out and fitted with laundries, electric
vol f,,h nd oil ho
conveniences throughout The cost will
range from $4,000 to 5000 each. Mr..
SkiIlings has begun work on A. Il. Mac
Clusky's residence at the corner of Twelfth
and University streets. 1t is to be two
and-a-half-story frame. finely finished, and
will cost upward of $4,000. He has also
made plans for fine two-and-a- half-story
frame residence for Alderman r. NJ. Daul-
ton on Jay street, near Madison. The build
ing will have good brick foundation and
basement and be elegantly finished
throughout. 1t will cost about $4,000.
Carsten Bros. have begun the work of
rebuilding their slaughter-house and wharf
on Grant street, at the corner of Plum,
which was destroyed by fire a short time
ago. The building will be a one-story
frame and not very large. The whole job
will cost about $1,000.
F. g. Cady is building a nice two-story
frame residence at the corner of Eleventh
and Howell streets. 1t will cost about
81 500.
J. ID. Lowman has begun the construc-
ton of s., 500 residence at the corner of
Jefferson and Ninth streets. The building
is after very neat design and will be
nicely finished inside. 1t will be two
stories high with good basement.
Mary Thomas is building nice little
two-story frame cottage at the corner of
Yesler avenue and Kenny street. 1t will
cost about 900.
John J. Murphy is erecting one-and-a-
half story frame residence at the corner of
Herschel and Proctor streets. The build
ing will be nicely finished, and will cost
about 81, 800
J. +. Brewer is erecting a 1000 resi-
dence on Window street, near Williams.
1t will be two stories high, and nicely
finished.
Rigsby & Evans, the contractors for the
Washington Worlds fair building, start
their foreman East the fore part of this
week to begin work on the building.