The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-15
THE NEW BUILDINGS,
twenty-five Permits Issued for Fin
Residences.

twenty-five Permits Issued for Fine
Residences.
Saturdays rain was the means of sus-
pending all outside work on the buildings
In course OF erection, but work went on
uninterrupted in all inclosed buildings
There was some scarcity of teams for haul
ing brick, and on some Of the jobs this
has caused little delay.
During the week twenty-five permits
have been issued from the building i'm
spector's Office, the estimated cost of the
work being $25, 295. One of these was for
an $1,000 building, one for 81, 800, one for
81 900, one for 81, 700, two 81, 500 each and
three for 81, GOO each.
The $1,000 building is residence for +.
ID. Black, on Beacon Hill, of which q de-
scription was published in the Posr-lNTEL-
LIGENCER some time ago. Architect John
Parkinson has made the plans and is
experimenting the erection of the build
ing. The foundation and basement, on
which work has already begun, is
to be of granite; the style Of the
building is a Swiss cottage and the inside
finish on the first floor will be hard wood.
Mr.. Parkinson is also preparing plans for
three more fine residence buildings and
expects to have them completed this week.
Kline & Rosenberg are putting in fine
new store front in their store building at
the foot of Cherry street at a cost of 81 600.
Fred 8. Twlchell has begun the erection
of very pretty little one and one-half-
story frame residence on Wyckof, between
Latona and Highland streets. The eleva-
tions are quite artistic and the inside 10
conveniently arranged and will be neatly
finished. The cost of the building, with
the fixing up of the grounds. will be about
$1,000.
Homer NJ. Hill has begun the erection of
a neat little two-story frame cottage on
Main street, between Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth. The inside is to be nicely finished
| in cedar, and the total cost will be about
$1,000.
The New England Investment Company
| is building fine two-story frame resi-
dence on Beacon Hill which is to cost
$4,000.
John Todd is erecting two-story frame
residence in the Walla Walla addition. at
the corner of East and knight streets.
The building, though small, is after a very
unique plan and will cost about $1,000.
The Rainier Power and Railway Com.
pany has begun the erection OF a power
house and car barn near the Western mill
on Lake Union. Each building is to be a
! one-story frame structure. The power
house will cost 81, ZOO and the car barn
| 1000.
The Rev. Wallace Nutting is building a
| magnificent frame residence on Fourteenth
street, between Cooper and University.
The building is to be a two-story frame,
on a brick foundation. The elevations
are very artistic, and were designed with
special attention to the view afforded
by the location. The porehes are
spacious and very imposing and the
grounds around the building will
be handsomely fixed up. The inside of
the building is conveniently arranged
with an elaborate hall and stairway fin
ished in the most elegant style. The
library and parlor will also be finely fin
| ished. The building will cost abou, 81, 500.
J. NJ. Mathews has started work on a
two-story frame residence at the corner Of
White and Howard streets. The building
will be nicely finished and will cost about
1880.
J. ]. Hawley is building a neat one-s:ory
frame cottage on the Lake Union boule-
ward. 1t will cost about $1,000.