The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-02
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
More Handsome Residences in
Course of Construction.
PROGRESS OF BUSINESS BLOCKS
Rain Somewhat Delays Work-FriAk
Building Nearly Finished-Ths
Duwamish Schoolhouss.

Owing to the frequent rains. the past
week has not been very favorable for out
side work on buildings. On those that
had been rooted previously work con-
tinued without interruption.
The brick work of the second story of Fl.
L. Yesler's building on Yesler avenue,
completed and the third floor joists have
been set. The building is being arranged
as wholesale house for Fischer & Nc
Donald, and q gallery has been put in
midway between the ground floor and the
second floor. The first story only will be
plastered.
building at the corner of Yesler avenue
and South Second street are being driven
and the work on the foundation will be
begun before very long.
The stone work on the first story of Dex-
ter Horton & Co.'s bank building. at the
corner of Commercial and Washington
streets, has been completed and the brick
work of the second story commenced. The
upper stories are to be buff pressed brick
in front, with stone trimmings.
The J. NJ. Frink building. at the corner
of Jackson and South Second streets, is
having the store fronts put in and the in
side work done. In front, on both streets,
stone sidewalk is being laid.
Architect G. A. Alexander has prepared
plans for five residences, some of which are
now nearly completed. One is for Mrs. ].
B. Benton, on Joy street. near Madison,
and is in the Queen Anne style, two-story-
frame, finished inside with redwood. 1t
is supplied with hot water heating appar-
atus and all the modern conveniences.
The estimated cost, together with other
improvements, is 81, 900.
H. Uhlfelder is erecting house at the
corner of Broadway and Prince William
street. 1t is . two-story frame. Q ueen
Anne style, with brick foundation and
basement. 1t will be finished in cedar in
side and will cost about IS, 600.
A two-story frame residence, Queen
Anne style, is just being finished for Mrs.
c. T. Settemair on Chestnut street, near
Madison. The inside finish is cedar. The
estimated cost is 81, 500.
A two-story frame residence with stone
basement is to be erected at the corner Of
Fourteenth and Spring streets for Mrs.
George Parsons. The exterior is plain
and substantial rather than pretty. but
the inside will be elegantly finished with
hardwood. There are ten rooms in the
building and the cost will be about S., 500.
Work has already been commenced.
A two-story frame residence is to be
erected on Chestnut street, near Madison.
for Mrs. Mary L. Hinchliffe. 1t is to DE in
the Colonial style with hardwood finish
inside and will cost about So, 800. Work is
to be begun at once.
Captain D. B. Jackson is building row
Of four two-story frame tenements on
South Eighth street, between Main and
Washington streets. They are to be nicely
finished and provided with all the modern
conveniences, and will cost about 5000.
Thomas Clancy has just completed a
residence at the corner of Main and
South Fourteenth streets. The building is
a two-story frame with brick basement.
The outside is after the Colonial style,
with an imposing front, large porch with
heavy columns and balcony. There are
eleven rooms finished in cedar and little
hardwood. 1t is provided with all the
modern convenlences, and the building,
with the laying out of the grounds, cost
about $500.
Fay & O'Hara are building four two
story frame residences at the corner of
Broadway and Lake streets. The esti-
mated cost of the four is about $4,000.
George s. List is building fine resi-
dence between Lincoln avenue and Aldine
avenue, on the ridge overlooking Lake
Washington, the house and grounds to
occupy half block. 1t has nine rooms,
and the basement, chimneys and pill
lars of the veranda which runs along
the front, are of Chuckanut stone.
The parlors are to be finished in
oak and the halls in cedar with red
wood panels. During the excavation for
foundations an ice-cold spring was struck
in corner of the basement and will be
used to supply water to the house. The
cost, including the laying out of the
grounds, will be about 5000.
J. Donaldson is constructing a two
story frame in Brooklyn, of which the
ground floor will be used for stores and
the second story will be fitted up for liv-
ing rooms.
A schoolhouse is to be built at Du-
vanish at cost of $4,000. 1t Is q frame,
two stories high, with brick basement 1t
will be heated and ventilated by the
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