St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-14

nerS, d. A. Omeyer and Nj. 2. rhori.
seeing a larger field of operation for
them in the great metropolis of the
Northwest. They now have business
that amounts to about S350. 900 year.
and attractive quarters IN the Chamber
of Commerce building. The firm has re-
centlg published book for outside GUS
toners entitled Homes for All" which
contains 800 plates of buildings of all
classes, mostly residences, but also
numbers among them schools. banks.
blocks, hotels. ETC., from which plans
may readily be selected. as all have cor
rect estimates and cost OF construction
given. Mr.. 0meyer is designer OF
high order. He was educated in Ger
many and Italy. and has drawn plans
for upwards of 1.O0O buildings in all
parts OF the country. Mr.. Thorl at
tends to the outside business.
HERMAN KRETZ L co.
Herman kretZ Il Co., I0l6 and 1911
New York Life Insurance building, ami
branch offices in Duluth, have done
much toward the education OF the pub
lie taste IN the architectural line.
1t is now seven years since Mr.. KretZ
established his business in this city. and
the Duluth branch has been running
more than two wears. MI. kretz brings
TO bear on all his work a sound judy
ment and almost limitleSS resources OF
originality, preparing his plans with
the utmost care, and Infuslug into his
designs great architectural beauty. MI.
TIschart. his partner, who manages the
Duluth Office. is also we'll educated
and thoroughly trained architect and he
has ably seconded MIR. KretZ i'll inn
Dortant work in which they have been
associated
c. REED DEWEY.
The name of {. Reed Dewey. the
architect, who established himself here
in 1898. and who makes speciality of
fine designing. including Old Tuscan
ana Doric styles. Is well known all over
the Northwest. His Office is SOP Man
haitian building. and among the fine
buildings he has designed are the ele-
giant residences OF }. (. Reilley. A. l..
/ Larpenteur, Rodney c. GoOdIng. and
InanF others. Mr.. Dewey is a native OF
Iowa, but was formerly in business in
/! Chicago. His elientage is large: his
work is satisfactory, and his returns
are increasing annually
JOHN N. DOHERTY.
A well known architect OF st. Paul is
Mr. John N. Doherty, Room 81. Cham-
Der of Commerce, where he has been
! since 1851. He Is a young man. but has
had fourteen years of experience as a
draughtsman: is also a hrSt-ciaSs water
| color artist and designer. He has de
! signed and superintendent the cOnstruc.
/ tion Of many large office ana RESIDENCE
buildings in ST. Paul and vicinity, and
1 Is regarded as one of the most promising
/ architects III the city. and does WORT
annually amounting TO hundreds Of
/ thousands of dollars.
LOUIS LOCKWOOD.
| Louis Lockwood, the architect at 81:
| Ei.dicotL building. dey0teS special al
! teatIou to the building of residence
houses. He makes plans. combining
Tn. beauties of European and American
architect IRE, and his work i'll this line
| mas attracted much attention. MI
| I.oekM las been ia ST. Paul for 81
| years. and WAS Tor a tins employ'd oN
| krriZ ami Co., thc architects lie d.
sis.ntd The Reese building, which IS no
| iced Is an unusually fine piece o
work. Mr. Lockwood is prominent
/ Mason.