The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-27
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
Revival Of Activity Among the
Contractors.
scHwAsAcHER's NEW STORES.
Big New Block for the Arlington-Ex.
tension OF Providence Hospital-
Many Residences.

building operations during the past week
in the announcement that several large
blocks would be begun Immediately. I'm
portant among these are the new Schwa-
bacher block and the extension Of the Ar
lington hotel.
Plans have been prepared by Architect
Emil de Neuf for the Schwabacher build
ing, which will be erected on the site oc-
cupied by that firm before the fire, which
IS 81" shaped around the southwest cor
ner Of Commercial street and Yesier ave-
nue.. 1t is 81 feet on Commercial street by
Ill feet in depth and A feet on Yesler ave-
nue. by IS feet in depth. The block will be
rebuilt in its original form. differing only
from the old in that there will be two
stores, one facing on Commercial street
and the other on Yesler avenue. Both
vators, besides all other modern improve
ments. The larger Commercial street)
store will be occupied by Schwabacher
Bros. Il Co.'s hardware department. The
first floor will contain sample room and
offices and will have gallery around
three sides connecting with elevators.
The Yesler avenue front will be restored
in its original form, but the other front
"AA M q hcW OIle, UciuS Ouhs Va OuA
pressed brick Of local manufacture. and
having white stone trimmings. Bids for
its construction will be advertised for this
week, and until then the cost of the build
ing cannot be determined.
Architect John Parkinson Is preparing
plans for block adjoining the Arlington
hotel, the upper stories Of which will be-
come part of The hotel. Mr.. Parkinson
is now building on 6Ox110 feet in the same
block, on the corner of Seneca street. and
the new plans are for Denton & Dobson,
owning the property between that and the
hotel. The hotel is to be extended through
both Of these new buildings. which will be
seven stories in height, making the hotel
contain 800 rooms and the largest assem-
bly, room on this Coast outside Of San
Francisco
The competition among architects for
the plans of the West Seattle schoolhouse
resulted in favor of Architect A. L. Haley.
The building is to be of brick. to contain
eight school rooms, each 2Sx30 feet, teach
ers' retiring rooms, separate warbrobes for
boys and girls, principals rooms and an
auditorium 45x7O feet in the roof There
will be a circular tower starting from the
basement and extending 100 feet high. The
school Will cost $2j,OU0
A contract has been let by the Sisters of
Charity to James Park for the construc-
ton Of two additions to Providence hos
pital. The Madison street wing will be
46x3S feet in size and the Spring street
wing 22x3S feet. Both will be three stories
in height and conform to the design of the
present building. The new parts of the
hospital will contain private rooms, cells
for patients having delirium tremens, also
an operating room for ladies. The build
ing will DO of wood and will cost $l2. 900.
Architects Skillings Conner are work.
ing on plans for the structure to be put up
in Pioneer place for the Great Northern
celebration. 1t will be sixty feet square
with an eight-foot balustrade running clear
around it. 1t will be put up to exhibit the
products Of this vicinity, showing coal,
shingles. pottery. shakes, etc.
The second and third stories of the new
Yesler building are being lathed. The
upper stories will remain as they are until
some arrangement Of the estate is made.
Work has begun on the Prosch building
on Ninth street. between Cherry and
James streets.
The Jesuit parochial school building to
be built on Broadway near Madison will
be begun soon. 1t will be of brick and
stone.
During last week thirty building per-
mits were issued, amounting to $50, $40.
The most important we're:
To F. E. Smith for q two-story frame dwell
ing, 29x22x3O on the corner of Judge and Laura
streets, to cost 81 200
To New England Northwestern Investment
Company for q two.and a half-story frame
dwelling on Fifteenth street. between Frederick
and Atlantic streets. Ia cost s., S00
To the Sisters of Charity for additions to
Providence hospital mentioned above.
To J. c. Bedward for two warehouses. one
l00xi0 and the other l30xi0. each two stories In
height, on Bakers wharf, to cost s., 800.
To the Union Trust Company for two-story
frame dwelling. 5ax33x3O, on Nineteenth avenue.
between Remington and Willow streets. to cost
$3.50.
To Stcrrat Il Wark for . twoand-a half-story
frame dwelling, 25xflx20, on Brooks street, near
Depot. to cost $4,000
To F. l. Leslie for two-story frame dwelling,
4ox4ox30. corner of May and Broadway, to cost
$1,000