The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12
MANY NEW BUILDINGS
Large Structures for the Whole.
sale District.
PLANS or JOHN COLLINS. BLOCK


The prospect for the erection Of . large
number of new buildings In Seattle this
season. apart from those already begun. II
brighter now than at other previous time.
Half dozen building projects Of consid-
cradle magnitude have been hanging fire.
Awaiting . settlement of the disputed
right-of-way Of the Great Northern TO its
depot grounds in the WhitechSpel dis
tzict Now that the grades are practically
determined and 10. oxne rs know where
the tracks will be laid. plans for buildings
can be made accordingly. and the advent
OF the railroad in that quarter will be the
starter for IN unprecedented development
Of the natural wholesale district Of the
city. The projectors Of the new buildings
already partly planned are not yet ready
to make public their intentions, a It
would result in their being beseiged BY
architects, contractors and material men
to m uncomfortable extent.
After several months of secrecy, during
which time excavations have been going
on. the plans of the building to be erected
by John Collins, on the corner Of Second
aud James streets. have bsen made public,
building permit being issued last Sa:ur-
day to the contractor, James Parke. Mr..
Collins reversed the usual order Of things
in preparing for this building, for he Sc
cured contractor before he rot the plans.
Aser employing James Rarks to put up
the building. he requested him TO procure
plans from some architect, and he (Col-
lins) would look them over. The building
will be constructed after plans prepared
by Architect A. B. Chamberlain, and will
cost SIS, 600 The structure will b plain
and substantial. with frontage on Sec.
on1 street Of eighty feet. and extending
back los feet on James street. 1t will b
1--WE stories above Second street, with .
basement extending back only sixty
feet toward the hill, and will be
Of iron and pressed brick. with stone
trimmings. There will be two stores in
the FIRST story, the second story to DO
use in conjunction with the first. The
three upper stories will be composed of
large halls. and there has been some talk
Of the public library occupying the fourth.
The top story will contain . hall 4ixl07
feet in the clear. without pillars, and good
elevator service and toilet conveniences
will be provided. The corner store on the
first floor will b 46x1O6 feet in the clear,
with an Is foot ceiling, and will uudoubt-
eddy b occupied BY J. A. Baillargeon, Mr..
Collins son-in-law, who will move the
Lace HOUSE across the street The two
lower stories will contain plate glass win
dows. and those on the lower story will be
among the largest, il not the largest in the
city. a. there will be three plates Of glass
each l41zx10 feet. The contractor will
have the work done In December
Plans have not yet been drawn for Her.
man Chapin's magnificent building for
department stores on Second, between
Madison and Spring streets.
but will probably be far I'd.
vanced this week. The work 10
being done by Skillings 4 Corner and no
details Of the work are yet obtainable. The
building will Be Of iron and stone on the
Second street front, which will b two
stories In height. The other two stories
below tho street frontage will be used for
storage purposes with all conveniences for
hauling goods into the alley in the rear
and elevators for hosting them to the
stories above. Il will b similar to some
arcade buildings in the East and the FIRST
of its kind in this city. The building will
extend the length of the entire block and
will cost. with the lots. about $325, 900.
which Mr.. Chaplin secured for the purpose
from Boston capitalists on his recent visit
to that city.
Work on the mineral palace in Pioneer
place is going rapidly Toward and the
postponement of the Great Northern cele-
bration until July will give more than
ample time to get the exhibits in order
within the building. The coal forming
the main portion of the outer walls has
been nearly all placed. the corners being
carried up with blocks of stone. The con-
struction part Of the interior il practically
completed and the wood will b oiled
to show tho grain. A large force Of
men 10 employed and this week will
probably zee the work entirely completed
except the placing of exhibits.
John Parkinson's building for the Seattle
Athletic Club, corner Of Front and Seneca
streets, il rapidly nearing completion. The
order TO fulfill Mr.. Parkinson's promise to
have the building completed by July 4.
The roof is now being put on and the
plasterins and anterior finish will be COM
pieted A. fast ~ large corps Of workmen
can do the work.
Dobson & Denton's new building adjoin-
ing the Arlington hotel Is going rapidly
forward, the walls still lacking two stories
Oh Deiu& CoupIctes uut LAG WoO0WOIA uS-
ing one story higher.
About thirty men are employed in push
ing the construction Of the Leary-W alker
building on Second street. between Madi-
son and Spring, the heavy excavat;ng
having been rushed through. The walls
have begun to 60 up and must b finished
within two weeks. This building will be
but one story high. and contain twelve
stores, reaching the entire length Of the
block.
The basement work on the Union Trust
Company's building. corner Of Second and
Main streets, has been completed and the
first story walls are nearly done.
A good deal OF work had to be done to
prepare the foundations for ksnnea. &
Bravley's building. corner Of Third and
Main streets. bat u has now been about
completed and the stone foundations are
being put in.
The Union Trust Company 10 building
residence on Squire PARK for J. J. Doheny.
Il Is situated on Twentieth. north Of
Remington avenue. and faces the park
now beng ns!e. The house viii cost
ornpiese about s. 70
The contract has been let for the cree
ton OF Il. A. Browns new residence on
the corner Of Rose and Hsines streets, to
cost S. 600.
The contractors are now figuring on the
building of the new FIRST Presbyterian
church. corner Of Fourth and Spring
streets. and the work viii be let on Tues
day.
During the past week twenty building
permits were issued for buildings to cost