The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-06
INDIANAPOLIS REAL. ESTATE DEALERS
WILL MAKE A BIG CHANGE
Vast Amount of Improvements in the
Building About Monument Place.
A Number of New Structures Are Going Up
and Many Of the Old Ones Are Being Re-
modelled and Made Like New.

Monument place will be IN perfect order.
il Is expected, by the first Of August, and
will beyond doubt present o beautiful ap-
pearance. The outside sidewalk of Circle
street is now fifteen feet wide as was the
inside sidewalk. These widths Will be
changed so that the outside walk will be
twenty-five feet wide. By this increase of
width Circle street Will simply be moved
10 ten feet but will still be as wide as ever.
The inside sidewalk will be abolished and
the extra five feet will be added to Monu.
ment place. Three feet will De left inside
therim or circumference ofMonument place
uDpaved, wherein trees will be planted.
and inside these trees there will DO cireu-
lar strip ten feet wide left as q point of OBJ
servation, between which and the monu-
ment there will be no distractions. Seats
will be placed under the trees where the
weary one may rest and be entertained BY
the monumental sishts. The four streets
converging into Circle street will be mar
rowed ten feet. The pavements will be
lpcreased five feet on either side. All these
side walks, both of Circle and the ap-
preaching streets. will he laid with the
beat cement. while the streets will be as
phalted. The whole of the face of Monu-
ment place Will be cemented except tho
spaces occupied by four oval plots extend
ing from the sides OF the converging
streets TO the outer rim of the park. These
plots Will be sodded. shrubbed. etc. A
small space on the east and west sides of
the monument will be occupied by foun-
talns. In order that the cement Of Monu-
ment place may never have to be torn away
Tor the lay inE of gas aud water pipes. arch
tunnels will penetrate under the park at
right angles. from north to south and from
east to west The building of these tunnels
was q very wise conception. as the passage
of pipes through them will prevent innum.
cradle disasters. The spirit of improve
ment does not stop with Monument place
by any means. but in Its c0ntagiOn pre-.
cedes it. A disposition to improve q pub
lie place in this city reacts at once upon
the property owners. near by. The stimu-
liant afforded By such movements seems ir-
resistible and we'll 1t is that IL Is so. Frank
A. Naus, the brewer, has under process of
construction four-story block on Market
street just eest of the circle. which will de-
mand its share of appreciation from all
those who glory in fine buildings and sub
stantiaI progress. This block extends fifty
feet on Market street and presents o beauti-
full pressed brick end stone front, and ex-
tends south eighty feet. Ii will, when
completed, be magnificent Improvement
to the city and especially reflect honor to
Monument place. Mr.. Mans has sianified
his intention to remove the frame bnild-
ing on his large lot at the southeast corner
of Meridian and Ohio streets and 30 build
in its stead structure entirely worthy of
the valuable part of the city in which the
land lies. He has not yet disclosed as to
what kind of q building will supersede the
present one. but will very likely build an
elegant apartment block. something like
the Murphy Block. which is to DO at Penn.
sylvania and North streets.
The Hon. W. H. English will lead in the
matter of bringing the buildings on Cir
Gle street up to the desired standard of ex-
callence. Old Plymouth Church will be
absorbed In the extension of English Hotel
north on Meridian next to the new city
Library. The hotel will then extend to the
alley north. of the same height and appear
ance of the rest OF the hotel, which will
undergo Q change externally that will
make this already splendid buildings work
of art The hotel Will also be extended
south and will include Mr.. English's resi-
dence property in the extension In this di-
recton, which will greatly increase the
block as we'll az make II an imposing
structure.
Mr. English will also entirely remodel
the Carton & Hollenbeck block and add to
har N or ~ five at0rias hi 0h
beside the basement. This will redeem
the Meridian street approach to Monument
place. The block will be decorated exter-
nally and modernized throughout
DR.. Allen has determined to keep
shoulder to shoulder with the procession
and has resolved to make over the old Sem
tinel Block INTO q palatial structure and
place it on footing with the rest Of the
buildings. He may not make any addi-
tions to it, but will beautify it substan.
TALLY, externally and internally. AS q de-
wiser of plans, decorations and building
conveniences, DE-. Alien has always been
recognized as o genius The excellent ar
rangements in tha class. social and other
rear rooms in the First Presby terra n
Church bear testimony to this fact. TO say
nothing OF the palstial structure known as
The Electric Light Company will soon
begin constructing their new and elegant
downtown Offices. which are to be OH the
ground or Circle street between West NJ ar
ket and Meridian streets. At present the
company otfice Is in the little frame house
j situated at this place.
Horace Wood, the livery man. has con-
. cluded to make over his stable front and
present. along with the rest, q smiling well
como to the old veterans. and 80 the story
of bnildlnQ tmnrOVlnR ana enterUria4 QOe8
on, page after page and volume after
: volume, until the city will turn to the mir
Tor OF public opinion with all the starched
] satisfaction of ball room swell, and upon
It's lapel will hang the City Library rose Of
/, beauty and perfection. This building. so
near Monument place, will shed its dignity
over others less aspiring. This structure
! has already been described minuteiy IN
! this paper and yet on surveying il. nothing
! strikes deeper than the fact that all has
/, not been said. The style of architecture
/! which perv AIDES il is intellectual, while the
! smooth white stone used in 1t con struc-
! ton gives 10 refined appearance. The d.
\ mansions are dignltied and splendidly pro-
I portioned. while the group which Ill
/! stand over the main entrance will add to
! it such an idea of condensed decoration as
] CLAIMS q good thing as not oyerdone, and
! yet approves it's sufficiency. The columns
\ of stone guarding the IN ain entrance. cut as
/, they are into fiIigrees. present fine idea of
Z delicacy even in chiseling. of which the
! appreciative approve. The Marion Block,
] just opposite on the north, stands in ttis
\ same community. giant of modern I'M
9 proyemenr su ~ pestlye of splendid vet com.