The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-16
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
Nearly $4,000 Worth of Work
Begun Last Week.
HONOR TO SEATTLE ARCHITECTS
They Are in Final Race for British
Columbia Government Building
Squire's Hotel Block.

There were issued from the Office Of the
building inspector the past week twenty
one building permits, the estimated cost of
the work represented being sll995. but
they were nearly all cheap structures, only
two going over 81 900 each.
Skillings e. Corner are hard at WORK on
the plans for the British Columbia gov
eminent buildings, the final competition
for which will be closed on February TO-
Competitive plans for these buildings were
asked by the government by newspaper
notices published throughout England.
the United States and Canada. and in re-
ply sixty-fve separate sets of designs were
received, representing architects from all
over the country. The plans were ar
ranged and examined by S. G. Curry, of
Toronto. president OF the Ontario Society
of Architects, and A. I. Taylor. member
of the council of the Quebec Association
OF Architects. These TWO gentlemen are
leading men in their profession in Can
ada, and their Choice as experts wa con.
sidered eminen;ly satisfactory.
From the designs handed in five were
chosen for the fna! competition. repre-
senting Victoria, Vancouver. Toronto,
Chicago and Seattle Skillings & Corners
those sent in from Seattle or San Fran
cisco tor this Hnal competition, and
hether finally successful or not, it shows
that Seattle can boast of as good archi-
tects as there are in the country.
This firm regards the outlook for the ap-
preaching season as very favorable for
building. and the whole office force is kept
busy until late at night preparing plans
far ,,I L,,;ir l. l.
two newbrick buildings for Senator ". C.
Squire, on the corner OF South Second and
Main streets. One IF these is to be large
hotel thoroughly modern in its equip
ment and similar in arrangements to some
OF the newer Chicago hotels. They are
also preparing plans for fine.residence for
Amos Brown. which viii be an ornament
to the city.
The Union Trust Company has begun
the erection of a residence on Squire park.
situated on Chestnut street. for A. NJ.
Reyno DIS. The house is very nicely ar
ranged, the principal inside feature being
the hall, which is entered from the porch
by vestibule and mas an open fire place
and very artistic stairway with a hall seat.
etc. The rooms. which are all very large.
are nine in number, and there is base
ment under the entire house. The finish
is to be of redwood, and the house is TO be
heated by a furnace. Ii will be of the
very best character of work both inside |
and outside. and viii cost about s, 900.
J. II. Van ASSET has taken out permit |
for the erection of one-and-a-half-story |
frame residence on Jones, near Gould |
street. The building will be after a very |
neat design with an unusually convenient |
internal arrangement, and will cost about |
s., 600.
John Arid is building a one-story frame |
store building on Jackson, near Bush |
street, which will cost $LOOO
A one-and-a-half-story frame cottage is |
being erected at the corner of Taylor and |
Orange streets by S. VI. Rice. 1t is to cost |
$500.