The herald., 1895-09-12

| Fashionable Residences
a The houses now being erected in the
| sou invest portion of the city are m ostly
| for the occupancy of their owners, and
| consequently are all of the better class,
| only the best worknen of every branch
being employed III building and finishing.
| Noticeable for beauty and piquancy OF
design is a group of three houses just be.
| ing completed on Twenty eighth street.
near Figueroa. on the north side OF
the street, and one dlagonally opno-
| site nearc- Hoover street, on the
| south size of Twenty eighth street.
| These fJ.,r are the artistic creations of
! Architects Eisen e Hunt, who appar-
| emily studied for the effect of pleasing
| contrast.
i The first one. on the north side OF the
street, nearest Figueroa, is the home of j..
! II. Shankland. 1t is French in outline
and detail, and the effect is very elegant.
! The interior decorations are now IN the
| hands of MEG rath, and the pretty and
| odd CRATES and fireplaces were furnished
/ by the Tuttle Mercantile company. In
| the commodlous stores nj the futile Mer-
| camille company is a most bewiidering
| stock of mantels. CRATES, thing, etc., from
the most plain and utilitatian designs to
the most eXtravagantly elegant, afford
ing the visitor an hour or delightful AMI
instructive entertainment.
The important work of exterior deco
is being done by D. f. Horgan. the we'll
known painter, whose shop is at the cor
ner of Second and Los Angeles.
THE SARTORI RESI- DENCE.
The center one OF this unique group
is the home of J. +. Sartorl, the presi
dent of the Security Savings bank. The
architecture is an adaptation of the old
English FROM the ground to the first
hr,o
TIE first story is finished in solid buff
tinted plaster, and the second st DRY is
English tim Der work with panels of gray
tinted plaster. The painting of the TIM
Der work and decorations and interior
finishing is being done by D. f. Horgan.
The third of the group is the residence
of Charles Monroe, and while simple and
elegant IN design. its attractions are
greatly enhanced by the truly artistic
work OF c. c. Bonnell OF 1921 Key West
street, who has the con tract for painting.
The exterior is finished in single, which
is tinteu a rich warm brown color with
the roof low tone of moss green, and
trimming of ivory.
The interior was also finished by G.
G. Bonnell, whose work on the Wolfskill
house at Grand avenue and Fifteenth
street has beer much admired.
THE NORTON HOME.
The house nearing completion on the
south side of Twenty eighth street, above
referred to, is to be occupied as soon as
finished by the owner, mr.. Norton.
Pugh q Sons have the contract for build
ing, and supply all the lum Der used. The
firm of Pugh & sons is composed of
John Pugh and his two sons, William
I. and Thomas W., who are all practical
workmen and operate large planning
mill on Ninth street, near Santee. They
are engaged in building several other res
licences, among which is noticeable the
Kiefer residence. on Twenty
street, near Hoover. The plum bling is
of course of the very latest and BEST
and is being done by 7. j. Stephens, of
Ill West Third street, who is practical
plumber. and is experimenting at pres
ent the plum bling work on several OF the
new residences in the fashion able dis
trct. The baths he has p laced in the
Norton building are of late and elegant
design.