The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31

that such journal should have CORE
spending residence, and we hope its spirit
will ever be as lofty as the edlfce 1t Will
occupy.-Salem (Or.) Statesman.
Advantageously Located.
THE CALL building is to be a magnificent
square tower surmounted by a dome.
Standing on the corner of Third and Mar
ket streets, and occupying one of the very
finest business locations in the City, it will
be the tallest building west of Chicago,
and will rise 80 feet above the sidewalk.
1t is to cover a ground area seventy-hve
feet square and will be fifteen stories in
height. The design is to be Italian renais-
sance. with all the combination of simple
outline and beautiful decoration which
that style affords.
The first three stories will be of very
massive justification" richly carved. The
fourth story, rather less ornate, will be
surmounted by a string of balconies, and
from the top of this story to the level OF
the eleventh floor the walls and window
openings will be perfectly plain. A simple
belt-course will divide the tenth and eley-
enth stores, and from the top OF this belt
course columns will rise to the thirteenth
column, the ornamentation will recon-
mence. The thirteenth story, carried by
the columns of the lower stories, will be IN
the form of an elaborate frieZe supporting
a magnificent cornice. The fourteenth
story, carrying the circular fifteenth
story, the dome and lantern, will rest
upon the cornice.
From the top of the fourteenth-story
cornice there will be at each corner turret
fifteen feet in diameter flanking the dome,
which will be sixty-tive feet in diameter.
An interesting feature of the construction
is the fact that besides the piers at the four
corners there will be ring of columns rls-
ing from the basement, supporting each
floor clear up to and carrying the dome.
The first three stories are to be OF gran
tie. the eleven stories above will be of sand
stone, the fifteenth story will be OF marble,
and the dome, with ribs of steel covered
with marble. will have panels OF bronze
and glass. The interior will be fire-proof
throughout, built of steel and ire-proof
tile The only woodwork in the building
will be the doors, the floors and the win
dow-sashes of the offices. The landings on
every floor will be laid in mosaic and the
walls of the hallway will be paneled in
marble.
The entrance to the building will be on
Market street and is to form a strikingly
beautiful feature of the tower-like struc-
ture. 1t will be twenty feet in width and
thirty-fiye feet in height and will be
fanked by double Corinthian columns
carrying a balcony and balustrade in
granite. The outer vestibule will have
floor in mosaic, walls and vaulted ceiling
in variegated paneled marbles. On the left
of this vestibule will be the entrance to
The CALL business Office, which will ex-
tend from Market street the length of the
Third-street frontage. On the right OF this
outer vestibule it is proposed TO fit up
quarters for bank. Beyond the outer
vestibule will be large rectangular court,
or inner vestibule. Immediately facing
the entrance to this will be three fast
running passenger elevators, inclosed with
the usual bronze grill work now so much
in vogue. To the right the main staircase,
built entirely of marble and iron, will rise
from the ground floor to the topmost story
The doors of the two vestibules will be
bronze and every advantage will be taken
of the Italian renaissance style to make
them rich in decoration.
All the floors between the first and thir-
teenth are to be devoted to offices, and
there will be fourteen offices on each floor
The thirteenth and fourteenth stories will
be fitted up as editorial rooms, art depart
ment, type-setting rooms and stereo-
typing-rooms for the use of THE CALL.
The fifteenth story, which, in addition to
the light from its own windows, will also
the dome, is intended as restaurant. and
something very original and beautiful is
promised in this lofty eating-place. Its
floors are to be of marble; its private
dining-rooms will be located in the four
turrets, and the Office will be in the center
In the basement of the building, which
will be very deep 10 afford footing for the
light plant and elevator machinery will be
located.
From the sidewalk to the top of the main
cornice will be 200 feet, or about four feet
higher than the Chronicle tower. Above
this will rise the dome, surmounted by the
lantern, an additional height of ITO feet.
The lantern itself will be % feet high. 1t
will thus be seen that this structure is to
tower over everything in the City, and Will
be visible, in all probability, alike from
both bay and ocean. The uses of the dome
are a matter for after consideration. A
portion of it will necessarily be devoted to
kitchen for the restaurant, and there is
some idea of ultimately establishing the
Signal Service Bureau beneath the lantern.
The entire building has been designed by
Reid Brothers, who built the Hotel del
Coronado, the Emma Spreckels building
on Market street and the new Spreckels
residence on Van Ness avenue. It is esti-
mated that THE CALL building will cost
$750,000. and as the lot cost 1906, 900, the
total investment will represent, in round
figures, a million dollars. The work of
tearing down the buildings now on the site
has already been commenced, and it is ex-
pee ted that some time in 1897 this new
monument to American enterprise will be
ready for occupancy.-San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
Handsomest and Costliest.
Claus Spreckels, the wealthy sugar
baron, is about to commence the erection
of one OF the handsomest and costliest
buildings in the world at San Francisco, in
which will be housed the offices and head