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

| lot 71x75 feet, and will be fifteen stories
/ high. 1t will be the highest building
west of Chicago. It's exterior will be of
granite and marble, while the interior
freproof materials. It's height will be 80
! feet and it will tower above all the other
sky-scrapers in the Western City.-Van.
couver Register.
Ornate and Harmonious.
The tallest building in San Francisco will
be the structure which Claus Spreckels is
about to erect at the southwest corner Of
Market and Third streets. Resting on
base of 75x70 feet, it will rise $40 feet to the
apex of the belvedere. Aside from it's vast
height it's distinguishing features will be
the ornate character of its upper stories,
set off by foriated frieze and harmonious
cornice and surmounted by magnificent
dome, inclosed by colonnade and capped
by a glass-covered lantern, resting on
marble columns.
The location is one that will enable the
structure to be viewed from all directions.
It's entire outline will be seen from up and
down Market streets, from Keaeny, Third
and O'Farreli, while its crown will be visi-
BILE from the bay and all the elevated por-
tons of the City.
The building will be in the form of
square tower to the cornice. The first
three stories will form sort of pedestal in
gray granite with bush-hammered face.
Above this will rise for Seven stories what
may be termed a plinth. It will be in
white California marble, as will all the
rest of the exterior. The treatment of this
portion OF the editice is severe in order to
| give repose to the eye. Then the orna-
mental style will be resumed in Italian
renaissance. The frieze already spoken of
will serve as a setting for the cornices be-
tween the thirteent and fourteenth
stories. Above will rise the colonnaded
dome, forty-five feet from its base, and the
belyedere thirty feet high. In all there
| will be fifteen stories, with basement.
| The building will be OF steel construction
and thoroughly fre-proof. The upper
stories will be finished on all sides alike.
! The main entrance will be on Market street
and will be imposing and handsome. 1t
will be in the form of an arch, thirty-fve
feet high and twenty feet wide Corinthian
columns will flank it on both sides sur
which balustrade will be placed. Between
the second and third stories will run pro-
! jecting Cornice supported by medal ions
over a carved frleZe, with windows set in
heavy cornice OF granite and surrounded
| by carved architraves and spandrils. A
| liSuJ COII1lCe Will DI6dk tD6 cApdNSe aG CQo
! tenth story; then at the twelfth will come
the ornamentation already described and
the browning of the edifice. The ribs of
the dome will be in marble and the metal
used will be bronze. The dome will be
utilized as cafe and restaurant. White
glass will inclose the lantern. The interior
will be finished in natural hard wood.
In the basement will be located the press
rooms of The CALL, while the thirteenth
floor will be devoted to the editorial and
art departments, and the fourteenth to the
composing and stereotyping rooms of the
| same newspaper. The main entrance will
open into a rotunda of polished California
marble, while the floor will be of mosaic.
| Three heavy bronze doors, supported by
polished marble pilasters, will afford en-
trance to the main interior of the struc-
ture. The central door will lead to three
elevators, one starting from the basement,
the other two from fhe ground floor, and
all ascending to the fifteenth story. The
| right-hand door will open into store and
that on the left to THE CALL business office,
the area of which will be 25x50 feet, with a
balcony. Another store will be situated
| on Third street. From the second to the
twelfth floor inclusive the building will be
arranged in offices. of which there will be
fourteen on each story. or Ia in all. To
each will be attached lavatory and a
| cloakroom. The main stairway will be of
marble. and the interior finish and con-
struction will be of the latest ard most ap-
proved designs. The plans are by Reid
Bros, architects for all Claus Spreckels'
buildings.
The ground on which the new structure
will be located cost 100000. The edifice
| ture of about S400, 900 more, making the to-
tai outlay close to 100000. 1t is expected
that the building will be finished in a little
over year.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Guardian of Public Rights.
The San Francisco CALL, which is
clearly the best general newspaper on the
Pacific Coast, is to have new Office build
ing erected at the southwest corner of
Third and Market streets, in that City, ex-
pressly for its own use. The Register is
glad to note this evidence of success on the
part of The CALL, because it deserves
success. THE CALL has not, like some
other great newspapers, used its power to
tyrannize over the masses, but has always
guarded the rights of the people. Long
live THE CALL.-Vancouyer (Wash.) Reg
lister.
Most Ornamental Feature of the City.
The San Francisco CALL has new
home at the southwest corner of Mar
ket and Third streets. A house built
or steel ana marble, towering IVoIeet ABOVE
the other tall buildings of the City and
treated with skill that exhausts the re-
sources of architecture in strength, beauty
ahd convenience, will be the most con-
spicuous and ornamental feature of the
City.-Vancouver (Wash.) Columbian.
The Enterprise of g Creator.
The San Francisco CALL is to occupy
magnificent building as a permanent home
in San Francisco in few short months.
1t is to be the tallest and handsomest
building on the Pacific Coast. THE CALL
has grown to be magnificent, up-to-date