Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-05
N BUILDING CIRCLES.
Some Notable Improvements to be
Made the Coming Season.
Architects Are Busy, and Builders
Anticipate Good Year-A Gen
eral Review of the Contemplated
New Edihces, Additions and I'm
provements.

New Edihces, Additions and I'm
provements.
Great activity in building circles will
prevail in this city this spring and
summer The local architects are all
more or less engaged in preparing plans
for proposed improvements in and
about the city, and the Register is in
position this morning to chronicle sew
eral new and novel Improvements which
will add to the beauty Of the city.
Prof. Henry Arbenz, who was the
first professor to establish a conseva-
tory of music in this city, has found it
necessary. owing to the increased at
tendance at his present conservatory on
Fifteenth street, to seek larger and
more commodious quarters. Mr.. Ar
benz has gained possession of the two
story house. No. 80 Fifteenth street,
and instructed Architect Heingst to
prepare plans for a three story conser-
vatory on the site of the newly purchas-
ed property, which will cover 26X7S feet
of ground. The side walls Will remain,
while the balance of the building will
be torn down. The front will be erect
ed with fine pressed brick, terra Gotta
and stone trimmings, and small porch
also built of pressed brick will be erect
ed in front of the entrance. The first
two stories will be used for residence
purposes, finished in oak wood The
third story will consist Of conservatory
hall, 32x24 feet, waiting rooms, billiard
hall. toilet rooms, all finished in oak
and hard wood The entire building
will be supplied with electric incandes-
cent lights. electric bells and speaking
tubes. The cost Of the structure is es-
timated at $4,000 The contracts for
this building have been let to the fol-
lowing contractors: J. W. BeltZ & Sons
Co. carpenter work; AdOlph KnOke, Sr.,
masonry; J. A. Bodley, brick work; B.
F. Caldwell. tin work. The contracts
for plumbing. heating and electrical
supplies have not been let.
The same architect has been notified
by the enterprising citizen, Mr.. f. II.
LANCE. to prepare plans for four
story store and Office building on Mar
ket street. below Fourteenth, and four
story livery stable and meeting hall
at the corner of Alley c and Fourteenth
street.
On the 36x60 feet of ground on Mar
ket street. Immediately adjoining
Samuel Brubaker's Wigwam, Mr.. Lange
proposes to erect a pressed brick build
ing with stone trimmings. The first
story will be utilized for store purposes,
while the other three stories will be
used for Office purposes. The building
will receive a plain finish and be very
desirable for office use The work on
this structure will commence as soon
as the contracts are let. as Mr. LANCE
has made all the. excavations necessary
for the cellar.
Bradfords livery stable. at the cor
ner of Alley c and Fourteenth street
will be torn down as soon as Mr.. Brad
ford vacates it, his lease having expired
April LIST. On this ground a fOur-story
building of ordinary stock brick, with
stone trimmings. will be erected. The
first. second and third stories will be
suitably built for the finest livery stable,
as the first floor will consist of the
wash house and storage rooms. while
the second and third floors will be so
arranged to allow the keeping of vehi-
cles or stalling of the hOrsse. A huge
elevator will be placed in the building
large enough to carry the heaviest
horses and vehicles to any Of the floors
The fourth floor will consist of an as
sembly hall. and will be so arranged to
connect with the rear Of the fourth
floor Of the Market street building for
the purpose of using the Market street
elevator The livery stable, when COM
pleted will be one of the most COM
mOdiOus i'm the city. The cost of the
livery building is estimated at $4,000
while the Market stree structure will
probably cost $1,000.
These two buildings are to be only
temporary in their nature. and at the
expiration Of about five years Mr. LANCE
proposes to crest a nine-stOry Office and
business house. covering the entire cor
ner of Fourteenth and Market streets
72x128 feet, to the corner Of Alley c.
Cashier George Eckhart. OF the Peo-
Piles Bank. who resides at No. sos Main
street. will improve his elegant resi-
dence with a fine porch in front of the
entrance. The plans which were pre-
pared by Mr. HeiDgst. specify fine press
ed brick and the best Of Cleveland
stone. The porch will have six pillars,
four arches and seven steps, with
platform on the fourth step. Contrac-
tor Hallock has received the masonry
work. while b. r Perkins, the brick
mason. has the brick work The new
Improvement will cause an outlay of
$1,000.
Mrs. Davidson will erect a seven
room twO-story dwelling house. OppO-
site the street car barns, on South Jacob
street.
Charles Dowler, Of South Eoff street.
will erect a two-stOrv brick residence
between Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth streets, on Eoff.
Kratz Bros. the South Side contrac-
tors. received the contract to erect
two-story frame residence at No. 1911
Eoff street, for Charles GrOppe.
The contract for the erection of the
twelve-rOOm school house. at Mounds
vile. will be let tomorrow morning.
Several local firms are bidding on this
contract.