The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05
IT is TRULY MAJESTIC
SOME MODERN FEATURES OF GAS
COMPANY's NEW BUILDING.
Rapid Elevators Devoid Of the sBal-
looming" SensatiOn-Public to BE
Admitted to the Roof.

''The Majestic" the Imposing, ten-story
Office building now being erected for the
Indianapolis Gas Company, at the corner OF
Maryland and Pennsylvania streets, is rap
idly nearing completion, although it will be
some weeks yet before the interior work
is finished. Although the scale Of rentals
has not yet been fixed, many, prospective
tenants have asked to have rooms reserved
for their use. One out-of-town firm has had
a suite OF seven rooms reserved. OF course
the reservat tons are not binding, as, in
case the tenants are dissatisfied when the
rentals are fixed. they will be under no OBJ
legation to take the rooms set off for them
No trouble is anticipated on this score,
however. Mr.. John R. Pearson, manager
of the gas company, says that the rents
will be placed at as low figure as pos
sible. The erection of a ten-story, modern
Office building in this city was daring
venture, but the owners have taken into
consideration the rapid strides indianapolis
has taken In commercial life and have
counted upon the future for adequate re-
turns on the investment, more, perhaps,
than on the present hour. Immediately aft
err the destruction by fire of the old three
story gas building, now nearly year and
half ago, the Gas Company decided to
erect much finer edifce upon the site OF
the old. After considerable thought five
story building was decided upon. Upon a
more careful study of the situation, partic-
ularly taking into consideration the prob
able future Of the city, plans for seven
story building were agreed upon. Finally
they were enlarged to ten stories.
Every one has watched the growth Of the
building. from the laying of the foundations
OF concrete. Portland cement, steel and
stone to a depth OF twenty-five feet be-
low the street level, up to the hosting Of
the cap stones surrounding the superstruc-
ture.
Now that the building is about completed
Il can be seen that the owners have fulfilled
their promise to build handsome, imposing
structure that would prove a credit to the
city, both from artistic and commercial
points of view. Viewed from the west or
south. the building strikes one as a truly
majestic specimen OF the architects craft.
Towering, as 1t does, 1s5 feet above the
ground, there is withal an air of exact and
proper proportions about 1t which are so
often wanting in modern sky-scrapers.
There is q SUFFICIENT Breadth OF foundation
to correspond with the heighth; this does
away Win the ietlluB VI topnedFihees.
When the cracks have been filed in and
the building Is washed down and tho rub
bish cleared away. it will be found well
worth while to go and see it.
While 1t has been the intention. to erect a
building with pleasing exterior, no money
has been spared to make Of the interior an
ideal Office tenement. The Office OF the gas
company viii be established in the corner
room OF the ground floor. facing both Mary
land and Pennsylvania streets. and extend
Inc on Pennsylvania street 1sp TO the main
entrance way. The other room on the
ground moor win probabIy be leased Each
= the nina doors shove contain nineteen