The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-17
BUILDING BUSINESS
Scores of improvements to Be Made
This Spring.
IT is A HEALTHY GROWTH
Anaconda Is Not Booming. But Is
Steadily Advancing in impor-
lance Every Year The
. Outlook Is Bright.


The building season has scarcely
opened IL 1t may be said to have closed
during the past winter in Anaconda.
But the spring season when the man
who plans all winter for work which
he will do as soon as the frost is out
of the ground has not yet begun. For
this there are various reasons firstly,
the frost is still here; secondly, there
is a scarcity of brick, and thirdly, the
unsettled condition of the weather.
None of the things have had any eff
feet upon the business of the archi-
tects, all of whom were very busy when
visited by the Standard reporter yes
terday. Some were supervising the
erection of residences and cottages in
different parts of the city, and others
were bending over the draughing
board and the transparent paper, maxi
ing ground floor plans and front ele-
vations for work that is to be done as
speedily as possible
In a forecast for spring work only
Jobs which are already under way or
are ready for bids have been consider
ed. Prospective and proposed work
would add very much to the list, but
only buildings for which steps have
been taken for their erection will be
mentioned here.
First and foremost is the city hail. of
course, which is almost ready for the
roof. 1t is a handsome structure at the
corner of Cherry and Commercial ave-
nue., and will be when completed the
finest municipal building in the state.
1t will cost, including site, $4,000. Lane
d Reber are the architects.
At the corner of Park avenue and
Cherry street there will be an import
ant change. T. C. Davidson has j. H.
Bartlett preparing plans for a fine
building so feet front on Park and 100
feet deep on Cherry. 1t will be divid-
ed into two store rooms with offices and
rooms on the second floor. There is a
turret on the corner, and other artistic
effects. 1t will cost $4,000. On the adj
joining lot, where stands the old
Christian church, now a laundry, W.
II. Edgcombe will erect so feet more
of brick that will join the Davidson
building, making a solid front on Park
avenue of 100 feet Mr. Edgecombes
building is in the hands of Architect
Hyslop, and the two blocks will be
built simultaneously. The estimated
cost of the second building is $4,000.
1t Will be used for laundry purposes.
Robert Nichol has completed a
sketch for a double two-story brick
residence, which Thomas Gavin of Car
roll intends to build at once on the cor
ner of Locust and Park avenues. The
The plans call for all modern improve
ments. and the architectural style is
cost 81 900 or IS, 900. Mr.. Gavin has now
nearly finished five brick cottages of
from four to six rooms at the corner of
Sixth and Cedar streets. His improve
ments there will amount to nearly |
$4,000
In the business district again there is
the A. o. u. w. hall, a two-story brick |
25x14O, to be built fronting on Com
mercial avenue adjoining ]. A. |
Schroeder's block. The first floor will |
contain a store room and the second |
the largest lodge room in the city. The |
investment will amount to $4,000.
Elias Jacobson will build a business
block on the site of his present store
on Commercial avenue. Tt will be a |
two-story brick 25xS0. The frame
building is to be relegated to the rear.
About $4,000 or $1,000 will be expended
on this Improvement.
Petritz & Steiger are adding to their
wholesale house at the corner of Hick-
DRY and Commercial avenue a building
40x26 to be used as a cigar factory A
steam heating plant is also to be placed
in the building making a total outlay
which is in the neighborhood of $4,000
Joseph Peters will build a business
house 25xS0 on his East Commercial
street property
The Hibernians also have their plans
almost perfected for their hall opposite
the city hall.
Work will be begun in a few DAYS
upon five cottage homes, having five
rooms each, at the corner of Third
street and Hickory. e. A. Waterbury
is the prime mover in this enterprise.
Already he has a large rent roll and
when these are completed 1t will be ma
tertally increased. The investment will
amount to $4,000 or $4,000.
Anton Marchion is building a beauti-
full home at the corner of Third and
Maple streets. 1t will cost about $500,
being equipped with furnace and other
Alderman John r. walkup has the
foundation laid for a stately home of
brick, on Maple street at the corner of
Sixth. Three thousand five hundred
dollars will be spent in this improve
ment. Across Maple street there are
two very pretty homes being built
One is for T. Z. Butler and the other (
for E. j. McAdou. They are brick We
neered, and of commodious dimensions,
as well as artistic design. They will
cost $1,000 or more each.
Charlie Flood is building a handsome
81, 500 dwelling on East Park avenue I
Kinney Phelan has a $1700 cottage !
under way on Locust street on the
Eggleston property. '
Andrew Leck is building a four-roou
residence on the rear of his lot at the I
corner of Sixth and Locust street and
expects to build another larger house
on the corner, expanding in improve
ments about s., 600 q
This list is not complete. but IL is ac- !
,urate. There are many cottages and Q
homes just completed and to be built ,
which do not find their way into the !
lchitects' hands. and the city Is now :
20 large that they can not be located
,r singled out. In addition to these are
he warehouses of Theodore Ehret. of
he Bitter Root Development company.
md others now building. I