River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-07-15
HOW WE GROW.
The Seasons Building Outlined.

by no means finished it is well enoug
under way to compare fayorably wit
that of any previous season. no
excepting the 'boom" summers O
'9I and '95. Scarcely so many dwel
ling houses have been built as during
these two lively periods, but TIN
houses that have gone up and are nov
being finished, are thoroughly modern
and first class. In addition, the new
passenger depot and the Methods
church, which is about to be started
are concerns of such general import
ance as to overbalance the create
volume of building in previous seasons
The erection OF the new passenge
station is an enterprise Of wide publ,
interest. The old quarters are
narrow and mean, distasteful to tn,
citizens as well as uninviting Il
strangers. The new station has al
| the elements of metropolitan depot
and is entirely adequate TO the city,
needs. 1t lays north and south alonl
the tracks, just south of the ole
structure, and is surrounded with ;
plank walk running sheer to the rails
At the north end a baggage room
l4Xl94, is cut off from the office and
waiting rooms. 1t has door on
either side, west and east, and i,
amply lighted. Next to this lies the
mems waiting room. 1t is 20x21 feet
and leads by a wide lane past the
ticket and telegraph office to the
ladies waiting room, which is Of the
the same dimensions. The office is
l4lxl6, fully enclosed, and lighted by
broad windows from the west. On
the opposite side of the lane are the
toilet rooms. The whole interior is
sealed in white pine; the wainscoting
will be grained and the walls and
ceilings painted.
Outside, the building presents a
sprightly and really handsome APP
pearance. The roof is made in five
distinct sections; a central hip-root
runs above the main structure, some
what like d tower, and oyerloOks the
longer ridges that run to the north
and south on two levels, sloping hip.
fashion at the ends. The ridges are
capped by simple ornaments and the
shingles are painted deep red. In
the tower, four small windows look
out east and west, their upper halves
ornamented with diamond tracery.
The section of roof at the extreme
south, corresponding to that shelter.
ing the baggage room at the north
covers merely an open walk and i.
supported by stout pine timbers
The roofs, all round the building, are
furnished with wide caves, braced anC
bracketed, that overhang and shelter
the walks. The walls are painted il
two shades of brown that harmonic
neatly, and the general effect is very
agreeable.
Setting aside the new Methodist
Church. rs yet an un tangible reality
the building nextin public Importance
is the Baptist parsonage A house o.
tcu rUUms, pIcdsauJsy located noxi
the church on Second street, it is ;
valuable addition to the churcl
property, as well as a comfortable
home for the present pastor or hi,
possible successors. The plans were
devised by Rev. Bewick, and in arrang
| ing the interior, care was taken thai
| the rooms should accommodate al
large company as possible. Thu
the hallway, parlor, sitting room am
dining room all open into one another
by broad arches. The kitchen il
large, has deep cupboard from flool
to ceiling at one end, and leads by {
stairway to the basement. This in
cludes the full Il Jr dimensions of the
house, and provides space for the
laundry, furnace-room and vegetable
cellar. The second floor is divided
into four bedrooms, closets and an
attic, and is airy and we'll lighted. A
hip-roof gives the house an aspect o.
height, and the ornamental gables
corner brackets and the plate glass
window in front, all add to the grace
and comeliness Of the whole. The
parsonage, in fact, is a distinct add
tiOn to our list of fine residences.
A very compact and distinctive
| looking dwelling that has won al
sorts of admiring comment, is the
new house of DR.. and Mrs. Bollansbet
on Fourth st. 1t is built on square
foundation: but by skillful manage
ment of the roofs the square effect
is quite lost in the completed building
The main gables are built out plumb
with the caves, and are ornamenteC
with simple but very effective design
in squares. A solid looking porct
adorns the front, and a wide plate
glass window is built under the wes1
gable. To the left of the hall, as ont
enters the main door, lies the dining
room. which leads back to the kitchen
and pantry at the east end. To tn,
right lies the parlor, where fireplace
is built, and to the east of this ;
library. The parlor and library are Il
be finished in red birch, the hall il
oak, and the dining room and kitchen
in Georgia pine. The stairway, which
has two landings, leads to the second
floor directly from the hall. Thre,
bed rooms, bath room and closets
are distributed over the second floor
and the space is remarkably well econ
omized. A large basement provide
room for the furnace, laundry ant
the like, and water faucets are to b,
found on each floor. The house as
whole has the neat, solid effect tina
distinguish Mr.. Symes buildings.
Mr.. Fred Curriers' house on 'Profes
sors' Row" is another building tina
has attracted deal of attention. 1t
dimensions are iarge, and give ampl
space for nine commodious rooms ant
several smaller ones. 1t is built il
two clear stories with an attic, has
hip-roof, and compares very fayorabl.
with the other nice residences on TIL
Row. Its gables are finished il
fancy shingles and small windows,
long and deep porch will grace tn