The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-17

Ona n IRE great building enterprises
fer the present yea, nos onlY 81 Seattle.
F.ut ~ fns enttra Pacific coasE. iz thar rro-
feefs8 ~ James -. Celulans II vii eu-
hanee fae vaiae 81 every square ireh -
property wing anywhere near western
avenue. Columbia ard Marion agreets and
n carried out - nov contemplated.
s. viii soon take effect IN ar imposing
structure Of st0ne. brick and iron. Hiring
sss great facade for tae entire block -
go feet or Western avenue and running
bssk 20 a depth % f90 feet 20 Post street.
better known b0ta on and OF the city
maps g. AZ alley way.
II &C. not alone the tons os cement. the
fsndreaB 81 thousands az brSok. ire for
ests o. timber ant car loads % iron that
viii enter into its construction that VIII
rake the building 30 conspicuous neither
& II the hundreds ~ men who viii hud
employment 81 it, building nor the splen-
dld confidence shown b. Mr.. C0lman 10
the city Of Seattle that marks the enter
prizes hs one 81 great interest. htit certain
features OF construction taat stamp II ~
a pioneer fu its way VIII draw TIE
attention % architects. builders. Insurance.
men and owner 10 ~ as the most COM
piefe and most modern warehouse on TIE
Pacific coast.
To Architect a. Tidemand. wh0 pre-
pared fhs plans and designed the eE-
terror. belongs a great deal ~ the credit
which viii attach 20 the bsE warehouse.
but 20 J. NJ Coimau. whose spirit % en-
targrlsr and willingness 20 invest many
thousands OF dollars. belongs tae credit
Or adding IN most substantial way 20
the solid business character - the archi-
lecture Of the city. The building vii be
emphafieaiig store and warehouse
hgllding and n IS Intended TO grace the
Wholesale district. Its long stretch OF
broken IN its sky lines with pediments
nor towers in fact. u will be severely
plain but for SIS uses there Il nothing
on the Western coast that can ia any
way approach Il. slight idea % the stu
rend0aEness % the building may be- OBJ
tanned from the perspective accompany
Ing this description. which was prepared
especially for the Intelligence hy
Mr.. Tidemand. bat the features that mark
Is Ak practically lndestructibie by fire are
only obtaiuabie by close investigation
OF the plans ard specifications.
An Interesting study.
Fnom the pliing under the footlngs 20
the top o. the parapot the plans present
an interesting study. The geological for
nation OF the uelghborhood where the
building Hill stand demands piling under
the piers or these piles there viii be
upwards % 5oo and they viii be- twenty
FIVE feet lone and 81 not less than four
teen inches diameter. These plies will be
driven 20 bard pan" and wiIl furnish
the initial step IN the building itself after
the surveys have been made. The sur
Neys themselves viii follow upon the
raziuE and removal Of the present frame
structures The footsnKs that will rest
upon the piles viii be either OF concrete
or Of hardsbuFued paving brick and CO.
rnent on top Of which there viii b. gram
Ste piinths and stills all around the build
ing Above the piinths and stills which
will be brought up 10 grade. the piers
OF the 8uperstructure on three sides and
the curtain wall Tor the rear viii start.
The piers on the sides will be iudcnted
al intervals OF several courses finished
o. the Intel cornice with CAPITALS. also
~ brick. Above the Intel Cornice tho
piers will continue and the openings OF
the first story front will be subdvided ~
smaller piers, or pilasteTs from which the
roundhead arches OF the window OPEN
ings will spring. The line OF spring VIII
BE emphasized by brick capitals. Above
the tops az the arches a neat cornice 81
brick viii be carried on the three priu-
clpal sides OF the huge structure and
above that a parapet Of open brick work.
Tho dsmarsation between the second and
third stories will be recessed panels OF
brick work. supported upon steel I beams.
All the glass of the store fronts land the
fronts are 70 he nearly oil OF glass; will
he plate. cut up by transome across each
front No attempt Is 20 bo made at dis