The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-01


building will cost $4,000 Another building
Mr.. Lorehn is supervising is two story
business building of brick for the Magnolia
Brewery on the corner of Railroad and
Willow streets in the Firth ward.
Another addition to Houston Is the
nursery and green houses erected on Ira
Wis street. near McGowen. by Mr., A. w.
Kerr. These buildings cost in the neigh
borhood of $1,000.
In the business section OF the city i'm
provements are constantly being made
property owners are remodeling and maxi
ing additions to their property to keep
abreast of the times. The most important
piece of work of this description now 60
ing on Is the improvements ON the South
Texas National bank building at 2i8 Main
street The work on the interior az the
bank proper Is almost completed, and
when finished will be one of the finest
bank Offices in the South. The walls and
ceiling are finished with ornamental steel
OF n handsome design and frescocd
throughout. The interior finish is in ma
hngany and the office fixtures in the same
wood. The old plate glass front was re-
moved and beyeled art plate put in
Messrs. Dickey Allen are in charge of
these improvements, which will cost
100000
These same architects also remodeled
the Hin building, corner Franklin and
Main streets, at a cost Of $500.
Another important piece Of Improvement
Is the work of remodelng the opera house.
Houston's play house will soon be ready
for the opening and when the public FIRST
gazes on II there win be seen a vast deal
of Improvement The changes that were
made which have already been noted in
the columns of The Post cost $40 900, and
viii make the Houston opera house one
of the best and most handsome in Texas,
Cox Bros. OF New Orleans have the con-
tract and Mr.. o. ]. Lorehn Is the architect,
Mr.. Lorehn was also the supervising ar
chitoct for the improving and remodeling
of the Waddell building on the corner OF
Fannin and Texas avenue This already
handsome building was beautned by these
improvements, which cost $4,000.
A brick wall, which will be used jointly
by Mrs. W. D. Cleveland and the Levy
Bros, is now almost completed, This and
other improvements on the Cleveland
building will cost about $4,000.
MIR. Henry House has added two-story
brick addition TO his store 10 cost $4,000.
The International and Great Northern
railroad is building an extension to its
cotton shed. which will cost about $4,000.
The improvements OF the Houston and
Texas Central railway. which were com
pleted some tim1 ago, cost about $4,000.
and have added much TO the beauty there
OF. This depot Is now one OF the most
commodious in the State.
The ground Is now being cleared prep
aratory to commencing the erection OF the
three-story fats by Mr.. NJ. Butler of AUS
Tin. Mr.. Butler has way OF putting up
fats that are modern and frst-cIass In
every respect and these VIII be no excep-
ton to the rule. This building will be at |
the corner of Rusk avenue and San Jacinto
street andA%Al cost 50 QUO.
Next to this corner, on RusK avehuc,
Mr.. Butler IL building a two-story frame
residence. 10 cost $4,000 Mr.. o. j. Lorehn
is the architect of these buildings.
Other residences which are completed
or In course OF construction, for which
Mr. Lorehn is the architect are the fol-
lowing;
Two-story frame residence for p. 8.
panner. corner McGowen and San Jacinto,
cost $4,000.
Residence for John B. Busch, corner
Sampson and Engelke, cost $4,000.
Residence for Mrs. j. G. White, corner
Rosale and Elgin, cost $500
Residence for II. +. Fisher, corner
Rusk and Jackson, cost Sfooo
Two residences for James Appleby, cor
ner Main and Iceland, cost $4,000.
One OF the handsomest residences In
Houston Is the one Just completed for
Mr.. j. I. Campbell, corner Main street
and Tuam avenue. This place cost $l2,-
BOO and is an ornament to the city. Meesrs.
Dckey & Allen we're the architects for
this residence.
other places that are completed. or
nearly so for which Dickey a. Allen are
The architects are the following:
Residence for Mr. d. N. Barry, on La
Branch street, cost $4,000.
Two houses for Mr.. J. r. McAshan, cor
ner Fannin and Iceland. cost $1,000.
Residence for Mrs. Zelie Potter corner |
San Jaeinto and Walker. cost $4,000
Two-story residence for Mr.. cha6es
Woessner, La Branch. near Mckinney,
cost $500.
Messrs. Dickey e. Allen will let contracts
this coming week for the following:
Two story residence for Mr.. s. 3. Car