The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-16
IT is NOW READY
The New Judd Building Open
for Tenants.
MODERN AND FOUR STORIES
A Cre5FS TO Owners. Architect and
Contractor-To be Open
20 Inspection.

Tss Judd building vas handed oeer
10 SIS owners yesterday afternoon. TAis
building has become famous through
ont the Islands as being the first four
story building ever erected IN Hawaii |
les compilation marks an era in the
lprogress u the Hawaiian ISLANDS.
Nine months ago Fred Harrison Nas
given tie contract % build q modern
four-story building. The site upon
when - was 20 be built was the corner
OF Fort and Merchant streets. The
property was formerly the property OF
Chief Justice Jude, whose name the
\ building nog bears.
| As stated before, The erection O. this
block marks an epoch IN the history
laf these Islands But Few Yeas ago
II scme ore had said that before the
nineteenth century had closed a build
ing, such as tha one now completed.
would stand there ne would haze been
looked upon with pity. No better IL
illustration OF the progress OF the Islands
in general and Honolulu in particular
could b- found than this imposing
mass Of iron. brick. stone and glass
The material used IN construction Is
Roman brick. finished With terra Gotta.
, The arh over the entrance i made OF
, Eative stone, supported by massive pill
: liars az the same material. The words
Judd Building a-s chiseled in the
l-,rch- Massive girders OF iron throt gh-
Tout the building insure its solidity.
Every modern convenience OF an OF
flee building Is found within II. Spec
ial attention has bsen paid TO the el,
water. which IS ore Of the latest pa;
terri, from the Crane company OF CHI .
cage. Double clutches and safety az
plisncss do away xith all chance 81 "a
accident \ mail chute. the first ii
these Islands. forms one OF the con
venienees Special attention has ber
paid 20 the sanitary and ventilatirg aS
EanEenGnts.
" The ground 1oCr viii - occupied p
Gear Lansing & Co. The Bank Of ia
twaii. and the Honolulu Investment g
II On the second floor will be r. y Mot
Smith. Geo. u Gear. Hawaiian ~
stract and Title Co. W q. Smith. q
The tAir6 Cathcart * Parke. Kline.
Al Bsliou &, McCianahan will have Office
.XThe fourth f0nr s. taken by r.
: Zones. NcCandiass Bros. Union Fee
iCo.. r W. Macfar'ane. 4. r Iuid. \
ieyand.v. 4 Baldwin.
! ne hEst UNNF - tntFttN "a $Hhs I ]
tcther three floors have ten Offices cac
lmaking n total o. thirty. of che,
loply sts remain -1ntenanted. rtre ytS
leases ars the conditions for .ocCup
tion. This has besn do-s in order
secure the NOS desirable LET OF tei
ants possible.
The contract called fcr IN. .cbmpl
, ton or he building IN eight month
But owing 20 many unavoidable della.
thH time was nine months. In lar
structure Of this ;sind large ausntiti
Of material have 10 be brought fro
abroad, Rhich rsscsssitafss s-orrs n
avoi1abl.s Delay.
Tie plan was oy Architect TrsDha
en-. The entire biz OF extras for q
. whole building anbsint.d 20 but So
which really narrossS itsef down
tii0. This amount on 4 See. 600 .tru
tire IS considered phenomenal r.
owners OF tho building express thee
selves n being ih every say sas.sfi.
with The arcEitsctE-z' aad conStrrrti
work.
q Monday tn whole edifice Eiii
thrown open % The 155iic fo< inEpe
tioh- Ladies IN particular are invite
No 1orulIl ceTSz-spny ~.-s gone th-oss
witt upor the ssceTc--;ion OF the bull
iup