The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-07
MONEY BEING
SPENT IN BUILDING
Plans for the Handsome Hill
man Hospital.
OWENTON COLLEGE ADDITION
Many Handsome Residences Under
Course of Construction on the
South Highlands for
Home for the Insane.

The building In and Immediately around
Birmingham during the coming summer
will be more extensive than in any other
summer of the past ten years. Not only
is this true of the many industrial plants
at Ensley and elsewhere, which have been
described so often, but 1t also applies to
the business houses and residences.
Mention was made in The Age-Herald
several days ago that the contract for
drawing the plans and specifications of the
new Hillman hospital had been let to T.
U. Walter & Ullman, of this city. This
firm obtained the contract in competition
with other Birmingham firms, and with
architects from New Orleans, Louisville
and other big cities. Each firm submitted
its designs ANONYMOUSLY designed by
mark of some kind. Messrs. Walter and
Ullman had their plans marked with a red
cross, and this was the set of drawings
which the committee decided would be best
suited for their purposes. The committee
which made the selection consisted of T.
H. Motion, M. v. Joseph and R. S. Munger.
Mr.. Walter and Mr.. Ulman have already
begun work on the plans and will be ready
in about six weeks to submit the plans and
specifications to the contractors for bids.
WIN Be Three Stories
AS has been stated, the hospital will be
situated on Fourth avenue and Eighteenth
street, the main front of the building 'front.'
ing on Eighteenth street. There will be
three stories, not counting the basement.
The building will be designed to have a
central portion, fronting on the street,
with wings at either end. The entire build
ing will cost $4,000, though at first only the
main portion and one wing of the building
will be completed; this is to cost about $22,-
600. The structural material will be of red
pressed brick and the appearance of the
building will be very handsome. There will
be four general ward rooms, and number
of private bed rooms, with accommodate
ton for about fifty beds. There are of
course to be operating rooms and other
such rooms, all fitted out in the most mod
ern and improved style.
college at Owenton
The Methodist college at Owenton is pre-
pairing to build a large domitory, and
work will begin on 1t just after the college
year closes. The building will be three
stories high, there being 2S rooms
ON the two upper floors, designed to ac-
eommodate two students each. The ground
fioor will be taken up with a large dining
room, kitchen, gymnasium etc. The cost
OF the building viii be about $4,000 or $18-
900. t, u. Walter and Ullman are the
architects.
1t is intended to erect this building in
the place originally intended for it on tho
college campus. When the grounds were
laid off, the space which each of the vari-
GUS college buildings were to occupy, was
set apart, and eventually the college
quadrangle" will be completed.
Handsome Residences
More handsome residences will be built
In Birmingham this summer than in any
other one period in the city's history. Near
ly all of them are to be built of brick and
stone, and will be unusually handsome A
majority of them will be built on the
South Highlands. Among the owners are
the following;
George H. Rodgers, on Highland avenue;
Walker Percy on Highland avenue; James
Weatherly on Highland avenue; E. W.
Barrett, on Highland avenue and Twenty
third street; Mr.. Brooks, on Twentieth
street and Quinlan avenue: j. r. Smith, on
Nineteenth street, between Ninth and
Tenth avenues, south; DR.. B. ]. Wyman,
on Highland avenue; Alex T. London on
Highland avenue and Twenty-frst street:
Mr.. Dwyer, on Sixth avenue and Nine
teenth street, north; T. 7. Himan, three
handsome houses ON Seventh avenue and
Eighteenth street; Frank P. O'Bren on
Twenty-first street. between Fifth and
Sixth avenues; and many others.
Among other plans which are now being
drawn by the Wheelocks are those for a
large brick building for the insane at the
county poor farm. The details of the build
ing have not been given out yet