The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-28

The Folwell building now about COM
pleted, located on North Market street,
at the intersection Of Fifth, attracts
the attention and elicits the admira-
tion Of very citizen of Canton, and 10
the cynosure Of the eyes Of all visitors
to the city as well.
1t is a massive structure designed by
Mr.. G. F. Hammond, the architect Of the
court house, beautiful in its architectural
design, perfect in construction, modern
in all it's appointments-a marvellous
blending of the practical and beautiful
The material used is the most modern,
the main walls being constructed Of
mottled brick, creating a pleasing and
striking effect. After the eye has taken
in the main features of the building,
it's size and symmetry, one is next i'm
pressed with the amount of glass that
enters into its construction.
Glass is everywhere (and without a
suggestion of such term *
has naturally been given the
name of the daylight store.)
Four feet of the pavement is construct
ed of heavy glass to admit light into
the immense basement, making it as
light and airy as any ground floor.
The entire front on Market street is
glass on the first floor with glass show
windows 110 feet along the Fifth street
front, allowing large transom windows
to extend along the entire Fifth street
side, shaded and toned down by using
maize glass, making a perfect light.
The general plan Is such that the build
ing fronts on both Market and Fifth
streets. The plan Of the windows 10
such that those Of the first and second
stories blend SO nicely. the one merging
into the other SO insensibly, that one
is given the idea that the windows are
continuous, embracing both floors.
GREAT FLOOR SPACE.
The building is FIVE stories high, aside
from the basement. 1t is 34h feet on
Market street and POI on Fifth. The
basemept embraces the full length and
breadth Of the building and extends
under the pavement, making a base
ment store room, as light as day, 50x26C
feet, having a floor area Of 10000 square
feet.
The basement, first and second floors.
will be occupied by the mammoth de-
partment store Of VIM. r. Zollinger &c
Co. The third and fourth floors contain
fifty or more Office rooms, well lighted.
modern and convenient, while the fifth
floor was planned and constructed for
club rooms for the Elks' lodge Of Can
ton, they having ten years lease on
the entire floor. There are three large
parlors or halls, connected with spacious
archways, and when desired the three
parlors can be thrown into one. Then
there are numerous smaller rooms that
are planned to meet the demand and
needs Of the lodge.
To the business acumen and indomit-
able energy of our fellow citizen, Mr.. w.
r. Zollinger, is due the credit Of secur-
ing this much needed and beautiful
structure for Canton.
Mr.. Zollinger has been a merchant in
Canton for number Of years. The
original firm was that of HoIderman.
Keplinger g. Co., organized in 1888. oc-
cupying the north room 229 South Mark
ct street. They were succeeded by
Holderman, zollinger & Co.. and In 1892
the style Of the firm was changed to w.
r. zollinger & Co.. Mr.. Zollinger buy
ing the interest Of Mr.. Holderman.
Owing to the rapid increase Of busi-
ness the adjoining room was taken In
that year. During that year Of de-
pression the business showed . steady
growth and has been inereasing over
~ THE quarters scon became too