Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-24

The above picture will give the read,
er some idea of the handsome new bus
mess block which has just been com
pleted in our city at the corner of Third
and Mcclellan streets. by Doctors l.. K.
Spencer, l.. Nj. Willard and G. W.
Chubbuck. The above named gentle
men purchased the site of ID. j. Murray
one year ago. 1t was known as the
Garfield corner and contains 40Xl22 feet
of ground In the latter part of the
sos, Mr. Garfield erected building on
the same site taxing up the entire
space; this was destroyed by fire in
1891. While the debris had been cleared
away, the blackened walls of a part of
the structure still remained, and which
looked dismal, indeed, and these black
ened walls and yawning easements
greeted the eye of every passer by for
the past ten years. The new Mckinley
block serves a double purpose, it has
given Wausau one of her finest business
blocks and has covered up that which
has been an unsightly spot since the
fire of 1891, although the site is one of
the best which the city affords.
Work on the Mckinley building was
commenced in last June and was fully
completed in November. 1t takes up
the full width of the site-40 feet, and
has depth of so feet. 1t is two stories
high and of solid brick, the front being
of st. Louis grey pressed brick, with
handsome terra Gotta trimmings. The
entire front of the lower story, outside
of the doors and iron columns, is of
plate glass, the latter extending around
the corner on the north side for four
teen feet. All is so arranged as to pro-
duce the best effects and the result has
been very gratifying, for there is no
finer store fronts in Northern Wiscon-
sin. The north wall is of Ringle brick,
red, with trimmings of sandstone. The
floors of the entrances which lead into
the stores, and to the stairway leading
to the upper story, are laid with tile.
Features which lend beauty to the
structure, are three bow windows on
the upper floor, one on the front and
two on the north side.
The ground floor has two nicely ar
ranged stores and with their handsome
plate glass fronts, tiled entrances, steel
ceilings, modern conveniences and
splendid location, makes them very de-
sirable for business. These stores are
occupied, the corner by g. Poulus, with
confectionery, fruits, etc. The south
store is occupied by H. L. Mumm with
stock of pictures. frames and novel
| ties.
The second floor is arranged into
Office rooms, and in this respect is very
complete. At the head of the stairway
is lobby 12x22 feet and through the
centre nearly the whole length of the
building, there is hallway eight feet
wide. On this floor are thirteen offices,
so arranged that, each business may
have a suite of fthree, four or five rooms,
rs desired.
DIR. l.. K. Spencer and DIR. L. M. Will
lard occupy the offices which take up
the entire front of the building; their
suite consists. of four rooms. They
have reception room which is used in
common, and it is in the centre and has
large bow window giving an excellent
view of Third street. Their offices are
supplied with the latest equipments
and conveniences in their lines.
DR.. Spencer has been resident of
Wausau for eighteen years, coming
here from the East, when boy. He
was graduated from the Jefferson Med
ical college, of Philadelphia, in 1896,
and has been in practice in this city
since that time. He has held the posi-
ton of health officer of our city for sew
eral years, and is a very successful
practitioner.
DR.. Willard was graduated from the
College of Physicians and Surgeons, of
Chicago, in 1891, and for one year was
intern in the Illinois. Charitable Eye
and Ear Infirmary, located in Chicago
He makes a speciality of the eye, ear,
nose and throat, and his practice is not
confined to Wausau but extends
throuAno the northern part of the
state. The doctor came here to locate
in October, 1892
On this floor is also located DIR. w.
II. Monroe and Dr. j. NJ. Rich. These
gentlemen have suite of five rooms.
The reception room is used in common,
and in each private Office is large
bow-window, which affords splendid
light Their offices are splendidly
equipped and very conveniently ar
ranged.
DR.. Monroe was graduated from Rush
Medical college, in 1886. and most of
| the time since he has resided and prac-
ticed in Wausau and Merrill.
DR.. Rich was graduated from the
Ann Arbor Dental college, in 1898, and
at that time came to Wausau and estab-
lished an Office.
! The other suite of four rooms is occu-
pied by Phillip Dean, architect. who
planned and superintendent the con-
struction of the building. Mr.. Dean is
an architect of long experience, having