Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-29
Harper-McIntire Go. to Enlarge It's
Building.
WILLERECI FOUR STORY STRUCTURE
Will Be Built Just East of and Adjoin-
ing the Present Building = To Be
One of Largest Hardware Houses
in Iowa.

Ottumwa is to have another new
business block added to its rapidly in
creasing number of elegant business
blocks, many of which have been
erected during the past few years,and
it will be occupied by one
of the largest hardware firms
in the state of Iowa. The Harper
McIntire Co. have purchased of A. G.
Leighton the property adjoining their
present site on the east and will be-
gin the erection of a new four-story
brick building as soon as the plans
and specifications can be drawn and
the contract let. According to pres
ent plans it is expected that within a
few weeks work will be begun on the
new building and that it will be COM
plete and ready for occupancy about
August 1.
The New Structure.
The new building to be erected by
the Harper-McIntire o.adjoining their
building on the east will be four stor-
les in height. The front will be OF
pressed brick and will have frontage
on Commercial street of forty-seven
feet with a depth of 1872 feet. 1t will
| be erected with a basement in add
ton to the four stories of the building,
Will Begin Work Soon.
A member of the Harper
McIntire Co. stated this morning that
the work on the new building will com
mence as soon as the plans and specifi
cations for the structure can be drawn
and the contract let The old building
formerly occupied by the Plano com
pany, which now stands on the lot
will be torn down and the work of con
struction will be pshed with all the ra
pidity possible, and it is expected tha
the work will be completed by the lat
ter part of the summer
/ The Completed Building.
/ When the building is completed
which is to be occupied by the Harper
McIntire Co., the whole structure vii
have a frontage on Commercial street
of ninety-three feet with depth o
: 126 feet back to Samantha street. Thi'
firm will then have one of the larges
hardware establishments in the stat
of Iowa, with a floor area of $1,000
square feet. or almost double thei
present space This will give ampl
room to accommodate the firm, whic
has come to be considerably GRANNY
ed for lack of space
/ More Office Room.
According to the plan of the fri
the office room will be much large
and more convenient than those occ
! pied at present. 1t Is the aXpectatiC
i that the offices will be transferred
n the new part of the building, and wi
! occupy almost the entire front part {
r the first floor in the addition, tt
offices will probably extend from til
+ east side of the building thirty-si
a feet, and about thirty feet back frol
:. the street.
Other Arrangements.
|. AS at present the goods handled /
, the company in carload lots will
v transferred directly from the cars !
to the building from the switch in Il
h rear of the building. For the transit
of anything less than carload shi
n ments there will be provided in tt
!. new part of the building large do'
about ten or twelve feet wide on II
e Commercial street side. This do'
e will be placed between the offices al
l. the old building.
r The completed building as it will
occupied by the Harper-McIntire G.
will be one of credit to the large nul
d Der Of substantial business structur
s which have gone up in this city duril
the past few months.
a. Other Building.
According to rumors current abo
is the city, it is probable that FIR
81 Dings will erect brick building
two stories on his property at the c.
is ner of Second and Wapello stree
le The first floor will, it is thought
u fitted up as store room and the flc
above will be used as living apa
a ments. Though nothing definite c
be learned concerning this matter,
d. Is very probable that this buildi
v, will be finished during the conf
summer.
n TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.