The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

! ia. They are also designers OF the mag
| nificent Educational and Social Econom.
building of the Worlds Fair.
Their splendid ideas have added largel!
| to the beauty of those stately buildings
they have designed many noted structure:
United States Government and private
| individuals. In every case a wealth O
ideas along the most modern lines hav,
] entered into all their work.
| Many of the larger buildings of ever,
description in the city are the result Of
Mr.. John L. Wees's artistic ideas and ef.
| forts at collaboration with his fellow.
workers. The West End Hotel, Forest
] Park Hotel. Forsyth Hotel, Missouri.
Medical College, Beethoven Conservatory.
Doctor Tuholskc's sanitarium, Doctor
| Spencer's Office building, Koken building,
National Biscuit Company's building. Ma
| than Cole building, Manewal-Lang build
| ings. and the residences OF L. D. Dozier
L. c. Holthaus. Norman Brown and many
others are among his designs. Mr.. Wees
| was formerly Of the old firm Of BeinEe &
Wees. His eighteen years Of professional
duties in this city have resulted in
many beautiful creations of architectural
skill.
Mr.. NJ. P. McArtlle also represents a
| class Of architecture that has received en-
comiums and much attention to the Tenn
pie Of Fraternity at the Worlds Fair
grounds. The St Louis School Of Fine
Arts. the Railway Y. NJ c. A. building at
Be Soto. Mo-: various exhibit depart
ments Of the Worlds Fair buildings, Ben
DIST building. Ninth and Pine: Luyties
Grocery Company. st. Stephens Mission,
First Congregational Church at De Soto,
Mo-. the residences Of VIM. Booth Sapin,
Berlin avenue; Mrs. Warren johnson, 52s7
Westminster place; r. U. Leonori, Jr.,
and other South Side homes are his at
tempts to revive the old st. Louis archi-
tectural style of lS40. Many of the fine
by him Mr.. McArdle has under his su
pervision the construction plan for some
very e.egant residences and important
buildings in the business district.
A diversity Of architecture Is shown in
the work OF Mr.. Charles H. DIFFERING.
who for seven years was one OF the chief
assistants Of Mr.. Isaac 8. Taylor in his
principal works OF st. Louis. such as. for
instance. the Nicholson building. the
splendid Planters Hotel. the Liggett &
Meyer Tobacco Works and several others
Of equal excellence. Since he has branched
out for himself. and under his own super
vision, he has devised such fine struc-
lures as the Pechmann Hotel. Lndell
Apartments. Brazilian Government build
ing at the Worlds Fair. and also the
Bookkeeper's Magazine building OF the
Model City" at the Worlds Fair. The
St. Louis Screw Company's building and
many large warehouses and dwellings in
Granite City, ILL.,. and in the indian Ter
rttory show the scope OF his atsalEments.
He is supervising architect Of the Chinese
Government building at the Worlds Fair,
q compliment to his reputation as an ar
chitect.
The designs Of J. C. Rankin. both In the
city and out. are Of thoroughly practical
Louis twelve years ago he was estab-
lished in Washington. D. c., and at one
time was assistant supervising architect
position for four years with great credit.
Among the residences. planned here are
those Of o. K. Harry at Compton Heights,
4 Ferguson's cabin; =: =. Holmes on
avenue and large number in the vicinity
Of Tower Grove avenue and Kings high
way, all of newest ideas in modern con-
for John 8. King. In fiat buildings those
Of Mr.. Hauschild On Cass avenue. 4: d.
Levy on Whittier street. James Wilson
on Euclid avenue, two dat buildings for
tory building for the Wilson Manufactur-
ing Company, the o. K Harry factory on
Jefferson avenue. the Washington Ma
vious to coming to st. Louis he made o
tour Of Europe, studying different styles
Of architecture. For the past two or three
years he has combined the colonial style
with desirable effect to meet the grow |
Ing ideas in residence construction.
In East st. Louis Mr.. A. B. Frankel, |
formerly OF San Antonio. Tex, has dis
played great professional talent. Among |
the many buildinEs there erected after his
sephine building for K. A. Richardson.
Doyle, a Odd FeiioWs Hail building, store
serman NJ f0r re anes4 HARPER Bros
modelled store buildings for II. J. Buerki
md John Vogel; school buildings, Irving,
Webster Annex and Westminster. and re-
Maurice Joyce James W. Kirk, Judge
Kramer, c. g. Derleth, Doctor Foulon. G.
!. Jones. NJ Harold: j. w. IN, McRoberts
Anderson, p. G. Rhoades, Arthur McDon-
'ales stables, sales pavilions and mule II
sarns soa at o s b1e aa1sr RrWs
'ales Stable and campbell & Keid's sales
stables; Bell Telephone Exchange build
bnanS fop aRe
or Acme Cement Company. power-house
md car barns for the st. Louis. Belleville
nd suburban Railway at ,Edgemont;
VOW being erected in this city: The Sum-
nit Avenue Methodist Church. Plymouth
Church and Washington
'ank and Office building for 8. C. Smiley,
t OFallon. ILL.,: also granite mausoleums
t Mount Carmel Cemetery for Maurice
oyce and Mrs. Maggie Sweeney; and also
'olice Station.
HE ENTIRE CENTRAL AND WEST
ERN AND SOUTHERN COUNTRY
COME TO ST. LOUIS.
Having a magnificent area Of territory
ut natural that these fast-developing sec
Ions should look to US for architectural |
M building ideas. Many OF the leading | I
ortion Of their business with these out :
tde cities and towns, and are taxed to |
heir utmost capacity to keep up with the
uilding demands.
Herbert e. Chivers's work stands out
lost prominently, he having, In fact, a ]
ational clientele. To show the extent Of |
Is business, 1t is only necessary to point !
he sa made paas foe for esss
utldings Of all kinds. Among the princi-
a. structures built within the last year or
+ Re OF German in process Of completion are
hurch Of the Redeemer at Alton. III;
ne Lewis Publishing Companys immense
ulldings. the E. ]. Miner residence, the 8
ornamental fireproof Woman's Magazine Q
dee building. the 1.6oo-room Worlds g
air Hotel Congregational Church at AL {
N. the Masonic ofiice building at Bloom. Z
cid. Mo-: the Donoghue Office building,
srnett Bros. large department store at
aptist Church. Bloomfield, Mo-; new
Church at Superior. Neb, al
churches at Emporia, Kas.: Eureka
brings, Ark; also In Massachusetts,. Ala
una. Indian Territory. Kentucky. Mary
nd and twelve other States. Seminarfes,
hools. office buildings. residences. manu. I
'ver every section of tho United States, I
I'd has Riven st. Louis an enviable repu- {
ton In fha architectural world IN. |