The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

1t is announced that the first step
toward demolishing the Bishop building
on Market street and the erection Of a
fine ten-story Office structure in it's
place will be taken early in the COM
ing year. The central location of the
building site and the size and cost OF
the structure that has been planned.
give interest to the project Of Herbert
E. Law, the owner Of the property.
Next east of the Law building. which
will be known as the Monadnock. is the
Palace Hotel, to the west is the Ex-
aminer building. The Law building site
includes an area of 22.S0O square feet
and this will be entirely covered by the
Monadnock. The frontage on Market
street is 1926 feet and there is the
same frontage on Stevenson street. to
which the lot extends. Between the
Palace Hotel and the site is Annie
street, and this gives an additional
frontage of $50 feet on the east.
For some time Mr.. Law entertained
the idea that he would rebuild the pres
ent Bishop building. improving it large
ly by the addition OF stories, TO the end
that he might create another hotel for
Market street. Interest ran high over
the prospect of maintaining two large
adjoining hotels on the city's principal
thoroughfare. This idea was discussed
in and out Of the offices Of the brokers
of real estate and among others who
were able to estimate the income that a
new hotel would be likely to yield.
1t was finally concluded that an Office
structure would pay better than a ho-
tel, also that, in the long run, it would
be more economical to expend a large
sum to provide something entirely mod
ern and up-to-date than it would be to
patch up an old building
Since this conclusion was arrived at
architects have been drawing plans for
the Monadnock- Mayer & O'Brien. ar
chitects. who supervised the construc-
ton Of the Rialto and other large
structures, were intrusted with the lat
est and most important of the Law un-
dertakings.
The Monadnock will be fire proof
throughout In all respects it will be
made efficient as an office structure
and will contain nearly 500 Offices. The
Market street front will have only suf-
fcient stone work to protect the steel
frame, the purpose being to get the
to take advantage of theeadvertising
value OF Market street.
A central light court, 45x65 feet, will
supplement the light that comes from
three frontages. This court will be
lined with white enameled brick. Five
passenger elevators and one freight
elevator will serve the upper floors. An
elaborate vestibule and entrance hall
way will be richly finished in royal red
Numidian marble and bronze.
The basement will contain a large,
grill room and cafe, to be reached
/ from the main entrance hall or through
a separate entrance on Annie street
The grill room will be in the Eliza
bethan stvle. The cafe will be in ma
hogany and marbles
All the wood work in the building
will be mahogany. The corridors viii
I be wainscoted with marble. A barber
I shop will be placed on the tenth floor
The confidence that Mr. Law has in
the future of San Francisco is shown in
( his decision to demolish so good
building as the one now standing on
the site OF the future Monadnock-
/ The Bishop building. as il is. would
paw a large income for many years
: The amount Of money to be invested
/ in the Monadncck is not given out
BY Mr.. Law or by those who represent
him. The sum is very large, probably
81 100000.