Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07
BASEMENT READY
FOR P. 0. BLOCK
LIVELY INTEREST IN NEW FED
ERAL BUILDING
Contractors TO Begin Active Opera
t,ons This Month--New Ware
house for I. n. Van Nuys
on Los Angeles street

The excavation for the new Federal
huildinr on the northwest corner OF
sprlns ana Temple streets is COM
pleted. and now the big lot is ready for
the erection Of the structure which
win cost about 1900 900. The contrac-
tors are in Washington city They Will
return within ten days and VIII begin
active building operations this month
Architects Morgan & Walls are pre-
parine plans Of four-story and base
ment warehouse building 5Oxi50 feet. to
be erected on the west side of South
los Angeles street between Second and
Third streets, for 1. N. Van Nuys. IL
will have concrete footings and base-
ment walls. Pressed brick front. COM
position roofing, etc. A frelshb eleNa-
tor will be Installed.
The same architects are making plans
of a substantial brick warehouse build.
ing to be erected on the south side or
Jackson street near Alameda street Tor
the American Wire Co 1t will be 200
x3O0 feet, one-story high, and con-
structed with walls of suf1lclent
strength to sustain a five-story build
ing. 1t will have concrete footings, as
nhalt floors composition roofing, etc.
Architect John P. Krempel is draw
ing plans for two-story and basement
brick building 60xs0 feet to be con-
structed on Towne avenue between
Third and Fourth streets for Joseph
Jaeger. It will have plate glass and
pressed brick front, steel girders and
heavy timber construction for interior.
1t is designed for wholesale purposes.
other New Work
Other new plans are reported by local
architects to the Builder and Contrac-
tor as follows:
A. B. Benton is supervising the erec-
ton of a handsome two-story frame
and brick residence for .. L. Baker:
now being built on the west side OF
Wilcox street between Prospect and
Selma avenues, Hollywood. 1t is 6Ox
65.6 feet, two stories, attic and base
ment, and will have every modern con-
venience.
Lester s. Moore has made plans of
two-story eight-room frame residence
to be built on Juliet street for Fred w.
Schneider of the Los Angeles Art Glass
co. It will have paneled wainscoting
and beamed ceilings, oak floors, pressed
brick mantels, open plumbing and up
to-date electrical conveniences-
Architect Harrison Albright is TAX
ing bids for the construction of
six-story and basement reinforced con-
crete building to be erected at San
Diego.
Architect A. L. Haley has drawn
plans for a three-story frame apart
ment house to be built on Beacon street
between Seventh and Eighth streets for
Mrs. M. w. oliver. 1t will be sub
divided into two and three-room apart
ments and one five-room fiat.
The same architect is also making
the plans for a five-story frame and
v-kv- at1f hull foat
to be erected on the northeast corner
of Ninth street and Burlington avenue
for j. L. Murphey. 1t will contain 1854
rooms divided into suites, with neces-
sary bath rooms, heating and lighting
convenience and up-to-date interior
arrangements.
The same architect is also making
preliminary drawings for an eight
story office building for the southwest
corner of Second and Main streets for
Thomas Higgins 1t will cover a ground
space of 120x165 feet and be of rein
forced concrete construction. Stores
will occupy the first story and offices
the upper stories. 1t will contain all
the conveniences of frst-class Office
building.
Charles E. Shattuck his drawn plans
for a six-room frame bungalow for C.
w. Hinnan, to be erected in Glendale.
1t will have pine trim, plate glass win
dows pressed brick mantel. buit-in
buffet, etc.
Dennis & Farwell have drawn plans
for two-story eight-room frame resi-
dence to be built in Hollywood for Mrs.
J. D. Hill. 1t will have stone porch
front and piers. pine trim, polished
floors and furnace heat.
Train & Williams have prepared
plans for a two-story ten-room frame
residence of Elizamethan style, to be
built in West Hollywood for A. Rush.
1t will have oak floors, paneled wains-
coting, red tile roofing, furnace heat,
etc. 1t will cost about $4,000.
r.. Mackay Fripp has prepared plans
for a one and one-half-story seven
room bungalow to be built on West
Forty-eighth stret for w. e. Higman,
jr.
The same architect has also drawn
plans for a one-story brick building 75x
so feet, to be constructed at Sherman
for the Sherman bank. 1t will have
pressed brick facing, plate glass store
fronts, cement floor and composition,
roofing. Besides the banking room,
40X28 feet which will have fire proof
vault and hardwood fixtures, there will
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