The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-25
In and About the State
BUILDING in NORTH DAKOTA.

Operations Very Active in the Build.
ing. Line Throushovt the State.
The building boom throughout the
state continues with undated force.
Churches. school houses and business
blocks in large numbers are going up,
not to mention new homes which can
not be counted for multitude.
AT Casselton the Methodists are
! planning the erection of new $4,000
house of worship. The church will be
built of brick and will be fitted up in
most modern style. Besides the audi
forum, which will seat about 400,
there will be a large lecture room.
The structure will be heated by steam
and will have full basement. Haxby
& Gillespie are preparing the plans
for the building and the contract will
be let and work commenced on it in
the near future.
Another new church building is soon
to be erected by the Presbyterians at
Chaffee. When completed this will
have an auditorium with a seating
capacity of $50 in addition to the lee
ture room. The church will be frame
structure and will have handsomely
stained glass windows. Haxby & Gil
lespie are also drawing the plans for
this structure, which is to be erected
this summer
The same architects are making
plans for large business block which
is soon to be erected at Casselton by
w. s. Port. This will be of brick, two
stories in height and will be thorough
ly modern. The lower floor will be oc-
cupied by three store rooms, each 75x
100 feet, while the upper floors will be
devoted to Offices and rooms. The
building will have a full basement :ind
will be heated with steam.
Hancock Bros. have nearly complet-
ed plans for the erection Of the new
building which M. A. Hagen is soon
to build on Broadway, between Second
and Third avenues.
At Jamestown William O'Neil is
erecting a two-story brick business
block, 7Ox75 feet, and Ben Ordlay is
building 25x60 addition to his store.
A feature of the building boom is
the number of buildings which are be
ing erected for school purposes i'll
various parts of the state. Besides
the handsome new mechanic arts. the
flour testing mill and other new build
ings at the Agricultural college. the
Carnegie library at a cost of $4,000, a
mechanic arts building to cost 100000.
and IL gymnasium and assembly hall
to cost $4,000, besides making some
other improvements which it is re-
ported will aggregate about $4,000.
Work has already been begun on
the erection of five new buildings ut
the Indian school at at Bismarck. The
trustees of the state industrial school
at Glendale will receive bids until 10
u. IN. ON May Is for the erection of a
girls dormitory.
At Grand Forks a new school build
ing to be named the Washington is
soon to be erected on plans drawn by
w. J. Edwards, the Grand Forks archi-
tect Bids will he received until s p.
m.. April "a.
4 new school house is soon to he
erected i'll the Kent district near Full
erton. and at Finley a handsome four
room, brick school house. thoroughly
modern, is to be built this summer.
Haxby 4 Gillespie have drawn the
plans for this building. which will be
two stories in height. will have Il full
basement and will be heated by steam.
The contract will be let ON May s and
the building is to be completed by The
time school opens this fall.