Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-11
BRENT PLANS
FINE HOME
NEW CHURCH TO COST OVER
$4,000
WILL BE ERECTED AT CHERRY
AND EIGHTEENTH
.Three-story Frame Apartment House
on California Street Near Bunker
HllI--Another at Temple
and Boylston Avenue

william L. Brent. proprietor of
Brent's Furniture company. has paid
$4,000 for additional frontage in Berke-
ley square, between Western avenue
and Hermosa street, to William r.
Burke. This gives Mr.. Brent frontage
of 100 feet A local architect Is draw
ing plans for $4,000 mansion for MIR.
Brent.
Trustees of the German Lutheran
CONGREGATION are having plans pre-
pared for a new church to be erected
on the lot at the southeast corner of
Eighteenth and Cherry streets which
was purchased by them some time ago
for that purpose. Several of the archi-
tects of the city have been asked to
submit competitive plans and 1t is un-
derstood that as soon as a selection Is
made from these steps will be taken
toward the erection of the building.
The new church will cost about $40,-
900. 1t will be in the Gothic style of
architecture and probably of frame
construction. The seating capacity will
be about $50. The basement of the
church will be fitted up for the Sunday
school rooms, while the main audi
torium, of course, will be on the ground
floor.
Last February this congregation sold
its property at the northwest corner
of Eighth and Flower streets to the
Schumacher-W Wilson Realty company
for a reported consideration of $115,-
600, and with the proceeds purchased
the lot which it now owns and on
which the new church is to be erected.
The Flower street lot was 120 by 165
feet in size.
The following new work Is reported
to the Builder and Contractor by local
architects:
o. M Warner mas drawn plans for a
three-story frame apartment house,
mission in design, to be constructed on
the southeast corner of Temple and
Boylston streets, for Charles S. Knight.
It will be S5x134 feet in size, and con-
tain 100 rooms on the two upper
stories, divided into two and three
room suits. The ground floor will be
divided into store rooms, with plate
glass fronts. The structure will be
equipped with first class conveniences.
Hudson & Munsell are drawing plans
for a two-story, eight-room residence,
to be built on Chicago street south Of
Fourth street, for William Rowe. 1t
will be modern in every respect.
Garrett & Bixby have drawn plans
for a three-story frame apartment
building 2sx60 feet, to be constructed
on California street east of Bunker
Hill avenue, for M. Weinsveig. 1t will
have plastered front and composition
pine. There will be about thirty two
room suites in the house, each with
buffet kitchen, bath room and other
conveniences.
Reeves & Baltic have prepared plans
for a two-story and basement brick
building 47x90 feet, to be erected at
South Pasadena for the Model Grocery
company of that place. 1t will have
pressed brick facing. composition roof
ing. o. p finish, freight elevators,
scales and a vault. The lower floor
will be occupied by the grocery com
pany as a general merchandise store,
and the upper floor will be used for
meeting purposes.
The same architects have also drawn
plans for two-story frame residence
to be built at South Pasadena for w.
H. Robinson. 1t will contain eight
large rooms and will be modern in
every respect.
Frank M. Tyler has prepared plans
for a one and one-half-story, six-room
bungalow to be built at Alhambra for
C. w. Rowe.
Also a two-story, eight-room frame
residence, to be erected on Dorchester
street east of Hobart boulevard, for a
Mr.. Dillon. 1t will have cobblestone
porch, beams, paneled walls, plate
glass, furnace heat, etc.
The same architect has also prepared
drawings for "a large ten-room resi-
dence in old English style of architec-
ture, to be constructed on Kingsley
avenue near Wiltshire boulevard fol
George F. Getty. The first story ex'
terror will be brick veneered, above
which it will have plastered outside
finish The living room and reception
hall will have beam ceilings. Oak anc
birch will be used for inside finish II
rooms on lower floor and pine on the
second floor, with hardwood floors
throughout. Each suite of bedrooms
will have private bath. 1t will have
furnace heat.
A. C. Smith has made plans for al
terations and additions to the Palms
school building. One class room vii
be added. The sanitary system viii
also be made modern.