Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
KERCKHOFF BLOCK
TO Be 10 STORIES
FIRST SKYSCRAPER PLANNED
FOR MAIN STREET
Busy Architects Report Great Number
of important improvements Pro-
jeeted--Apartmen Houses
and Residences

Main street will soon boast Of its
first ten-story business and office nulid-
ing. The structure Will be erected by
w. G. Kerckhoff on the northeast cor
ner of Main and Sixth streets. Archi-
tects Morgan & Walls are engaged in
working out the plans for the changes
adopted for the proposed building The
original designs called for seven
story structure.
Architect julius W. Krause has in
preparation plans for a six-story and
basement brick apartment house, 81
by 147 feet, to be constructed on the
north side of Olive street, between
Third and Fourth streets, for ], r.
Vogel. The exterior will be cement
plastered and the roof of composition
material. 1t will contain sixteen one
room suites with private bath, fifty
two one-room suites with kitchen ana
bath and seventeen two-room apart
ments with kitchen and bath. The
rooms will be equipped with patent
beds, the plumbing will be first class,
an electric elevator will be installed
and other modern features added The
basement will contain amusement hall,
boilers and trunk rooms.
Architects Parkinson & Bergstrom
are preparing plans of an eleven-story
and basement, class A building, to be
erected DIT O3S SOulu OIlNC IVA
Mrs. Louise Y. Pratt. 1t Will be con-
structed on full skeleton steel frame
incased in concrete and faced with buff
coloFed pressed brick and terra Gotta
and as fireproof as possible. The ex-
treme dimensions are 80 by 60 feet. 1t
has been planned for bachelor apart
ments and every convenience Will be
provided for. There will be about 100
rooms, each connecting with bath
ET1A fNr or
devices and high class plumbing will
be installed.
Homes and Stores Q
Other important plans reported to the
Builder and Contractor by architects
follow:
Julius w. Krause is preparing plans
for a fine two-story attic and basement
residence to be erected at 1888 Alvar-
ado terrace for +. A. Mcdonald, the
mine owner. The first story Will be OF
brick with sandstone veneer, the sec
ond story plastered and half t1mbereo
old English effect and the roof OF req
tile. The lower floor will contain draw
ing room, II by 80 feet, to be finished
in rosewood reception hall, Is by 81
feet, with grand staircase finished in
Philippine mahogany; living room, IL
by 29 feet, and dining room, 16 by 20
feet, both In walnut The living, dining
and drawing rooms and reception hall
will have heavy beam ceiling. Pressed
brick mantels will also be built in
these rooms. Under the staircase
pipe organ will be installed. The sec
ond story will contain five bed cham
bers with private bathrooms, dressing
rooms, library and servants quarters.
The woodwork will be white enameled.
There will also be a patio 36 by 80 feet
with fountain in center. The attic will
contain a dancing hall. Furnace and
water heating plant will be in the base
ment, An automobile garage will also
be erected on the premises.
Garrett & Bixby have drawn plans
for a large two-story, eleven-room
frame residence to be built on Mar
mion way, near Avenue Forty-three,
for F. Lewis.
George F. Costerisan has drawn plans
for a one-story brick building to be
erected on the corner of Bunker Hill
avenue and Court street for Louis
Kleinpeter. 1t will contain two store
roms and have plate glass front, COM
position roofing, gas and electric con-
veniences
He has also prepared plans for two
story, four-f1at building to be con-
structed at 1260-66 West Twenty-sec-
ond street for Amos Bradshaw. 1t will
contain two five-room and two four
room apartments.
Dennis & Farwell have prepared
plans for a two-story double house to
contain two five-room flats, to be built
on Eighth street near Rampant street,
for Mrs. Katie McFadden. Each apart
ment will contain the necessary re-
quirements of such buildings.
Architect A. B. Benton has completed
plans for a mission style building to be
erected at Brentwood Park. 1t will be
used for office and meeting purposes
and is of attractive design. The di-
mensions are 25 by so feet, with an
open porch 10 by 27 feet. Concrete,
brick and open timber work, combined
with stakes will be used in it's con-
struction Heavy roof trusses and
Gothic windows, large brick mantei,
built-in bookcases, etc, will be special
features in it's construction. Asmusi-
clans gallery will extend across one
end of the main room.
Marsh & Russell have been selected
to draw plans for a new Carnegie Ii
brary at South Pasadena 1t will be
built on the corner of Diamond and
Center streets, of brick construction,