Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-28
BUILDING PLANS
ARE DONE IN ART
ARCHITECTS MAKE SCHEMES
FOR FINE STRUCTURES
CITY Is SOON TO ERECT FIRE
ENGINE HOUSES
Numerous Suburban Residences and
Several Mansions Are Being De.
signed - Band Stand and
Schools to Be Built

Many fne building are In course or
preparation by the architects. The city
is about to erect two fire engine houses.
A number of modern suburban res
licences and several mansions are be-
ing designed. A bandstand and public
school buildings are among other hand
some structures upon which architects
are now engaged.
The Builder and Contractor reports
the following among the architects:
The city Is going to erect two new
fire engine houses, one of brick and one
of frame construction. The brick
building, the plans for which were
made some months ago by Architect c.
F. Shilling, will be two stories high,
30x90 feet in size, and will contain all
the conveniences of a first-class build
ing, and will house a fully-equipped
company. 1t will be erected on the
corner of Main street and Vernon ave-
nue.. Bids for it's construction are now
being called for by the city clerk The
other building will be located at Nor
mandie and Vernon avenues The plans
for this building were made by the
building department and will soon be
ready for contractors. 1t will be used
by hose company.
The w. G. Hanson Building company
are completing plans for a two-story
business building, to be built at Corona
for DR.. NJ. B. Huff. 1t will be of brick.
60xS0 feet in size and two stories high.
The first story will contain three store
rooms, and the second story will be
used as a meeting room.
Mark c. Cohn of the city building de-
partment has had plans drawn for
three modern five-room cottages. to be
built on North Burlington avenue, near
Temple street. He is now taking bids
for the erection of the same.
Architects Myron Hunt and Elmer
Grey, 1917 Union Trust building, have
prepared plans and taken bids for q
modern suburban residence to be built
at Altadena for A. III. Woodward. 1t
will be a one-story structure and built
on strictly fireproof lines. 1t will have
concrete foundation walls and footings.
The exterior and partition walls will
be of hollow terra Gotta, with brick
quoins and trim. The roof will be COW
cred with malthoid. 1t will have hot
air heating system, wrought iron hand
rails, plate glass windows, fireplaces,
etc. Oak floors will be laid on the con-
crete floors. These, with the hard
wood DOORS frames and sash, will COM
prise the woodwork incorporated in
the building. 1t will cover a ground
area of 100x37 feet, and will be two
stories and basement.
Plans for Huntington Home
The same architects are working out
the details preparatory to submitting
the plans for the proposed fine resi-
dence to be built for Henry z. Hunt
ington near South Pasadena. Their
final completion will be about Septem-
Der 1.
Architect N. F. Marsh, 206 Broadway
Central building, has been chosen as
architect to prepare the necessary
plans and specifications for the Tempe
(Ariz.) union high school building. 1t
will be of brick construction, two
stories and basement, and Will contain
fully equipped departments for the va
rious divisions of a modern high school
building. 1t will be heated by steam
and ventilated by fan system. 1t is
equipment.
Architect C. H. Russell. 512 Stimson
building, has prepared plans for large
beach residence in old English type of
architecture for Abbot Kinney, to be
built at Venice. 1t will contain twelve
rooms. The living room will be finished
in redwood with beam ceiling and large
artificial stone fireplace; the library
will have a fireplace and built-in seats
and bookcases; the dining room will
have Oregon pine trim. Oak floors will
be used throughout. There will be
six bed chambers on the second story.
Plate gass windows, furnace heat. first
class plumbing, ETC., are specified.
The same architect has also completed
plans for a small band stand to be built
at Venice for the Abbot Kinney compa-
ny. 1t will be ornamented with much
staff work.
Architect John p. Krempel, Ais Henne
building, has plans for a seven-room
modern residence to be, built at Alham-
bra for Mr.. Rutland.
Also plans for adding to and remodel
ing the residence of Mr.. Andrade on
Westlake avenue, near Seventh street.
The present building will be extensively
altered, and an addition of six roms
made to the residence.
Architects Morgan & Walls have TAX
en- bids for the concrete foundation
walls and footings for the structural
steel work of the ten-story aid base
ment building to be erected at the
southeast corner of Sixth ana Broad
way for Nelson Story.
Architect julius w. Krause, 300 Ma
son Opera House building, mas complet-
ed plans and specifications for altera-
lions and additions to the residence OF
DR.. r. s. Chamley. The dining room
and library will have beam ceilings,
new oak and maple floors, oregon pine
finish: the woodwork will have Flem-
ish oak stain, new plumbing and cleo
trio work Outside lawn pergolas, play
houses. ETC., will also be built. The cost
of the improvements is estimateo at
$4,000.
Architect Lester S. Moore. Auditori-
nm building, has prepared plans Tor q
story and -a-half eight-room frame resi-
dence to be built on Lemon street, one
onto Park, South Pasadena, Tor u. Lay
cock. 600 rr.,,o,.
Architect F. M. Tyler. 500 Union
Trust building is drawing plans Tor an
e,eht-room frame residence, to be buiit
at San Gabriel, for F. G. Randeil.
Also plans for a six-room bungalow,
IN he built at Montecito Park. for Johh
/. Stafford. a,o,,
Also plans for five-room bungalow;
to be constructed at Forty-niin anu
Moneta avenue, for H. E. White.
Also a five-room cottage, to be erect,
ed on Twenty-ninth place ana second
avenue, for Tyler & Co, All WIN De
modern and equipped with mooerh con-
veiences.