Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-09
PLANS FOR NEW
HOTEL GLENWOOD
RIVERSIDE BUILDING TO BE
IMPROVED
Architects Prepare Plans for Fine
Church Edifices and School struc-
tures-old Jobs, Long De-
Iayed, Materialize

Plans are now ready for an elaborate
addition to Hotel Glenwood at River
side and for a high class apartment
house to be built on Alvarado street.
A number of church edihces are in
course of preparation and also num-
ber of schools. The usual good run of
bungalows are reported for the week
Just closed and several old jobs which
were held UP temporarily are now on
fair way to materializing.
The Builder and Contractor reports
the following among the architects:
Architect Arthur B. Benton, ia
North Spring street, has prepared plans
for an imposing addition to the Hotel
Glenwood at Riverside An open arcade
of high buttressed arches extending
along the Seventh and Orange street
fronts of the building, distance of
$50 feet, will be built. 1t will be six
teen feet high, of brick construction
with coping of mission tile. This will
form an arcade eighty feet longer than
the famous San Fernando mission, and
will prove an attractive feature to this
we'll known hostelry.
Architect M. Paul Martin, Ala Henne
building, has prepared plans for nigh
class apartment house, to be erected on
the southwest corner of Alvarado and
Ninth streets for w. E. Curry. 1t will
be three stories and basement and of
brick construction. 1t will contain 100
rooms, arranged in two-room suites,
each with private bath and buffet
kitchen. There will also be a spacious
entrance, elaborate staircase, hall and
rotunda. There will be ladies' parlor
and several reception rooms. In the
basement will be quartered the ball
room. 32X75 feet in size. This room
will have beamed ceiling, decorative
work, staff ornamentation, white en-
ameled woodwork and polished hard
wood floors The basement will also
contain storage rooms, servants quar-
ters and heating plant. Each room viii
be provided with steam heat, gas and
electricity, built-in furniture and wall
beds. A roof garden will surmount the
structure.
Architect Norman F. Marsh, 2O6
Broadway Central building, is complet-
ing plans for extensive alterations and
additions to the San Bernardino Pres
bvterian church. Sunday school rooms
social and ladies' parlors will be added.
About $4,000 will be expended in the
improvements.
He has also drawn plans for remodel
ing the First Baptist church at San
Dimas. The present building will be
moved to new location and altered
and added to to make a modern build
ing out of 1t.
The same architect has also COM
pleted the plans for the Glendale Union
high school, and the plans are now
ready for prospective bidders. 1t Will
be a thoroughly equipped high school,
and is estimated to cost about $5O,OOO.
For Slx-Room Bungalow
Architect f. M. Tyler, 900 Union
Trust building, is drawing plans for Z.
b. Ingram for a six-room bungalow TO
he erected at South Pasadena.
The same architect has also COM
pleted plans for a modern eight-room
frame residence to be constructed on
Oxford avenue near Sixteenth street,
for q. ID. Ewing. 1t will have artificial
stone porch, beamed ceilings, paneled
woodwork, hardwood floors and fur
mace heat.
THE same architect also has in prep
aration plans for a two-story, ten
room frame residence to be built at
sixth street and oxford avenue for
Miss ]. f. Rorick. Modern conven-
fences are specified.
The w. G. Hanson Building com
many. SIS Mason building, has COM
pleted plans for three houses to be
built for Walter H. Packard in West
boro. a subdivision near Third street
and Normandie avenue. One will be
two-story, ten-room frame residence,
containing living, dining and breakfast