Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13
|. A.-PACIFIC TO
HAVE NEW HOME
OLD MASONIC TEMPLE WILL
HOUSE OFFICES
ARCHITECT SENDS PLANS FOR
RIVERSIDE Y. M. C. A.
Savannah and Lugonia School Dis
trIots Prepare to Build New strue-
tures-Pomona Contemplates
Christian Church Edifice

Plans for altering the old Masonic
Temple building are now in the hanos
of the architect and preparation is
being made for changing the building
TO accommodate the offices of the Los
Angeles-Pacific company. Plans were
forwarded last week to Riverside Tor
the new Y. M. c. A. building TO De
erected there. ,--
alterations to a four-story bullding on
broadway to be occupied by milIiner.
Plans have been completed Tor a
school building to be erected in the
Savannah district and plans are belng
prepared for a school building TO De
erected in the Lugonia district TO cost
$780, 900. Plans will soon be ready Tor
the new Christian church edifice at
Pomona.
The Builder and Contractor reports
among the architects as follows:
Architects Hunt. Eager Burns
have charge of the extensive altera-
tions now being made to the old Ma
sonic Temple building on Hill street
near Fourth, which is being occupied
by the Los Angeles-Pacthc company
for office purposes. The first MOOR is
to be used for the general OFFICES OF
the company, the second floor mas peen
divided up and provides separate OF
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manager. e. p. Clark, secretary, pur-
chasing agent, legal department, claim
agent, real estate and commissary de-
partment. A meZzanine floor has also
been mt in, on which the engineering
department is located On the tnlrd
floor the treasurer and the auditors
department occupy convenient quar-
ters. Large storage vaults have been
constructed on the first floor. A steam
heating plant will also be installed and
the elevators inclosed. In fact the
building is receiving a complete over
hauling and will be used until such
time as the proposed new passenger
depot is complete.
Architect Frank M. Tyler, 600 Union
Trust building. has drawn plans for a
one and one-half-story eight-room bum
galow. to be erected at Fourth and
Vermont avenue for G. Cornweil. II
will have artificial stone porch, hard-
wood floors. stone mantel, stained pine
finish, etc.
The same architect has also COM
pleted plans for a modern two-story
eight-room frame residence, to be built
at Ninth and Kingsley avenue for
George w. May. 1t will have brick
porch front and columns, furnace
hardwood floors, pine trim and first
class plumbing.
Y. NJ. C. A. Building
Architect A. B. BENTON. ia North
Spring street, has forwarded the com
pieted plans for the proposed new
M. C. A building to be erected in
Riverside to General Secretary Hale In
that city where bids for its construc-
ton will be taken. The building VIII
be two stories and basement, S8xlT5 feet.
of brick construction with black mortar
Joints. The basement will contain
kitchen, dining room and lecture room
locker rooms, offices, bowling alleys
and gymnasium. The gymnasium Is
40x65 feet The first floor has large lob
by auditorium, reading room, pariof
lockers, etc. The second floor is de
voted to dormttories and class rooms
There will also be a roof garden.
Architect P. August Westberg, 315-
S16 Delta building, has plans for ex-
tensive alterations to the four-story
and basement building at 523 South
Broadway. The building is to be oe-
cupied by Meyer Bros, milliners, and
will be fitted up with new fixtures,
wall and showcases, flooring, hydraulic
passenger elevator, etc. The basement
will be occupied for stock purposes, the
first and second stories as salesrooms
and the third and fourth floors for
workrooms etc. In the rear Of the
building a one-story addition 16x35
feet, with slylight, will be built.
Architect Lester S. Moore, 705 Audi
forum building, is completing plans
for an artistic six-room bungalow to
be erected on Cahuenga street between
Third and Fourth streets, for Leonard
c. Woelz. II will have shingled ex-
terror, blue brick foundation, chimneys
and porch walls, beam ceilings, pam
eled walls, built-in book cases. seats,
etc, pressed brick mantel, pine trim,
white enameled woodwork In bedrooms,
hardwood floors and modern plumbing.
Mayberry & Parker, engineers for re-
inforced concrete construction, 372 Pa
cifc Electric building, are completing
plans for the construction of a REIN
forced concrete wall to surround tine
grounds of the public school building
at Yuma. It will be from eight to
twelve feet high and about 1900 feet
in length. with several stairways. It
will cost about $4,000.
Architects Garrett & Bixby, 405 Cur
rier building, have drawn the plans for
a modern one-and-one-half-st
eight-room frame residence to be
constructed on the corner of King and
Ninth streets, for f. B. Noise. It will
have ahingle treatment to exterior, blue
brick porch columns cement porch,
hardwood floors, slashed grain pine
trim, furnace, and modern plumbing.
Architect b. Cooper Corbett, Pacific
Electric building, has taken bids for
the construction of modern two-story
frame residence to be built In Berkeley
square for o. A. Vickrey, the real es-
tate operator.
Architects Edelman & Barnett are
preparing the preliminary sketches for
the new residence which Marco H. He'll
man is to build on the corner of Will
shire boulevard and Catalina avenue.
Architect C. F. Driscoll, Chamber OF
Commerce building, Pasadena, has pre-
pared plans Of a one-and-one-half-
story country residence to be built on
a ten-acre tract on Lester avenue. near
Sunset avenue, for F. L. Putnam. The
house proper will be 4Sx62 feet, with ar
inner court 14x30 feet. On the front
and one side will be a terrace and
porch 1853 feet wide. CobbIestones will
be used for foundation walls and chin
neys. On the first floor will be living
room. three bedrooms, bathroom, clos
cts, etc. dining room and kitchen. Or
the second floor are two bedrooms
trunk room. bathroom. closets. etc. Thu
cellar and porch floors viii be of ce
ment. Oak and maple flooring, ga
and electrical conveniences and fur
mace heat are provided for.
Architect r. Myron Woolpert, cit,
hall. AIhambra, has prepared plans of I
four-room brick school building to b.
built IN the Savannah school district
II Is to be as freproof as possible anC
Will have tile roof, cement floors, first
class plumbing, etc.