Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22
PRODUCTIVE
PERIOD FOR
ARCHITECTS
PREPARE MANY PLANS AND
ESTIMATES
CHURCHES AND RESIDENCES TO
BE BUILT
One Firm Making Designs for Eastern
BuiIdngs-Merits of Local
Architects Known Far
and Near


a most productive week. preparing
plans and giving estimates on all
classes of buildings, especially resi-
dences and churches. The local arch1-
tects merits are known far and near
and this fact is being felt at present
through the unusually large amount of
out-of-town building they are prepar-
ing. One firm is making designs and
furnishing estimates for churches to
be built in Washington state, Idaho,
Kansas, Nevada and in Kentucky.
Building the past week has been brisk
in the cities and towns throughout
Southern California.
The Builder and Contractor reports
the following among the architects:
Architects Edelman & Barnett have
taken bids for a two-story frame resi-
dence to be built on the west side of
Westmoreland place. just north of
Seventh street, for Nathan Jacoby. 1t
will contain twelve rooms. and have
brick foundation and chimneys, half
timber and plaster treatment to eXter-
ior, Chatsworth Park sandstone porch
columns and rails, plate glass windows,
hardwood floors throughout, three bath
rooms, gas furnace for heating and
high-grade plumbing and electrical
conVeniences.
Architect P. August Westberg has
prepared plans for one-story mission
style residence to be built at Alhambra
for julius F. Hall. 1t will be in the
form of V, and so located as to re-
ceive sunlight in every room. From n
central point in the front each wing ex-
tends to the rear seventy feet, with an
extreme width of eighty-seven feet. The
portion between the two wings will be
used as a patio. The building will be
erected on a concrete foundation, and
have large basement quarters. The
exterior walls will be constructed of
hollow tile, and have cement plaster
finish and clay tile roofing. The in
terror will be in the Renaissance style,
have mahogany trim in living room,
oak in dining room, eucalyptus in den
and white enamel in bedrooms. A
large stone mantel will be built in the
living room. 1t Will have hot air
heating, gas, plumbing, and electrical
conveniences and modern in every de-
tail.
New Churches
The Walk Architectural company, |
which makes a speciality of church
work, has prepared plans for the fol-
lowing churches, to be located in diff
ferent parts of the country:
First Presbyterian church, Spokane,
Wash, of artificial stone, brick, terra
Gotta, asbestos states and oak finish, to
cost $75, 900; a $1,000 frame building for
the United Presbyterian church of Pa
cific Grove; a brick and stone edifice
for the Presbyterian church at Walla
Walla, to cost $4,000; a stone church
to be erected at a cost of $4,000 for the
Methodists at Kearney, Neb.; a $4,000 |
structure for the Presbyterian church |
, at San Angelo, Tex; for the Reformed !
church. Pella, Ia. a $4,000 house of |
worship; the Congregational church,
Norton, Kas., a building to cost $4,000;
a new edifice for the Evangelical Luth-
eran church, Louisville, KY; also an
artificial stone church, to cost $4,000,
for the Presbyterian church, Twin
Falls, Idaho. They have also drawn
plans for the Carnegie library at Bal
linger, Tex.
Architect J. Lee Burton is preparing
plans for an eight-room school building
to be erected on West Thirty-seventh
street for the city board of education.
Architect A f. Rosenheim is taking
bids for the heating and ventilating of
the Second Church of Christ, Scientist,
new under construction on West Adams
street
The plans of Sims & Son were ac-
cepted for the proposed new county hos
ptal at Globe, Arz 1t will be two
s-ories and basement, and will be mod
ern.
Architects Hunt & Eager have in
preparation plans for a two-story build
irg, 60xl25 feet in size, to be built in
Warren, Ariz., for the Calumet & Ari-
zona company. 1t will be used for office
purposes.
Administration Building
Architect F. F. Roehrig has submit
ted the plans for the proposed admins
tration building to be built on the
grounds of the Pasadena hospital, to
the building committee. The building
will be erected from fund of $4,000
donated by Mrs. Margaret B. Fowler
of that city.
Architect Thornton FitzhuEh has pre-
pared plans of a beach cottage to be
built at Venice for E w. Smith. 1t
will have living room. dining room and
kitchen department on first floor, and
five bedrooms on second floor. The
exterior will have resaw rustic and ce-
dar shingle finish; glass porch, large
open fireplace and beam ceilings. The
work will be done by the day.
Architects frost &t frost of Phoenix,
who have been working on the plans
for the proposed Y. M. c.. A. building
to be constructed in Phoenix, have
nearly completed the plans, and the
board of directors of the Y NJ, c. A.
hopes to be able to call for bids for
the erection of this structure within ]
the next ten days. The amount to be
expended is 100000.
Architect Frank NJ. Tyler has drawn
plans for two-story ten-room franc
residence, to be built on West Wash
ington street, near Wilton place, for G.
A. Jones' 1t will contain first-claSs con-
veniences. He has also drawn plans for
a story and a half siX-room bungalow,
to be erected at Ocean Park for Mrs. ]
Fred Duy.
Also plans for seven-room frame
residence to be constructed at Holly {
wood for c. A. Andrews
At AIhambra
Architect r. Myron Woolpert is pre-
pairing plans for Mrs B. K. Buchter ,
of Los Angeles Of a tWO-story frame
apartment house to be built in AL ,
hambra. 1t will contain eight three !
room suites and have wall beds and :
built-in fixtures, slash grain pine trim, +
gas and electrical conVeniences, plumb
ing etc.
The same architect has made plans '
for extensive alterations to the resi-
dence of ]. D. Mcdonald, president of
the Alhambra bank. The improvements
will provide for a large living room, n
bed room, bath room and kitchen and 7
win call for new plumbing and light =
ing features. -
Work on the Alhambra Masonic hall, I
which has been done under the super Z,
vision of the same architect is prac- y
tically completed. 1t is one of the \,
best arranged temples for general pur- v
poses in this section. a
c. II. Lampe is having plans drawn L