Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
PLANS FOR NEW
POMONACOLLEGE
GROUP OF BUILDINGS WILL
SOON BE ERECTED
FEDERATION CLUB TO OCCUPY
SPACIOUS QUARTERS
Plans Are Under Way for Mission
style Flat and Store Building.
Improvements to Be Made
at Midway

While election broke into the week,
setting work back a day, architects
managed to turn out a number of good
Jobs. These plans are for buildings
to be erected Immediately. Work is
about ready to start on the group or
buildings for the Pomona college which
in general effect will be similar to the
University of Virginia. Plans are be-
ing prepared for the remodeling of the
eleventh floor of the Wright and Call
lender building for the accommodation
of the Federation club. Plans are also
under way for a store and flat build
ing in the mission style. Plans of a
local architect have been accepted for
an addition to the Arizona state nor
NAL school at Tempe. 1t will cost
$4,000. Plans have been prepared for
a group of buildings for Midway,
Kern county, comprising dining halls,
an Office building and small hotel.
There was the usual run of bungalows
and cottages designed.
The Builder and Contractor reports
among the architects as follows:
Architect Myron Hunt attended a
public meeting at Claremont last
Thursday, at which time he outlined
the plans which has firm has under
way for the extensive new buildings
and grounds for Pomona college. The
plans have already been approved by
the college trustees.
Will Resemble Old School
The future campus and quadrangles,
which In some respects will resemble
those of the University of Virginia, will
extend from where the present group
OF buildings is located about half a
mile to the east, to the rising ground in
Blanchard park. The new Carnegie Ii
brary, completed this summer, will be
the central building at the western end
of the main quadrangle, facing at the
eastern end the proposed administra-
1ion building, of similar design, with
large portico and columns. The re-
naming buildings will be grouped
around the central quadrangle. Smiley
hall, the mems new dormitory, has been
placed upon the location called for in
the adopted designs.
Architect H. M. Patterson, 1874 o. T..
johnson building, is drawing plans for
remodeling and fitting up the eleventh
floor of the Wright & Calender build
ing, Fourth and Hill streets, to be oc-
cupied by the Federation club. The
rooms will be fitted up with a banquet
room, meeting room, dining hall and
several parlors. A garden will be fitted
up on the roof.
signer, S17 Stimson building, is prepar-
ing plans of a two-story mission style
store and fat building to be erected on
Eagle Rock avenue, near Amman street.
for Joy Winans. 1t will be 25x50 feet
and contain store room and six-room
fat Hollow thing will be used for
exterior walls with plaster finish. 1t
will have composition roofing, pine
trim, plumbing, gas and electric con-
Veniences.
The plans of Architect Thornton
Fitzhugh of Los Angeles and Phoenix
have been accepted by the state normal
school trustees of Arizona for new
building to be added to the normal
group at Tempe, Ariz. The new build
ing will be used as an auditorium and
gymnasium, and will be thoroughly up
to date in its appointments. 1t is esti-
mated to cost $4,000.
For Nine-Room Frame
Architect Frank M. Tyler 800 Union
Trust building, is drawing plans for
two-story nine-room frame residence
to be erected at Fourteenth and Millard
streets for p. j. Bolin. 1t will have
stone porch front, hardwood floors
beams, paneled walls, etc.
The same architect has also drawn
plans for a large six-room bungalow
to be constructed at Fifth street and
Hobart boulevard for b. l.. Tyler. 1t
will have brick porch, cement porch
floor, beamed ceilings, oak floors, gas
and electrical conveniences and first
class plumbing.
The same architect has also prepared
plans for five-room bungalows to be
erected at Montecito Park for D. M.
Gambler and F. u. Phillips.
Architect Charles p. Shattuck 31S
Mason building, is preparing plans for
a group of buildings to be erected at
Midway, Kern county, for the Midway
Oil company. The structures will be of
wood and will consist of dining hall
for the officers, similar building for
the help, an office building and a small
hotel building for the accommodation
of employees.
Architect B. Cooper Corbett, Pacific
Electric building, is supervising to al
iteration work in the residence of John
w. Edmison, vice president of the Edi-
son Electric company, on South March,
go avenue, Pasadena. He has let the
contract for the painting, vanishing,
ETC.. to Richard Arena. Other work,
comprising the construction of stone
retaining wall along the property line,
is being planned. Bids for this work
will be taken shortly.
The following architects have been
granted certificates by the state board
for the southern district, to practice
their profession in this state
Albert c. Martin, 1926 H. w. Hellman
building.
Maurice Hebert. 914 Wright & CAL
lender building.
Louis du Puget A1illar, 424 Citizens
National Bank building.
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