Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
BIG WAREHOUSE
WILL Be BUILT
STRUCTURE Is PLANNED FOR
SANTA FE AVENUE
SIXTH AND SPRING is SITE OF
NEW BLOCK
RemodeIing of Large Engine House,
Redondo Store and Public School
Are Among Plans of Week
In Architecture

Plans were completed last week for a
four-story concrete warehouse TO be
erected on East Third street, neal
Santa Fe avenue. Architects are now
preparing plans for two-story fiat and
store building, to be erected at EaSl
First and Townsend streets, ana for a
store building at Redondo Beach. Plans
are ready for a three-story and base
ment brick structure, to be erected al
Sixth and Spring streets; for remodel
ing the fire engine house on Hill street,
between Second and Third streets; for
a public school, to be erected at Bridge
and Echandia streets. Indications are
that there will be an unusual amount OF
building in the residence districts this
fall and winter.
The Builder and Contractor reports
among the architects as follows;
Architect George H. Wyman, $40
Henne building, has completed plans
and the contracts have been awarded
for the addition of fifth story to the
apartment house being erected at
Third and Clay streets for the Fer
guson company. The contract for the
brick work was let to Charles V.
Fowler, Stimson building, and the
plastering to Silas A. Wilson, 194S
Santee street.
Architect John c. Smith. 200 H. w.
Hellman building, is preparing plans
for a two-story brick store and fiat
building 53x75 feet to be erected at
East First and Townsend streets for
F. L. Poyas. There will be two store
rooms with plate glass fronts on the
first floor and three fiVe-room flats on
the second floor. They will have oak
floors and Oregon pine trim, baths,
plumbing, etc. The building will have
concrete foundation and the front will
be faced with pressed brick. Steel
beams and columns and composition
roof will also be included in construc-
tion.
Architects Train & Williams, 26 Ex-
change building, are preparing plans
for a two-stoFy seven-room residence
for George Reese. The interior finish
will be oak and Oregon pine and oak
and maple floors. The residence will
have plate and loaded glass windows,
blue brick chimney and porch, concrete
foundation and shingle roof.
Two Story Ten Room
Architect f. NJ. Tyler. 6OO-1 Union
Trust building, has prepared plans for
two two-story ten-room residences for
Althouse Bros, 430 South Broadway.
One will be erected at Manhattan and
Linden streets and the other at Fourth
and St. Andrews streets. Both will be
modern residences, with stone porches
and mantels, hardwood floors and
interior finish, beam ceilings and built
in furniture, furnaces heaters, etc.
The same architect has also pre-
pared plans for five-room bungalow
TO be erected in Montecito park for NJ.
e. Johnson. 1t will have brick foun-
dation and porch, hardwood floors,
beam ceilings, panel @wainscoting, built
in buffet, bath, modern plumbing and
electric wiring.
Architect Charles F. Helmle, Lissner
building, is preparing preliminary
sketches for a two-story eight-room
bungalow for Mrs. Augusta Raab, to
be erected on Buena Vista street, South
Pasadena. 1t will have concrete base
ment, blue brick foundation and ce-
ment porch, faced with blue brick;
hardwood floors, beam ceilings, book
cases, buffet, loaded and art glass
doors and windows. 1t will have shin
gled exterior and roof and the interior
finish will be Oregon pine and white
enamel. A garage and laundry will be
loeoted in the basement.
Architect Fred r. Dorm, 232 Douglas
building, is taking bids on one-story
brick store building to be erected on
the southwest corner Of Seventh street
and Towne avenue for Alex Culver
1t will be 50X53 feet and have cement
floors and cream -colored pressed brick
facing in front and on one side; NAL
thoid roof, plumbing, gas piping and
electric wiring. 1t will be divided into
three storerooms and each will have a
plate glass front.
For Steel Cells
Architects Hudson & Munsell, Slim
son building, have prepared plans and
specifications for additional steel cells
to be installed in the infirmary and
and they have been adonted by the
board of supervisors. There will be
twelve cells 5X6, SKI feet and one large
cell of the same height; each set of
cells to be laid on four-inch I-beams
placed on the present floor; together
with sliding doors, 2x6 feet, and the
necessary plumbing, painting, ham
mocks, etc.
The same architects have also pre-
pared plans for alterations to a part
of the county Jail annex, removing the
roof and constructing new room with
cement floor; the work to conform to
the present building. Notices calling
for bids for both jobs will be found
in this issue.
Architects Dennis & Farwell, Fay
building, have prepared plans and the
contract has been awarded to D. w.
Aaron, 623 South Spring street, for al
terations and additions to a one-story
brick building at the corner of Market
and San Pedro streets. A brick ad-
dition, 65x90 feet, viii be built and the
front of the old builhing raised and a
new roof constructed. The building
will be occupied by the Auto Truck
company and the improvements will
cost $4460.
The same architects have completed
plans and are ready for bids on a
three-story and basement brick build
ing, 60xS9 feet, to be erected at Sixth
and Spring streets for Mrs Howe The
first floor will contain three store
rooms with copper and plate glass
fronts and the two upper floors will
be divided into office rooms with a
living apartment for the owner on the
second floor The building will have
pressed brick and terra Gotta front
and composition roof. Howe Bros.
Plumbing company win occupy part
of the first floor and basement.
Architects Parkinson & Bargstrom
Security building, are preparing plans
of a four-story and basement rein
forced concrete warehouse building, so
1900 feet. to be arected on East Sec
ond street, near Santa Fe avenue, for
the Spreckels Bros. Commercial Co.
It will have concrete floors, wire-glass
windows, steel truss roof, gravel roof
ing. elevator, etc. A one-story wing,
SOx162 feet, will also be built as an
addition.
The same architects report the conf