Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
FACTORY PLANS
READY FOR BIDS
SEVERAL APARTMENT HOUSES
IN CONTEMPLATION
STATION TO BE BUILT AT FOOT
OF MT. WASHINGTON
Amonq Architectural Designs of Week
Are Cold Storage Plant and Ex-
tensive Remodeling Of
Azusa Hotel

Several apartment houses and indus
trial buildings were among plans COM
pleted by Los Angeles architects last
week. A three-story apartment house
will be erected on Corondolet street
and an apartment building at Eleventh
and Flower streets. Plans are ready
for a one-story brick building at Lords
burg. for a station at foot of Mt. WASH
ington, and numerous fine residences
Plans are being prepared for a one
story class C building on Eighth street,
between Broadway and Hill; 1or a
tWo-story reinforced structure at Fiji
more, and an ice and cold storage plant
at Fresno. Revised plans were deliV-
cred for the Montebello high school.
Bids were received for the plasterlng IN
fhe Higgins building. The Azusa hotel
is being remodeled to the extent OF
$4,000.
The Builder and Contractor reports
among the architects as follows:
Architect w. ]. Saunders. Wright &
Calender building. is completing plans
and specifications for a three-story
apartment house to be erected on Car
ondolet street, near Eighth street for
] b. Duke This apartment house
will have every device for convenience
and comfort that architectural IN
genuity can conceive. 1t will more than
conform to the new tenement house
law of this state. as the rooms Will
average 14x16 feet in size. II VIII
contain eighteen two and three-room
apartments, all equipped with wall
beds. An ice plant will be feature OF
the building. Each apartment will have
its individual ice box and each apart
ment will be so arranged as to have
front and back doors, so that all mer-
chandise may be taken into them
through the rear. The apartments VIII
also be arranged so that each will nave
an individual balcony leading off from
the dining room. The exterior finish
will be cement plaster on metal lath.
There will be a large cement porch and
pergola. Also a large concrete base
ment containing the steam heating and
ice plants and the machinery for
onerating the elevator. The entrance to
the building will be spacious and CON
structed of tile The interior finish
will be birch. The stairways will also
be of birch and the doors of oak There
will be twenty bathrooms, each nav
ing tile floor and wainscoting. ON the
roof will be a roof garden and also
sun porch 16x16 feet.
Bank Building
Architects Dennis & Farwell, Fay
building. are preparing plans and spec
iffcations for a one-story brick bank
building S0x125 feet, to be erected az
I,ordsburg for the local bank. 1t Will
contain a large banking room, rein
forced concrete vault faced with steel,
directors room, ladies' department,
fireplace, etc. The front of the build
ing will be of pressed brick and con-
crete columns in an artistic design,
with large plate glass windows in the
front and on the side. The rear part
of the building not occupied will be
fitted up for a dentists office.
The same architects are taking fig
ures for two-story pressed brick
building, 50x70 feet, to be erected at
wilmington. The lower floor will be
occupied by a bank and grocery store,
and the upper floor will be divided
into offices.
Architect F. x. Lourdou. Wright &
Calender building, is preparing plans
for a six-room frame residence to be
erected at Inglewood for Mrs. Grimaud.
It will have oak floors, beams, panels,
etc.
The same architect is preparing plans
for a five-room cottage to be erected
on Angeleno Heights for Miss Fox. 1t
will be modern in every respect, and
every convenience will be Incorporated
into its construction.
The same architect is also prepar-
ing plans for a five-room bungalow to
be erected at Balboa for Mr.. Michaux.
It will be a modern bungalow, with
beams, panels, buit-in features, etc.
Architect Frank M. Tyler, 600-601
Union Trust building, is preparing
plans for q two story nine-room resi-
dence to be erected at Ingraham street
and Western avenue for Mrs. Susie G..
Hamilton. 1t will have brick porch
and pergola. The living and dining
rooms will be finished in quarter-sawed
oak, one room with Spanish cedar and
the balance with Oregon pine. 1t will
have hardwood floors throughout. Also
furnace for heating, etc.
Addition to Contract
Architect Albert r. Walker, Wright
e Calender building, reports that, in
addition to the contracts for the San
Fernando church that were awarded
last week, the painting contract has
been let to Mr.. Tilburn of San Fernando
for $515. He also expects to take bids
for the Redlands church and parish
house in a few days.
Architect S. Tilden Norton, Byrne
building, is making plans for six
room cottage to be erected on Douglas
street between Temple street and Belle
vue avenue, for Henry Goldman II
will cover ground space 40x36 feet;
have brick foundation, rustic exterior.
shingle roof, modern plumbing, electric
wiring, etc.
Architect Fred R. Dorm, Douglas
building, is preparing plans for a sta
tion to be erected at the foot of Mt.
Washington incline railway 1t will be
of frame and plaster construction, two
stories; lower floor consisting of wait
ing rooms, etc, and second floor to be
occupied by the station keeper.
Architect A. c. Smith, 307 South
Broadway, has revised the plans for
the Montebello union high school and
they have been accepted by the board
of trustees. AS soon as the tracings
blueprtnts and specifications are COM
pleted, new bids will be called for
Architects Morgan & Walls have pre-
pared plans of a two-story and base
pent frame residence to be erected or
wiltshire boulevard near Kingsley drive
for Louis c. Scheller of the Unior
Hardware and Metal company.
Residence on Orange Street
Architect A. l.. Haley, 531-2 Citizens
National Bank building, is preparing
plans for fine residence to be erectet
on West Orange street. 1t viii be o
mission style, with two large cemen
porches and a pergola. The exterior
f1nish will be cement plaster on meta
lath. It will have a very large roo
Garden. The roofs over all porches an'
eabes will be of red tile and VIII glvI
q very pleasing effect in contrast will
the gray plaster. The interior fnisl