Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
CHURCH HOUSES
BECOME POPULAR
ARCHITECTS PLAN SEVERAL
EDlFICES
HOSPITAL BUILDING WILL BE
ERECTED
Among Other Plans Are Two=story
Concrete Apartment and Club
tIouse-Wreekers Pre-
pare for Big Hotel

From architectural announcements of
future building in Los Angeles and VI
cinity it appears that. next to apart
ment houses, churches are most popu-
lar. An architect has just been COM
nlissioned to draw plans for the First
Baptist church, at Holt and Garry
streets, to cost $35. 900. Plans are being
prepared for a Methodist church at
Covina and for a new Memorial Bap-
tist church at South Pasadena, to cost
sos 600. Plans have been prepared for
a three-story reinforced concrete hos
pital building, site yet unsolicited, and
a brick store and apartment building
at Sixteenth and Hoover streets.
Among other jobs in progress are a
two-story concrete apartment building
in Los Angeles and a club house for
the Ebell folks at Pomona. Buildings
are being removed from the corner of
East Fifth and Los Angeles street in
preparation of the erection of a big
hotel and apartment building.
The Builder and Contractor reports
among the architects as follows.
New Pomona Church
Architects Seehorn & Nicholson, Sew
erance building, are now taking bids
for the construction of a brick store
and apartment building to be erected
at Sixteenth and Hoover streets for
George H. Freeman. 1t will be two
stories high and have pressed brick
facing. composition roofing, modern
wall beds and up-to-date convenlences.
The same architects have made plans
of a two-story stone and concrete
apartment house. to be built at the
corner of Linwood and Myrtle avenues,
Monrovia, for Paul Bachert. 1t will be
equipped with wall beds. sanitary
plumbing, built-in furniture, window
seats, electrical conveniences, etc. The
estimated cost is 100000.
The buildings are being removed
from the southwest corner of East
Fifth and Los Angeles streets prepara-
tory to the erection of a six-story re-
inforced concrete hotel and apartment
building for T. Ashton Fry of Holly
wood. Architect Arthur R. Kelly, Sc
curity building, will start taking bids
next week.
Architect Norman F. Marsh, 2O6
Broadway Central building, has been
commissioned to prepare plans for the
new Pomona First Baptist church to
be erected at Holt and Carey streets.
1t will be of classic design and esti-
mated to cost $35 900. 1t will be either
brick or stone veneer, and will contain
an auditorium with a seating capacity
of 500; also a Sunday-school room,
which may be opened into the main
auditorium. Ladies' parlors, social
rooms and heating plant are provided.
The same architect is also making
the working drawings for the Corona
Methodist church. The Sunday-school
portion will only be built at this time,
at a cost of about $500.
The same architect has also been
selected to draw the necessary plans
for the new Memorial Baptist church,
South Pasadena estimated to cost $685.
900. The auditorium part only will be
constructed the Sunday school portion
being left for future erection.
The same architect has made plans
for a three-story and basement re-
inforced concrete hospital building for
the Osteopathic Hospital company, DIR.
c. P. Drum, president. The site has
not yet been selected. 1t will have ac-
commodations for lis patients. There
will be two wards on the first floor,
also reception room and private parlor.
Many of the rooms will have private
bathrooms, and there viii be telephone
connections to all rooms. Elevators
will be installed, and also a steam
heating plant. All appliances of a first
class modern hospital will be pro-
vided.
six-room Frame Cottage
Architect Thomas Preston, 4S4 South
Hill street, has drawn plans for six
room frame cottage at I'LL West Forty
sixth street for D. D. Hughes
Architects Train & Williams, 254
South Broadway, are now receiving
bids for the erection of a two-story
eight-room frame residence on st. An
drews boulevard for S. Mclaughlin.
Architect f. NJ. Tyler, 500 Union
Trust building, is drawing plans for a