Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-27
CRACkER.JACK
BUILDING BOOM
Santa Fe in Midst of
Progressive I'M
provement
MANY NEW STRUCTURES
Architects, Contractors and
Wolkmen satisfying City's
Demand for Growth

Since the completion Of the Won
| ans Board of Trade library, beau
tiful brick structure on Washing
ton avenue, Santa Fe has been enjoy
! ing building boom that would bring
pride to the heart of the citizens OF
any place. The new improvement.
have been following each other il
such quick succession that it is real
/ ly hard to keep track of all of them
Recently the splendid new armor,
, building was completed at a cost ol
nearly fifteen thousand and is now in
the hands of the Armory Board o1
! Control. On May the fifteenth the
new Elks' opera house will be com
pleted and turned over to the com
mittee in charge ready for use. Yes
terday large first class moving pic
ture machine was ordered and as
soon as the building is ready, nightly
picture shows will be given.
Yesterday ground was broken for
the new $4,000 residence Of DR.. J. A
Massie, on the corner of Lincoln and
Marcy avenues. The building is tc
be two story structure thoroughly
modern and up-to-date. 1t will con
, tain eleven large rooms.
Foundations have been commenced
on three houses which have been
contracted for by Miguel Chaves, G.
A. Dahlgren has the work in charge
The houses are to be modern brick
residences. Two are on Capitol street
and one on Galisteo street. In the
same neighborhood, within short
time, n. Salmon will begin work OH
the construction of eighteen modern
brick cottages. Work on the Cover
nor's mansion has been going or
steadily and workmen are now engag.
ed in papering the rooms of that pala
tial structure. Within a short time
the mansion will be in readiness for
occupation Work is also progressing
nicely on the Capitol extension. The
new Santa Fe depot is now well un.
der roof and makes a very at
tractive appearance.
| DR.. Charles A. Wheelon'~ hand
some brick cottage On East palace
\ avenue is under roof, and severa
other local residents are planning tt
build homes this summer.
Delegate W. H. Andrews has prom
ised to push through in December al
| appropriation for 100000 Fedora
building in this city, and to crown
all, the Scottish Rite Masons will
build a magnificent 100000 Temple
for which a lot has been purchases
OH Washington avenue The Com
mercial Club will probably start OF
it's proposed Santa Fe club buildin
this fall, and the firemen and tn
city on a city hall and fire station.
On College street Antonio Valde
is erecting modern residence whic
will have seven spacious rooms.
| Plans have been received for tn
building of a large thirty thousan,
dollar building on San Francisc
street opposite the warehouse @
Leo Hersch the grain man. Til
building is to be built by Mrs. Josepl
Hersch and will be three stories high
| The lower floor will be used as war
rooms while the upper floors will
serve as living apartments.
! Charles Haspelmath on the south q
the Plaza, has started to build tw
large bowling alleys in the rear q
his business block. The alleys vii
face on Water street and will b
thoroughly modern. To this end n
expense is being spared.
The American School of Archae
ology will soon take possession of th
Old Palace building and the same wi
shortly after be restored to it's pri.
tine form Of architecture. This wor
Will mean very much to Santa Fe a
! the appearance of the building wi
be greatly changed for the better an
will lend charm to the surroundin
| neighborhood
The thirty thousand dollar brio
/ dormitory of St. GATHERINGS India
School has been completed and
: ready to be turned over by the COZ
, tractor.
4 Leo. Hersch's new cottage on WASH
ington avenue is almost completed
making the eighth new modern cot
tage in the space of one block on tn
4 Fort Marcy Reservation, and whicl
J includes the Schumann. Bear
Goutchy, Reingardt, Hersch, Massi
| Lowitzki and Nuding cottage, all con
pleted or begun within the past yea
or 50. a4Ng
4 The foundations are in for the ne,
/ $4,000 sanitarium for the Sisters {
Charity.
4 The plans for the new thirty-fiy