Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-07
ELABORATE PLANS
FOR SKYSCRAPER
TEN-STORY BUILDING WILL
HOUSE BANK
PRELIMINARY SKETCHES CALL
FOR SlXzSToRY BLOCK
Architects Complete Designs for Sew
eral Large, Close-In Structures.
Residence VIII Cost $4,000.
School Plans Accepted

Plans are being prepared for ten
story building to be erected at sixth
and Spring streets for the Metropolitan
Bank and Trust company. 1t will be
in design similar to the Security and
Central buildings
Preliminary sketches were made last
week for a proposed six-story building
for erection on Spring street below
Eighth street
Plans have been accepted for the
new Fillmore school, to cost 3,OOO and
for the Hudson school, to cost $4,000
Plans are ready for a spacious resi-
dence to be erected at Sierra Madre to
cost $4,000.
The Builder and Contractor reports
work among the architects as follows:
Architect Charles E. Shattuck, 3lS-
800 Mason building, is preparing plans
for a three-story and basement resi-
dence TO be erected at Brand boulevard
and Milford street Glendale, for Mrs
Gridley The residence will cover
ground space 64X72 feet and will con-
tain twelve rooms. 1t will have oak
floors throughout and the interior finish
on the first floor will be oak and ma
hogany, and the second floor will have
white enamel trim and mahogany
doors. The third floor will have stained
Oregon pine trim and oak floors, and
be fitted up for a billiard room. The
mantels and fireplace will be Of tile
and the principal rooms will have beam
ceilin-s There will be two baths with
tile wainscot. 1t will also have con-
crete foundation, cement porch, fur
mace, cold storage room, etc. The fac
ing of the foundation, porch and CHM
ney and the porch columns will be of
blue brick.
Architect F. NJ. Tyler, 600-601 Union
Trust building, has prepared plans for
1. 81 - H..
be erected in Hollywood for Robert See.
The same architect has prepared
plans for a two-story residence to be
erected at Fourth street and st. An
drews place for II. NJ. Bigelow.
Also plans for a one-stOry bungalow
to be erected on Manhattan place, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets, for ].
ID. Braley.
For Fillmore School
The preliminary drawings of Archi-
tect A. c. Smith, 307 South Broadway,
for a high school building to be erect
ed at Fillmore, have been accepted and
he has been commissioned to prepare
the working drawings. The trustees
expect to expend nearly $4,000 on the
building, and in all probability it will
be constructed of reinforced concrete
There will be about twenty rooms in
the building, including a large assem-
bly, hGll, domestic science and manual
training departments, physical and
chemical laboratories, gymnasium and
rooms for shower baths. There will
be many new and novel features,
among which are elevators, speaking
tubes, cement vault for records air
tight chamber for apparatus and pro-
gram clocks. The Ventilating will be
by the forced draught system, and an
air washer for purifying the air will
be installed.
Architects Hunt, Eager & Burns
have taken bids for the construction of
a handsome two-story basement and
attic residence TO be built on Vermont
avenue, near Wiltshire boulevard for
+. j. Carlisle The first story will have
brick facing; second story and gables
plaster finish: concrete foundation,
shingle roofing, red birch and pine
trim. three bathrooms, brick and tile
mantels, tile Wainscot, electric, gas
and plumbing fixtures, hardwood floors,
hot and cold water system etc.
Architects Morgan & Walls report
that they have let the contract for the
interior woodwork of the first story
and basement of the w. p. Story
building at Sixth and Broadway to
the Southern California Hardwood &
Manufacturing company. and the
painting and vanishing to the Richard
Arenz company. The entire first floor
is to be occupied by the Mullen Bluett
Clothing company. The basement viii
be fitted up for a cafe.
Architect \. c. Smith. 3O7 South
Broadway, has been notified that his
sketches for school building at Hud-