Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-03
HOLIDAY PLANS
FOR NEW SEASON
ARCHITECTS PREPARE MANY
IMPROVEMENTS
CHURCH AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS
TO BE BUILT
Glass c Structure, Large Apartment
House and Residences Are Among
Plans Completed for Imme-
date Erection

Holiday week witnessed the compile
ton of several important designs for
new buildings. Among these were
church and class structures. A
three-story brick apartment house is
about to be erected from plans finished
last week. Plans were also completed
for a large technical school at San
Bernardino and a small mission type
school at Modesto. Plans are ready for
the proposed four-story class G struc-
ture on East Fifth street near San
Pedro street. Elaborate preparations
have been made for an addition to the
Tabernacle Baptist church at Hemlock
and Twelfth street. Extensive altera-
tions are proposed for the Baptist
church at Glendale and plans for the
building were finished last week. Po-
mona is to have a new Christian
church, plans being now complete and
ready for bids.
A number of large residences and
modern bungalows were designed. The
Builder and Contractor reports among
the architects as follows:
Architects Barker & Webster, 502
Mason building, have drawn plans for
an artistic seven-room bungalow to be
built on Budlong avenue, near TWEEN
tieth street, for Horace Cline. This
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galows already built and to be built
in this vicinity.
Architect c.. H. Ashley, 523 Stimson
building, has drawn plans for modern
tWo-story, eight-room frame residence
to be built on West Seventh street,
near Western avenue for G. Escallier.
1t will have hardwood doors, pine trim,
beamed ceilings in hall and living room,
mantel, plate glass front windows, etc.
Tot Won e. NTiI1aY CifizaTa cs
National bank building, are drawing
plans for a modern story and a half
Seven-room frame residence to be built
on Gramercy place, near Pico street,
for John E. Peoples. It will have a
billiard room and furnace in the base
ment, pressed brick mantels modern
plumbing, etc.
Architect A. B. Benton, LA North
Spring street, has prepared plans of a
two-story, eight-room frame residence
to be built on Calumet street, Angeleno
Heights, for B. M. Talbot. The build
ing will be erected by day work. It
will have brick foundation, porch walls
and buttresses, concrete footings, hard
wood floors, oak and pine trim, wood
mantel. beam ceiling, gas and electric
fixtures, plumbing, furnace. etc.
Large Ranch House
Architect c. c. Rittenhouse, 3S8 Will
cox building, is drawing plans for a
large two-story, fourteen-room frame
residence to be built on the ranch of c.
]. Daily, at Camarillo, Ventura county.
1t will have first-class conveniences.
Woodstone sink, hardwood floors, white
enameled woodwork in bed chambers,
furnace, tank house, etc. It is esti-
mated to cost over $1,000.
The same architect is also drawing
plans for two-story ten-room frame
residence to be constructed at Oxnard
for T. G.. Gabbert. It will have cut
stone porch column trimmings, and
pergola, five mantels, one of stone,
one Of brick and three of wood.
The same architect has also complet-
ed plans for an addition to the Taber-
nacle Baptist church, at Hemlock and
Twelfth streets.
Architect F. S. Allen, Security build
ing, has completed the plans for the
proposed technical school building to
be erected in San Bernardino. The
bonds for the building were sold to
the state, and as soon as the money is
forthcoming bids for its construction
will be called for.
The same architect has prepared
plans of a one-story mission style
school building to be built at Modesto.
1t will contain eight class rooms and
the usual conveniences.
Architect H. M. Patterson, 325 o. T.
Johnson building, is drawing plans for
an artistic two-story eight-room frame
residence to be constructed on Mount
Washington for ]. B. Merrill. The ex-
terror will be covered with shakes, and
there will be an outside chimney of
blue brick. The interior will be fin
1shed In pine; there will be two brick
hreplaces, large combination living and
music room with pipe organ, library,
den and several sleeping porches. 1t
VIII have store rooms and furnace room
in the basement and have first-class
sanitary fixtures.
Class c Building
Architect A. L. Haley, 531 Citizens
National bank building, is drawing
plans for four-story, class c build
ing to be erected on East Fifth street.
near San Pedro street It will be 63x
80 feet in size, and will contain four
stores and sixty rooms. It will have
pressed brick front, steam heat, mod
ern plumbing, fire escapes, etc.
He is also drawing plans for a three
story br1ck apartment house to be con-
structed on West Seventh street near
Garland avenue, for a prominent at
torney. 1t will cover a ground area OF
6Ox107.6 feet, and will contain twenty
five apartments, divided into six three
room and eighteen two-room suites
e~ch with bath and kitchen. Steam
heat, hot and cold water, modern
plumbing, wall beds and other wall
furniture, pressed brick front. pine
Trim, etc, will be specified.
The same architect is also receiving
bids for the mill work, cement flooring,
glass and tile work required in the
construction of the Higgins garage on
South Olive street, near Eighth street
R. N. Lamberth, architecture
draughtsman, 312 Delta building. has
made plans for extensive additions to
the Baptist church at Glendale. The
auditorium has been enlarged to a
seating capacity of 700 New Sunday
school rooms have been added. The
( basement will contain social hall. f,1r-
mace room, steam heating apparatus
kitchen, etc. About $4,000 will be ex-
pended.
He has also made plans of a one
and-one-half-story six-room cottage to
be built on West Fifty-first street. be-
tween Kansas street and Vermont av-
enue, for j. d. Stern. It will be mod
ern in every particular
Architect Robert H. Orr. Hansler
building, Pomona, has prepared plans
for two-story eight-room frame resi-
dence to be built for w. H. Truitt, Sec
rotary of the board of trade. The ex-
terror will be faced with artificial
stone. The inside finish will be of pine
with hardwood floors, furnace heat
enameled plumbing fixtures, gas and
electricity.