The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
SAN MATEO PLANS
new HIGH school
Reinforced Concrete Building to
Be Erected Without Delay at
a Cost of 100000

Plans have been. approved for the San
Mateo: union high school. and bids will
be called at once for the construction
of a splendid structure in San Mateo
that will cost. about 500, 900
The Union high school building will
Ebe Of classic. construction, except that
the exterior. wallis. viii be of reinforced
concrete instead of. brick. The interior
.partit1ions and joists win be of wood.
The. 'staircasess will :be:ineiosed in. fire
proof.>walls and both stairways viii be
Of cast iron and therefore :fireproof.
lin addition to seven recitation rooms
ana: the. offices. of. the superintendent,
the" structure will: contain two labora-
tories rooms. for, lectures. on SCIENCE.
free hand drawing rooms: a botanical
department; two. rooms for manual
training. two rooms for. domestic art,
a-=large. .kitchefl:::for domestic science
and all accessories :requtred% in; an up
10. date school building The heating
and Xentila1ing*pla ants will be: on the
.la osst=.. approved systems. :>4avens &
4 oEI2he QL:-lIlfS- CITY are lne- afcElteClS.
HOME IN :CERRI'ro PARK
:..# "A. two story concrete residence is
under reconstruction for: Dr.: C.. H. West
pfraf.@in. Ell Cerrito park, San. Mateo
county; the plans having. been prepared
by H. fieilfus & Son. architects The
exterior. is.:of. colonial design and with
eits. terraces; brick stairs and walks has
a striking. appearance. The living
room, dining room, den. reception hall,
kitchen Screen porch. grand staircase
and servants quarters are arranged
conveniently on the first floor. The
second. story contains. bedrooms, spa
cious. halls. bathrooms, closets and a
sleeping deck.
The :firep place in the living room and
the beam ceiling and high wainscoting
of the reception hall, the dining room
and the den mark the style of the in
terror. The rooms mentioned are in
reality one great room, being separ
ated only by partitioned bookcases and
china closets. The screen porch adj
Joining the dining room is intended for
a summer dining room. The kitchen
is connected with the screen porch,
dining room and hall by a pass closet,
from which steps lead to the basement
and second story.
lne SILK, Stove anu pantry dI6 pldCeu
in recesses, leaving the kitchen rectan-
GUAR and all are tiled with white
glazed tile. over the stove alcove a
hood is to be built with vents to the
roof which will carry off all the steam
and odor of cooking. There is also
a hot water system and hot air fur
mace.
The grounds are laid out with brick
and gravel walks, lawns and shrubbery.
The stable and garage are built in con-
formity with the exterior of the resi-
dence and are located on the extreme
corner of the lot. The furnishings
will be in strict keeping with the archi-
lecture. The interior finish is all of
selected woods and the floors are all
inlaid. The cost of building and fur
nishings is estimated at 100000
SEVEN STORY HOTEL
A seven story class c steel frame
hotel building will be erected for Laura
Hirshfeld on plans by Alfred Henry
Jacobs, architect, at the northwest cor
ner of Eddy and Jones streets. The
cost will be about $155,000. The in
tention of the owner Is to have this
among the best of the second class hotel
structures in San Francisco. The build
ing will cover lot S7:6x97:6 feet. 1t
will contain $50 rooms and SO bath
rooms. Contracts have been let and
FRAME FLAT BUILDING
Architects Carter Foley have
awarded the contract for the construe-
ton of two story brick and frame
fat building to be erected in the south
line of Twenty-ninth street at San Jose
avenue for Wendell and Augusta Wohn.
The fats will contain five and six
rooms. all finished in oregon pine. The
front vestibule is to be wainscoted
seven feet high with Alaska marble
and the base of the building will be
veneered in blue klinker brick. Drop
shelves and shoe boxes and all modern
conveniences will be installed in all
closets. The dining room will be
beamed on the ceilings. The cost of
the building is S6,547 complete.
RESIDENCE AT HILLSBoRO
A handsome residence will be built
for A. Prayer on plans by Alfred Henry
Jacobs, architect, at Hillsboro, San Ma
teo county. 1t will be on a site about
one acre in extent, in the Edgehill road.
The plan is an adaptation of the Eng
lish country house, of brick and one
half timber. 1t will have three sleep
ing porches. The special feature will
be the living room, which will be treat
ed with hammer beam trusses, such as
are employed in the construction of
English churches. The living room is
35x20 feet. The grounds will be laid
out in part on a formal garden scheme
The cost of the residence, exclusive of
the ground, will be about $4,000.
APARTMENTS
An apartment house on the southwest
corner of Franklin street and Lily ave.