Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
ARTHUR let's To CROW
TROP|C PLANTS AND PALMS
$4,000 to Be Expended at Hol-
Wood-$30,000 Apartment
House for Mrs. Webb

Architect A. r. Kelly, has prepared
plans for an Immense lath house to be
erected at Hollywood for Arthur Let's.
1t will be 175 feet in length, 1S5 feet in
width and f1fty-five feet high. 1t will
be used for the propagation of palms
and tropical plants. The cost will be
about $4,000. A large glass conserva-
tory, coat room, billiard room, serv-
ants room and bathroom will be added
to the residence. The dining room,
kitchen and pantry will be enlarged.
Long pergolas with plaster columns
and eucalyptus beams will be bullt.
A three-story and basement frame
and plaster apartment house, 40x150
feet to cost $50, 100, will be erected on
Scarf street near Twenty-fourth street
by Mrs. Lille T. Webb. Robert II.
Walker will be the superintendent of
construction. There will be about
seventy rooms divided into two and
three-room apartments; billiard and
amusement rooms, sun parlor and roof
garden. There will be hardwood floors,
Oregon pine trim, wall beds, baths,
plumbing and electric wiring. The
construction will be frame with con-
crete foundation and basement, ce-
ment plaster over metal lath on the
exterior, composition roof, artificial
stone porch and columns, fire escapes,
etc. Plans drawn by Architect c. c.
Rittenhouse.
Architect A. B. Benton, Myron Hunt
and Lester S. Moore have submitted
competitive plans for a church edihce
to be erected for the First Congrega-
tional church of Riverside. The build
ing will occupy a location at the cor
ner of Seventh and Lemon streets. An
edifice costing between $S0000 and
100000 is planned. The auditorium
will seat about 900 persons. No con-
clusion regarding the plans was
reached, and the matter will be recon-
sidered next Thursday.
Other improvements planned by arch
itects, reported to the Builder and
Contractor follow:
A. S. Heineman Is preparing plans
for three-Story apartment house to
be erected in Pasadena by r. D. Davis
There will be "a apartments, ballroom
recreation hall and sun parlors. The
apartments will contain four and five
rooms and each will have an outside
sleeping balcony. There will be hard
wood floors, steam heat, wall BEDS ele-
vator and all conveniences. The build
ing will be constructed in wings
grouped arounu central court and so
arranged that each apartment Will oc-
cupy an entire wing on each floor. The
wings will be connected by glass en-
closed bridges. The character of the
construction and interior finish and
trim depend on the terms of the lease
which can be made.
Also the same architect has submit
ted plans for the proposed new city
hall to be erected by the city of South
Pasadena. The structure win be of
pressed brick, and will cost $4,000. The
building committee of the board of
trustees has taken the plans under ad
visement.
Peter w. Ehlers has prepared sketch
es for a large brick warehouse to be
erected at 843 San Fernando street for
the Floriston Pulp 85 Paper Co. 1t
will be a two-story structure, SSx150
feet, with concrete floor covered with
asphaltum, brick walls, steel girders,
composition roof and galvanized iron
and wire glass skylights.
A. S. Heineman has prepared plans
for making a three-story structure Of
the tWo-story and basement brick gar
age 53x120 feet being erected at Twelfth
and Flower streets for J. D. Hooker.
w. ]. Saunders is preparing plans
for a factory building to be erected at
Vernon for Henry Blumenberg and as
sociates. 1t will be used as a soap
factory and will contain boiler room,
copperas room, sal soda and crystaliz-
ing rooms.
Lester S. Moore has prepared plans
for a two-story California style resi-
dence to be erected at Inglewood for
Mrs. Ada r. Hand. 1t will contain
six rooms and two sleeping porches
and will have brick foundation, red
wood exterior and shingled roof.
Peter W. Ehlers is preparing plans
for a two-story frame apartment house
43x102 feet, to be erected on Wright
street near Pico street for DR.. Carl F.
Ross. 1t will contain thirty-six rooms
divided into three and four-room apart
ments with private baths.
De Forest Howry is preparing plans
for a one-story, six-room frame bum
galow to be erected for Mrs. Matte H.
HoWry.
Frank NJ Tyler has drawn plans for
a seven-room Swiss chalet to be built
near the corner of Ninth street and
Gramercy place for E. C. Dimmick.