The Dickinson press., 1911-07-22

New Home Of Benzie Drug Co.
Credit to City. Professional
Men Get Convenient {
Offices.

The building occupies the valuable
lot, corner of Willard St. and First Ave.
w., the purchase price of which was
$1,000.
Mr.. Jessen already having a building
ON the next lot east, has made the Two
practically one, the front being con-
tinuous and has utilized the old stair
way as the main entrance on Willard
ST.. although all is refinished.
The building is 131 feet deep and the
full width of the lot. It is two stories
and has high. light basement The
material used is buff brick from the
Missouri Slope Co.'S Yards and Kettle
River sandstone is the contrasting stone
selected for the window ledges, ETC.
The building is attractive from with.
out. having on the first floor large plate
show windows and wide returns set in
copper. The transoms are loaded glass
prisms set in copper bars and are
carried not only over the plate windows
but across over the main entrances as
we'll. The second floor has an abund-
ance of windows and the arrangement
of large window with smaller one
on either side and loaded glass tran
som over all three, relieves the monot-
ony often seen in store buildings where
: the windows are all of the same size.
The first floor is divided into two
stores. The larger. 100 feet deep. is
occupied by the Benzie Drug Co. and
has the main entrance on Willard street
and side entrance on First Avenue
w. near the rear of the store. The
north store. to be occupied by M. T.
Zimmerman. saddlery, has main
entrance west on First Avenue and a
door also opens in the alley. This store
has two large show windows with deep
returns like the south street entrance
and is lighted also by small windows
east and north.
The basement under the old part is
used by the Benzie Drug Co. for storage
purposes. The front basement of the
new part. which has area stairs from
the street on First Avenue, has been
leased to A. W. EIlickson for billiard
hall. This. like the basement under the
Zimmerman store. is light and high.
there being eight large area windows
for the two. The north basement is
conveniently reached from the west side
hall which also has stairway to the
second floor.
Ascending the stairs from the Willard
street entrance, one finds wide light
hall extending to the west side. where
large window furnishes ample light.
Another. hall. equally well lighted. opens
from this. running north through the
center of the new part, The west side
stairs enter this with good sized open
hall space.
Mr.. Jessen has % Office rooms
in the old and new part, all attractive
in their beautiful dark oak finish.
Burlap, light brown for the most part.
is used as high as the chair rail and
the rough plaster above is in most of
the rooms deep buff, with deep
cream ceiling dropped to the picture
moulding. a few Of the Offices have
green burlap. lighter green walls and
cream ceiling.
At the right of the stairs, entrance is
had through an arch 10 the Offices of
Frye & Lillibridge and H. A. Hogue in
the Lish building, one staircase serving
both buildings.
TO the left of the Willard street stairs
are the four pleasant Offices occupied
by Or. E. J. Hauser. dentist. and Dr..
E. M. Cans. They have a large re-
ception room. two Offices fronting on
Villarl! street and dark room. The
four rooms in the front corner are taken
by Attorney H. ]. Blanchard and Louis
Petricka. of the Dickinson Land & Loan
Co. These have fine outlook ON both
streets Attorney H. A. Burgeson has
two fine rooms next north and is fortu-
nate in having entrance from both halls.
Across the hall from Mr.. Burgeson. C.
8. Hanson has the first two rooms fol
his land business and q. 4. Aansle ley tho
next two. The Offices on this side Of
the. hall receive light from large sky
! lights as well as from the hall and are
very attractive business homes. The
northwest confer has been leased to Or.
G. Az Clark, dentist. and, Dr.. G. a.
Perkins. These are, finished in green
and are exceptionally pleasant and con.
vellient. They open from the hall a
the head Of the Frat Avenue stairs.