The Detroit times., 1914-11-16

house. Detroit Fire and Marine. Dime
| Bank and Orpheum theater. and the
old Zach Chandler residence.
| jos. N. Hughes.
The excavating for the foundation
OF the Siegel building was done by
JOS. NJ. Hughes, contractor, who oper
ates by the modern steam shovel plan
Mr.. Hughes has been In this line fol
some 20 years, the last is Of which
he has been In business for himself
He continues the old firm OF Moran
a Whelan. excavating contractors
which was organized In 1870 and was
connected actively with Detroit build
ing operations In the early day. Mr.
Hughes has held the excavation con
tracts on many of the modern struc
lures In Detroit. A record for time
was established by him in completing
the excavation for the Siegel building
at Clifford and woodward In IL days
He also does extensive work In grad
ing. sewer building and general team
work. He is an active member ol
the Builders and Traders exchange
ChrIsta Marble Co.
\ hO nlai biC oA4b WOAhs UOln CAtOii
or and interior. on the Siegel build
ing, was done by the Christa Marble
Co., 504 Lafayette-blyd. This com
pany has been identified with many
Of tho more important marble jobs
In Detroit and their work reflects
credit ON them wherever seen.
| Venetian Marble Mosaic Art Co.
The terrazzo floors in the new Sic
gel building were laid by the vene
tian Marble Mosaic Art Co, No. I'll
Monroe-ave. This hrm employs only
experienced marble workers, most o
them having been trained In this worh
In Italy, where the finest mosaic art
work In the world comes from.
Trussed Concrete Steel Co.
The Kahn system reinforced con
crete, steel Floretyle construction, and
United Steel easements, are used IN
the new Siegel building. These are
products OF the Trussed Concrete
Steel Co., Wayne and Lafayette. Over
| 200 OF the important public, CONNER
cial and industrial buildings In De
troit are constructed with Kahn build
ing products, among them the new
ID. A. c., Tuller hotel. Packard
| Chalmers, Hudson, Continental Mo
tors and parts of the Ford and Dodge
/ plants, Hotel Pontchartrain, Grinnell
Bros, and the Fisher arcade.
Albert Kahn.
| AS architect Of the Siegel, and hun
dreds OF other important buildings
4 hao 40 ma a Iftv nn fh<
building history OF Detroit.
Dresden Brick Company.
The Siegel building was rush jot
from start to finish, and the ability
OF the contractors was tested thor
oughly. Record time was made IL
the production Of the terra Gotta b,
the Conkling- Armstrong Terra Cots
Co., through the efforts Of their loca
representative, Ralph Spencer, wh'
for Ave years past has also heeI
president OF the Dresden Brick Co
No. GIL Hammond building. Mr.
| Spencer has been In the brick bust
ness in Detroit for IL years. and ha.
a wide personal and business follow
ing
Pitteikow Heating a Engineering Co
The heating and plumbing work IN
the new Siegel building was done b,
the Pittelkow Heating & Engineering
Co., No. "a West Larned-st. This
company has large corps OF expsrt
contractors In the large sense fol-
engineers and are designers and con
tractors In the large sense for heat
ing and ventilating systems, steam
power plants and apparatus. They
are specially equipped to work ouI
difilcult heating and ventilating prob
lens.
J. D. Gambler Roofing Co.
The sheet-metal work on the Siege
building was done by the J. ID. Can
dler Roofing Co., No. lit East High-st
Their contract included the roofing
tin work, cornice, marquise work ant
ornamental cresting. The artistic ap
pearance of the building Is largely en-
hanced by this work.
The ]. ID. Gambler Roofing Co. hal
been In business 80 years, being or
ganized In 1879, and they have beer
actively connected with many OF ra
troit's largest building operations.
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