The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
Will Be Between Twentieth and Twenty-First Streets.
 To Cost S65,O00
PLANS ARE BEING
 DRAWN BY WHEELOCK
Structure Will Be Occupied by Hood Wheeler Furniture Company. Work Will Be Begun in
 Near Future

At cost of between s65. 900 and $15o00 there will be erected six-story building on Fourth avenue between Twentieth street and Twenty street by James Hood, head of the Hood X Wheeler Fur niture company Announcement to this effect was authorized yesterday by MT. Hood. The new structure will be on the site now occupied by the Hood X Wheeler shipping department, and known best as the old home of the Monarch Livery sta- ble. Tine shipping department adjoins improved property which has been bet tered during the past few years. The new building is across the street from the new Searight-Reese structure and the proposed Steiner improvement.
 The building will be used entirely py the furniture store of Hood X Wheeler. It WY be constructed of reinforced con cret@and steel and will be so arranged as to obviate the necessity of pillars in the center of the store. which will con tribute considerably to the interior at tractiveness of the place and which will allow 50 feet of uncut space.
 The statement was made yesterday by Mir. Hood that as the building will be on line with the store HOW occupied on Third avenue, that he may bridge the two StiuttuitS lOStlbti o1l llt DldH LII oilti stores in the city. However, he said that nothing in that connection had yet been determined. The present Third avenue building is owned by MT. Wheeler, who has not been active in the business in some years. It is probable that MT. Hood will effect a contract for the Third ave- nue building. It is stated that plans have been suggested for siX-story building, but it is said they may be changed so S tn y11p1a a to n st pr bi1il6I,s If the building is six stories this will be the tallest commercial house in this city used exclusively for the business of one firm. MT. Hood said yesterday ihat Harry Wheelock was engaged as the de- signing architect, and will have the plans completed in the next few days. He will then make a more detailed announcement as to the general character of the con struction
 "I have determined to erect six-story building on the Third avenue lot" said MT. Hood yesterday morning. 'The plans are being drawn by Harry B. Wheelock, the architect, and will be ready for ap- proval during the next few days. He has been working on them some days. We plan at this time to construct ziS story building, but there has been talk as to nine stories l think six stories is about what we will arrange for. The building will be 50 feet by 10 feet, run hing back to Second alley and tieing up with the store at present occupied by this .lrnl. Whether we will bridge the alley and connect the two buildings has not been determined, but is to be decided later The new store on Fourth avenue will be retail store, and whatever is done with the bridging scheme We will operate a retail store from the Fourth avenue plant. The building will be rein forced concrete and steel and will be erected so as to do away with pillars in the center of the floors That will give us a far more attractive and efficient proposition. We plan to have erected the most elegant and attractive furniture house in the entire state. Work will com- mence on the new building within a very short time. MT. Wheelock is 10 finish the plans soon, and when the drawings have been gone over and approved We will ask for bids. I hope to have the building erected and occupied during the summer if possible.
 The announcement of MT. Hood will be learned in Birmingham with interest. This structure added to the list that have been announced for that immediate sec ton will contribute q great deal in fur thering the rapid progress of Fourth ave- nue and also of bettering the general feel ings of commercial men in Birmingham. MT. Hood. who has in operation now three stores. is a pioneer merchant in Birmingham.