El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-04
WHITE BUILDING
A MODERN ONE
Mushroom" Type Of Con
crete Construction and
Smooth Finish Features.

The new store and sales room build
ing being constructed for z. T. White,
at Leon and san Antonio streets. is
to be one Of the most up TO date
buildings I'm EI Paso and 1t is one
which viii have no beams protruding.
The plans. as provided by the archi-
tects. Lang 81 MITCHELL provide for
the mushroom system of construc-
ton reinforced only with steel strips
in the floors Of solid block concrete
The pillars between the floors are OF
concrete with a bowl shaped nange
at the top for the support OF the
floor. The inner pillars are round.
but the outside pillars are square and
Will be filled in between with brick.
The cement work is of an especlally
high quality and contains no honey
combs OF air spaces which VIII make
the work easily polished Tor coat
Of paint with which IL viii De nm
ished in lieu of wood The window
frames viii ne Of steel and the only
wood finishing in the building VIII
be the doors and office fixtures The
first of the four floors and the base
ment has already been constructed
by the contractors. krOeger, Maytield
q shaw When completely finished
viii be provided at cost OF about
100000 The entire building will be
occupied by the Lone star Automobile
company
Finishing WhIte-PickereII building.
The White PicEereu building ar san
Antonio and Durango streets. is near
ing completion The dark red brick
used in the construction harmonlZes
well with the white window sashes
and door frames and makes the build
at
the street j. F. woodward. ir was
the contractor and Lang q WItcheu
drew the plans
Firestone Home Ready.
The first story and the basement
Of the new home Of the Firestone Tire
q Rubber Co. on the corner OF West
san Antonio and Durango streets.
has been completed by the Perry
Kirkpatrick company. which was the
architect and contractor The build
ing is 1872 by 100 feet and VIII cost
club Houses for the Chino.
Plans are being drawn by the Perry
Kirkpatrick company FOR two ne"
club houses for the Chino Copper
c0muauv. one 20 be built at Santa
Rita and the other at Hurley, y NJ
The buildings are desi-ned solely for
the employees of the company and viii
each he equipped with swimming
pool, bowling alleys, pool rooms,
reading and living rooms. reception
rooms and women. rest rooms and
every other facility for comfort dur
ing the leisure hours The buildings
will each cost about $4,000 and VIII
be constructed as soon as posslh Die.
Completing County Officers Home.
The new home of sheriff seth r.
OrndOrff in Neru Place, VIII soon
be ready for occupaucy- The resi-
feuce is situated on the corner OK
Baltimore and Winter streets. and
cost over $4,000
The residence being constructed hy
Del FIrcha- county tax collector.
Madeline and clayton Way Kern
Place. VIII He completed itliu the
next few days
York Building Under Way
The first story and part NJ -H- Sec
0rd on rl- building belonging ra Gus
tave York. on Texas street. east OF
Stanton. has been completed and the T.
entire building Will be finished by
occupied by the Sheers-Lazenhy Hard .
ware company. which has leased the
property. The building is 40 by Us .
feet and Will De three stories or .
brick construction The construction
work is being done by the contract f.
The architect Is IT. NJ BeureL
Caples Addition Up.
The two story addition TO the ola .
Caples building has been finished pE +.
the contractors anu III c-l--tHt 7s M '
ger. Mayfield & shaw, and is ready
for occuuaucy- The building for
merIv consisted OF five stories, owned .
bv the Richard Caples estate. The .
addition has been equipped for Of .
rces and cost about $4,000.
Occidental l. n frost Design
Information has been received IN .
Fl Paso that the new home OF the DC
rfde1raI life Insurance company in T.
ALBUQUERQUE. y ". for which frost & .
T-os+ were the architects has just
been completed and is ready for oc-
cupancy. The building, which IS one
~ the hest in Albuquerque, is or
cathedral Moorish design and was
covered with white terra Gotta tiles
and is 100 by TO- feet The finishing
~ the inside is of Circassian walnut
and mahogany. with furniture TO J