Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-23
REVIEW Of Week
IN BUILDING TRADE
City Architects Report Re-
turn to Colonial Style
in Architecture
SOME BIG JOBS
ARE UNDER WAY

When America was young an,
mankind lived more leisurely lifl
The writings Of John Ruskin werl
largely studied. not only for their lit
erary value. but for the beauty OF theil
Architectural ideas. The poetry OF hil
''The Stones OF Venice" and @Th'
Seven Lamps found responsive
voice in early American architectur,
TO suca an extent that there was
blending OF Architecture and ethics. Al
the years sped on and this cnuntr,
became more materialistic In il
ideas. this spirit OF poetry. OF th'
blending OF architecture and ethics
was lost Now II Is coming back init
Its own. according 10 local architects
The plans OF new homes again sug
gest THE Stones Of Venice
It is noticeable. too, that there il
tendency towards the colonial once
more, and this not only in the private
homes. but in the architecture OF or
fee buildings. An example OF this
latter idea il found in the plans 81
Brown 4 Whiteside. architects. fol
the new Office building OF the Ma.
tional Fibre Company at Yorklyn The
building. which win measure 1906 By
so feet, will be entirely colonial in
style. viii be built OF tile and con-
crete. and will have the yaDor system
of heating
The same firm has completed plans
Tor entirely remodelling the interior
OF the home OF Mrs. George w. Cham
Lns4s. 4NHn nwrrsaa ufwanf n1anu
with the building OF important addi-
tions.
Another important set Of plans pre-
pared BY Brown & Whiteside Is for
the Blind Shop" a three-story manu-
featuring plant at No. 305 West Eighth
street for the Blind Institute. This
building, which viii be 80 by 55 feet,
will be Of slow burning construction
and will be used in the manufacture
OF bro0ms and other commodities now
made By the blind. The architects are
unusually busy and have twenty -four
jobs on their hands az the present
time, according to an announcement
made yesterday.
One Of the announcements OF yes
terday that interests the contractors
came from the office Of John d.
Thompson, Jr., architect, who said
that the plans for the Elks' new home,
at No. 1119 Market street. win be out
for estimates today. with Friday, June
90. as the closing period for Ming the
estimates The new home Will be i've
stories high with roof garden, stone
construction. and occupy q ground
floor space OF As by 100 feet,
e. G. May. architect is working on
plane for a new home, Colonial STYLE
10 be built in the vicinity Of Seven
teenth and Tyler streets. The name
/of the ov ner is being withheld. but
the plans call for q modern nome Of
elegant proportions TO be built o.
stucco and stone. Information az
the Office or the architect IS TO the
effect that the home will be large
one and a real show place Of the
city. The same architect has COM
pleted plans for alterations and adj
ditions to the undertaking establish
ment of James r. Chandler. in West
Ninth street. and the contract has
been awarded TO w. Howard May.
Shortage OF unskilled labor con-
tinues to bother A. S. Reed and
Bro. Company IN the new High
School Job. During the present week
a member Of the firm made several
trips to Front street to get laborers,
but without much success. the men
working part OF day then quitting
or some OF them even falling TO go
TO work after they got 70 the job, II
took four trips to Front street 70 get
four unskilled workers who would
say on the job a full day.
His curiosity aroused by advanc-
ing prices OF building materials Mr.
Reed yesterday afternoon get out an
$AId estimate book and in glancing
through it he found that twenty
years ago. when bidding on a job. he
found tnat brick for wall could be
bought for $12 per thousand. And
today those same brick cost US S35
or almost 800 per cent. more" said
Mr. Reed (which gives some idea Of
the advance in building materials in
recent years"
Charles H. Tindall and Company
are having considerable trouble get.
ting work started on the George
Lodge building, at No. 1ll2-14 KinE
street. Two houses are to be TORI
down and the tenants have not We
moved out. so that the start Of worl
has been delayed, although every
thing else is ready. The saline con
tractors has work well under way OF
the new barn Of Henry J. Krebs, o.
the Lancaster pike, while the new
house which the contractor is build
Ing on the farm is now ready for tn
plasterers The same firm has III
brick work on the A. B. Moore job
at No. 205 West Ninth street. vel
under way
II. G. May architect, has completes
plans for the barn buildings AM
tenant houses for T. w Backus. a
Singerly Md, and expects to hav'
the plans out for estimates soon. HI
has completed plans for the alter
atoms TO the Charles A. Patterson
place. at Eleventh and Broom'
streets. and the contract has beer
let to w. Howard May.
The same architect has completed
plans for store and apartments for
Gov ngton Giles at Marcus Hook
w. Il. Haddock and Company are
preparing estimates for the Office
building of the Edge Moor Iron
Works. These plans were drawn by
w Sellers Of Philadelphia, and
al bids must be in by next Friday.
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