The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-21
FARRELL AND KEEFE, STATE
BANK AND LAUTERBACH
BROS. PUT UP FINE
ONES.
CENTRAL HEATING PLANT
NOW BEING COMPLETED
OTHER BUILDINGS ENLARGED
IMPROVED AND NEW EQUIP
MENT INSTALLED.
CITY SHOWS THAT
WORLD WAR is OVER
PROJECTS HALTED FOR TWO
YEARS NOW PROCEED AND
PROSPECTS ARE EXCEP-
TIONALLY BRIGHT.

The business section of Redwood
Falls is to see several progressive
and important changes during the
coming season, both in the erection OF
new buildings and in the remodellng
of those now in use. In spite OF un-
favorable weather conditions enough
work has been done during the past
few weeks to justify the claim that
Redwood Falls is well on the way 70 the
biggest boom the city has known for
many years. Work is being somewhat
delayed by labor conditions and by
shipping conditions which make it ex-
tremely hard to get material, but by
starting thus early in the season the
majority of the new buildings will UNI
doubtedly be ready for occupancy by
early autumn.
Farrell and Keefe.
The first of the buildings to be
started was that of the Farrell and
Keefe Company who are now complet-
ing the structure on Mill and Second
Streets by the addition of two stories.
The basement to this building was
made in 1917 and has since been used
by the firm as a warehouse and place
of business. The intention was to
complete the building the following
wear but conditions arising because
or the war made this impracticable
and no improvements were made un-
til this spring.
The building, which fronts on NJ
Street, is 40 by 100 feet and is 80 be
Il 10 op1so fQ
trimming on a steel structure, che
steel alone weighing twenty tons:
This will make practically lire PROOF
building and one admirably suited to
the needs of the business for which 1t
is designed. One feature of the build
ing which is particularly advantage
Gus 70 it's purpose is the excellent
lighting which is made possible by
numerous windows on all four SIDES,
the west and south sides being as free
from other buildings as are the front
and the North side.
The front is entirely of plate glass
with metal construction, there being
a large plate glass door thanked by
two windows on each side of the en-
trance and these in turn thanked by
two large show windows of 28 by JO
inches each. Above the entrance, a
cross the entire front, prism glass is
used and wire glass used below doors,
windows adds to the attractiveness OF
the front as we'll as to the lighting OF
the basement. The front of the sec
ond floor shows plate glass window
14O by 100 inches with two smaller
windows on each side. This, with the
windows in the rear and along the sides
make the interior unusually well light
ed.
The interior of the building will be
attractively finished in oak with ma
pie flooring used throughout. A par
tlon eighty feet from the front will be
made of sash and panel, these mater
ials will be used for the 10 by 20 foot
office which will be placed near the
center of the north side. 1t IS the
intention of the owners to use the
first floor for hardware and COM
plete line of house furnishings and
pianos, the second floor for storage
purposes and the basement will be US
ed, as it now is, for farm implements,
automobiles, etc. A freight elevator
<large enough to handle any of the ar
ticles kept in stock will make the store
very practical for the handling of hea-
Wy machines etc.
State Bank of Redwood Falls.
Second Street will be very greatly
improved by the erection of two hand
some buildings on the lots adjacent to
the Gazette building on the east. The
first of these buildings from the Wash
ington Street corner will be occupied
by the State Bank of Redwood Falls
which is erecting one of the finest
bank buildings in this section OF MIN
nesota as the photograph accompany
ing this article will show. The front
of this building which will be very I'M
posing in appearance is to be OF gray
Bedford stone and glass with metal
sash. The walls are to be OF brick
and stone, the floors, basement etc.
of reinforced concrete making the
whole building as fire proof as It IS
possible for building to be. The d.
mansions are forty by. sixty feet.
The photograph does not clearly
show that the street door is set back
from the walk. However the distance
from the walk to the double entrance
doors is aboue two feet. The doors are
very handsome ones of copper and open
into small vestibule. Leading from
the vesitbule are swinging doors open
ing into the lobby which is twenty