The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-06
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Mt. Wilson have had number of ap
lplicants, especially for the upper
floors.
/ HARVEY. BUILDING
| On East Pine street across from the
freight depot, ]. M. Harvey is erect
ing a ,one-story brick building, which
will furnish two desirable store rooms
Work is well along on the structure
LUNDSTRUM BUILDING
C. j. Lundstrom has begun the cree.
ton of a two-story brick building on
North Kentucky avenue, and work is
progressing rapidly. On the first floor,
with entrance from Bay street, Mr.
Lundstrom will have his shoe repair
| ing shop. There will be a storeroom
on the first floor front, and the second
story is to be arranged for attractive
living apartments.
SOUTHERN COLLEGE
The most important construction
work now going on is Southern Col
lege, and visit to the grounds is nee
essary to proper realization Of the
size and beauty of the two buildings
now going up, which are the social
hall and the girls dormitory. 100000
was the face of the permits covering
these two buildings, which are to be
ready for the opening of school on
October 8. These are but the begin
ming of the new Southern, for plans
have been perfected for an extensive
college plant, which will be developed
as fast as the growth Of the institu-
ton and the availability of funds
makes extensions necessary and pos
sible.
DIxIELAND CHURCH
A short distance from Southern Col
lege is the site of the new Dixieland
Methodist church, which is to cost
$4,000. Plans and specifications have
been supplied by the church extension
board, and the supervising architect
lis E. c. Hosford. Bids will be opened
next Friday, and work will begin soon
after, as the old church has been
moved off the site of the new, and
the ground is all ready for the ma
terials and the workmen.
HARDIN BUILDING
Between the recently remodeled
Polk County Trust building, which
was erected by the Rev. Smith Hardin
and the w. Fiske johnson building on
South Florida avenue, will soon rise
the Hardin building. The owner is the
Rev. Smith Hardin, formerly of Lake
land, but now of .Bradentown. Bids
have been received and the contract
will be awarded some time next week.
Brick and hollow tile are to be used
in construction. The ground space
covered will be 70x82 feet, and there
will be three stores and barber shop
on the first floor. The second floor
will be divided either int ooffice rooms
or into living apartments. There will
be only two stories at present, but the
addition of third story is provided
for in the construction Of the lower
floors. E. C. Hosford is the architect.
FERTILIZER PLANT
Outside the city limits, but not to be
overlooked in list Of the city's new
buildings, isthe plant of the Non-acid
Fertilizer and Chemical Company. The.
buildings, on which about one-third Of
the work has been completed, consist
Of the-factory proper, S0x168 feet. the
converting room, 90x120 feet, and the
office building, 40x40 feet Work is
going along on the three buildings
simultaneously, and the company ex-
poets to start manufacturing early in
the fall. H. D. Mendenhalf is the
structural engineer. The work is not
being done on contract.
ROTH BUILDING
Next to the postoffice on. South Ten
nessee avenue is the desirable loca-
ton Of the business. building that M.
Roth Of the Lakeland Shoe Fixery Is
about to erect. This building, which
will cover a space 24x122 feet. will
cost $35, 1000, and will be four stories
in height. of steel skeleton, and hollow
tile construction, built with sufficient
strength to support two additional
stories. The partitions win be fire-re-
sisting and on the first floor will be a
large storeroom, with SO office rooms
on the upper floors.
A high-speed elevator will be In
stalled, and every detail will be alb
solutely modern.
SIMON BUILDING
Next to the Roth building will be
the building which M. ]. Simon is to
erect. This will cover a floor space of
2Ox122 feet. and be two stories in
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