South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-18
Contractors Compete for Awards
To Construct MARKHAM A partment
Building; Let Contract Wednesday

Competitive bids wiil De opened
next "Wednesday and Che contracts
L. fo- the erection or the Nar- Main
Arms apartment hotel at lee corner
OF Main and Marion sts Contractors
from Terre Haute DauvuIe. H..
Chicago. Lafayette and south Bend
have been consulted and the bidding
oas evidenced keen rivalry
The ground has already been
cleaned ard The plat measuring 19S
hv $50 lfet 81 ready for the first
excavations IH o-der 10 do This
without delay three valuable resi-
dences were torn down and demol-
shed two of them being among the
old land marks ~ South Bend.
Five story Building.
The erection Of this modern. fire.
proof apartment building FIVE stories
ln height and covering an entire
quarter Of block viii add l66 Hv-
ing quarters OF the most modern
type and aid a. least % that extent.
IN relieving the house congestion
problem OF the city All OF the apart
ments are OF two. three. four and
fre room dimensions and so design
"a as 70 be OF four. five and six room
efficiency.
T. r. Auardt. OF Chicago. who was
responsible for the erection Of the
Crpheum theater here, is the origin
ator OF this idea Of a modern apart
ment hotel for South Bend He has
had the project under consideration
for some time and now feels that the
practical evidence Of his plans viii
soon be realized. Associated with
Mr. Allardt IN this new enterprise
are A. G. Strathmann. president and
general manager OF the Bedford
stone and Construction company. OF
Indianapolis: c. W Nicol. Of Nicol
Scholer and Hoffman. architects, OF
Lafayette and W. H. Mack. well
known resident OF South Bend, from
whom the real estate was purchased.
Are Outside Light.
The MARKHAM arms apartment
hotel Will be I'VE stories IN height.
built IN a letter u design, with a
beautiful inner court leading from
Marion street and as wide as that
thoroughfare. This arrangement
gives every occupant outside light
and by dividing them into small
units. accommodations viii be provided
20 suit every applicant. Each apart
ment VIII have a living room and
bedroom combined. bath. kitchenette
and dining room and ample closets.
AS the capacity Of the units Is in
creased furthc- Accommodations,
rooms and privileges are added to
this general basis arrangement
The living quarters VIII be model
cd along the Inea OF the newest and
most improved apartment hotels IN
Chicago and New York and equip
ped with the very latest space-saving
appliances OF every kind.
The two room unit VIII be equal
IN accommodation TO the ordinary
modern four room Hat. An except
.onsliy large living room Will have
a white disappearing bed. inter
changeabis with twin bedE. II de-
sired. At one side OF tho living room
there win be a large dressing closet.
through which the bath room may
be entered. AT the other side OF the
living room will be the ning-Ritch-
en-. really forming two rooms. as the
glass cabinet on the dining side and
the china closet on the kitchen eide.
forms a partition between the two
com garments.
The kitchen WIN be q special de-
light 10 the housewives desiring TO
do their own cooking. Equipped with
every conceivable device for her
convenience. It would be possible for
her 10 SIT on a stool IN The center
and reach every shelf. refrigerator
compartments and cabinet, making
her work a pleasure rather than an
irksome task.
The three room apartments win
have an addition OF a bedroom, with
or without a disappearing bed. With
this style bed installed. tho room
may be used for sewing or 70 re-
ceive callers II there be a young lady
IN the family. The addition 20 the
three room apartment OF q sun-par-
Tor, also equipped with q disappear
Ing bed, forms the four room apart
ment Capable OF comfortably hous-
ing six adults.
AZ this IL an entirely new depart
ure IN South Bend. arrangements will
be made with a leading furniture