The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-01
MANY MODERN OFFICER
AND STORE ROOMS PLANNED
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leSe, ana VISIT 10 the grounds l. noe
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 2. 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
is T.. C.. IIosford. Bids will he 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 he used
in construction. The ground space
covered will be 70xS2 feet, and there
will be three stores and a barber shop
on the first floor. The second floor
will be divided either int oonice rooms
or into living apartments. There will
be only two stories at present, but the
addition sGf third story is provided
fer in the construction of the lower
floors. Il. c. IIosford is the architect.
FERTILIZER PLANT
Outside the city limits, but not to be
overlooked in list of the city8 new
buildings isthe plant of the Non-anid
Fertilizer and Chemical Company. The
buildings on which about one-thrd of
OF the factory proper, S0X16S 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. II. ID. Mendenhall is the
structural engineer. The work il 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 NJ.
Roth of the Lakeland Shoe FiXery is
about to erect. This building, when
will cover space 24Xl22 feet, will
cost $4,000, 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 tre-re-
sisting and on the first floor will be
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 NJ. J. Simon is to
erect. This will cover a floor space of
20Xl22 feet, and be two stories in
height, of hollow tile. On the first
floor will be a store or display room,
and the second floor will be large
assembly hall.
COLLINS BUILDING
Joining the Simon building on the
north will be a building erected by
Seth III. Collins. This will be 40x122.
four stories high, of steel skeleton and
hollow tile construction, strong
enough to carry two additional floors
The first floor will be divided into
two store-rooms and the upper floors
will be converted into modern Offices,
to which high-speed elevators afford
comfortable means of access. Mr.. Col
Inns has already had several appli-
cations for the first floor.
The Roth, Simon and Collins build
ings have all been designed by II. ID.
Mendenhall, architect, and a harmon
iOus exterior of face brick, probably
light buff, has been worked out. The
erection of these buildings leaves a
lul HGAI W the dlley WHICH Is the prop
erty of DR.. r. r. Sullivan, who has
made no definite plans.
DAUGHERTY BUILDING
Not only is the present quickening
in business building affecting the va
cant property uptown. but it is en-
larging the commercial and profess
sional territory of the city. South Ten
nessee avenue to Lime street is al
most solidly given over to business
activity. Jumping the home property
of Mrs. Geo. Nj. Wright, the Daugh-
erty building will occupy the front
line trench on that street. This build
ing will be erected by S. T. Daugh-
erty, and will occupy space of 100
feet front by so feet deep and be two
stories high The first floor may be
left in one large store room, or di
vided into several, and the second
floor will be divided into 25 modern
Office rooms Work will begin inside
of 60 days and the approximate cost
will be $4,000.
SOUTHLAND ADDITION
The Southland Citrus Products Com
pany has found it necessary to add
an addition to the factory to accom-