BUILDING NEWS.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities. )
Aberdeen, S. D. — The Aberdeen Hospital and Sanatorium Association has been incorporated with a capital of $100, 000. A building to cost $30, 000 will be erected.
Ann Arbor, Mich. — The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan will erect a memorial building, to cost $175, 000.
Bennett, Iowa. — Harst and Hanssen, of Davenport, have completed plans for a forty-room hotel to be erected here.
Boise, Idaho. — J. E. Tourtellotte & Co., architects, have about completed plans for the State capitol building. It will be of steel and granite, with concrete floors and fireproof throughout; cost, $1, 000, 000.
J. E. Tourtellotte & Co., architects, have plans for a four-story temple for the I. O. O. F. It will be 100 × 122, of slow-burning construction; cost, $125, 000.
J. E. Tourtellotte & Co., architects, have completed plans for St. John’s Cathedral. It will be of stone, with steel trusses; fireproof; cost, $100, 000.
Britton, S. D. — Bell & Detweiler, architects, have plans and bids will be taken until 3 P. M., July 25, for the erection of a court-house here. Separate bids for heating and for plumbing will be received at the same time and place. M. S . Woodard, county auditor. Certified check for $1, 000, payable to Frank McKinley, chairman; cost, $60, 000.
Brooklyn, N. Y. — The Board of Estimate and Apportionment is stated to have given Borough President Coler $200, 000 to grade the land and prepare it for erecting the Eighth Ward market; probable cost of structure, $2, 000, 000.
H. B. Smith & Co. will erect a power building of concrete fireproof construction, 256 × 144 feet, to cost $1, 000, 000. Frank M. Andrews, architect, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Buffalo, N. Y. — It is stated that plans have been prepared for rebuilding the Hotel Lafayette and erecting an addition to the present structure.
Canon City, Col. — F. S. Granger is the promoter of a $200, 000 resort proposition near this city.
Chattanooga, Tenn. — C. E. James is reported as arranging for the erection of a twelve-story office building, to cost $385, 000.
The Stone Fort Land Company, it is stated, intends erecting a $600, 000 fire-proof hotel here, to be leased to the Chattanooga Hotel Company.
Chicago, Ill. — The University Club is planning to build a new club house at Michigan Ave. and Munroe St.; cost, $800, 000.
An addition, costing about $500, 000, will be built to St. Luke’s Hospital. Frost & Granger, architects, Chicago.
A hotel, of fourteen stories, costing about $2, 500, 000, is to be built at the corner of Madison and LaSalle Sts. Plans are now being prepared by Holabird & Roche, architects, Chicago.
Architect J. E. O. Pridmore is preparing plans for an auditorium building to be built at 358 Sheffield Ave. for St. Vincent’s College. It will be one story, 110 × 112 feet, have concrete foundation, stone and brick superstructure: cost, $100, 000.
Emil and Carl Eitel, of the Bismarck Hotel, are about to build a ten-story hotel at the corner of Fifth Ave. and Randolph St.; cost, $400, 000.
Architect E. A. Eckstrom, Tacoma Building, has completed plans for a church for the Wicker Park English Evangelical Lutheran congregation, of which Rev. A. D. Crille is pastor, to be built at the corner of North Hoyne and LeMoyne Sts. It will be constructed of stone, with slate roof. The interior will be finished in hardwood and heated with steam. It will cost $50, 000.
Chihuahua, Mex. — An appropriation of $300, 000 has been made for a federal building.
Cincinnati, Ohio. — A $200, 000 five-story warehouse will be erected at Sixth St. and Broadway by the Guarantee Title and Trust Company. Plans are being prepared.
Cleveland, Ohio. — A permit has been issued for the erection of a seven-story hotel building in East Ninth St. to the Murphy Company. The structure will be of brick, terra-cotta and steel, and will cost $75, 000.
Columbus, Ohio. — Bids will be received until July 18 by the board of trustees, Ohio Institution for the Education of the Deaf (J. W. Jones, secretary) for furnishing material and erecting a hospital at said institution. Richards, McCarty & Bulford, architects, Ruggery Building.
Crookston, Minn. — An appropriation
was made of $50, 000 for a federal building here.
Cynthia, Ky. — Plans have been prepared by C. C. Weber, Cincinnati, Ohio, for a $100, 000 school building.
Dallas, Texas. — Permit has been issued for the erection of hotel building by J. W. West, of Valdosta, Ga., and J. W. Hunt, Hotel Woodward, New York City, eight stories, 75 × 200 feet; fireproof construc
tion; Parkinson & Bergstrom, of Dallas and Los Angeles, Cal., architects. Contract for the steel work has been awarded to the American Bridge Company, Pittsburg, Pa.
The directors of the Gaston National Bank are stated to have decided to erect a new building on Main and Poydras Sts. D. E. Waggoner, vice-president.
Davenport, Iowa. — The Putnam estate will erect an eight-story building at Second and Main Sts. It will be fireproof.
Plans are being prepared for the erection of a new brewery in West Davenport by a company being organized with a capital of $60, 000. Alderman William Matthes, Louis Wiese and Carl Thode are interested.
The Rock Island Arsenal is making arrangements for a $165, 000 power plant.
Denison, Iowa. — Denison Commercial Club will erect an opera house; cost, $100, 000.
Des Moines, Iowa. — The Seventh Day Adventists will erect a new sanitarium near this city, to cost about $100, 000.
A new building for Des Moines College is projected for a gymnasium and music hall; cost, $75, 000.
The city council is considering a resolution providing for the erection of a new city-hall.
Detroit, Mich. — Architects Donaldson & Meier, 1314 Penobscot Building, have been commissioned to prepare the plans for the Association building for the Y. M. C. A., for which $400, 000 has been subscribed. To be eight stories, 210 × 140 feet, of first-class fireproof construction. John B. Howarth, 102-106 Jefferson Ave., is chairman of building committee.
Arthur Hartwell and E. E. Keller, of Pittsburg, Pa., representing a corporation capitalized at $100, 000, care of Wallace Franklin, 1017-1019 Penobscot Building, have purchased a site upon which they will build and equip a plant for the manufacture of rubber insulated electric wire, at an estimated cost of $100, 000.
Albert Kahn, Union Trust Building, has completed plans for the new clubhouse to be erected at Grosse Point by the Country Club. Estimated cost, $600, 000.
Duluth, Minn. — The County Board at Superior, Wis., has voted to issue $100, 000 worth of bonds for the erection of a county asylum.
Durham, N. H. — Bids have been received and award will soon be made for the construction of a library building for the New Hampshire College of Agriculture, Durham, N. H. The building will be Colonial in style, 64 × 76 feet, two stories and basement, with a fireproof book stack-room, 35 × 36. The cost will be about $30, 000. Geo. Oakley Totten, Jr., 808 17th St., N. W., Washington, D. C., is architect.
Edgerton, Wis. — R. Maltpress will erect a modern brick business building.
Edmonton, Alta. — It is reported that contracts will be let soon for a four-story legislative building, 200 × 260 feet, which will be erected by the city and government at a cost of $1, 000, 000.
Escanaba, Mich. — Architect John D. Chubb, 112 Clark St., has completed plans for a three-story high school building, 144 × 170, to be built here. It will be of semifireproof construction, the exterior being of Bedford stone and pressed brick.
St. Paul’s German Lutheran church will be rebuilt. Rev. W. P. Peters, pastor.
Evansville, Ind. — Architect Frank J. Schlotter has completed plans for a new hotel to be erected at the corner of Third and Sycamore Sts. Estimated cost, $150, 000.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities. )
Aberdeen, S. D. — The Aberdeen Hospital and Sanatorium Association has been incorporated with a capital of $100, 000. A building to cost $30, 000 will be erected.
Ann Arbor, Mich. — The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan will erect a memorial building, to cost $175, 000.
Bennett, Iowa. — Harst and Hanssen, of Davenport, have completed plans for a forty-room hotel to be erected here.
Boise, Idaho. — J. E. Tourtellotte & Co., architects, have about completed plans for the State capitol building. It will be of steel and granite, with concrete floors and fireproof throughout; cost, $1, 000, 000.
J. E. Tourtellotte & Co., architects, have plans for a four-story temple for the I. O. O. F. It will be 100 × 122, of slow-burning construction; cost, $125, 000.
J. E. Tourtellotte & Co., architects, have completed plans for St. John’s Cathedral. It will be of stone, with steel trusses; fireproof; cost, $100, 000.
Britton, S. D. — Bell & Detweiler, architects, have plans and bids will be taken until 3 P. M., July 25, for the erection of a court-house here. Separate bids for heating and for plumbing will be received at the same time and place. M. S . Woodard, county auditor. Certified check for $1, 000, payable to Frank McKinley, chairman; cost, $60, 000.
Brooklyn, N. Y. — The Board of Estimate and Apportionment is stated to have given Borough President Coler $200, 000 to grade the land and prepare it for erecting the Eighth Ward market; probable cost of structure, $2, 000, 000.
H. B. Smith & Co. will erect a power building of concrete fireproof construction, 256 × 144 feet, to cost $1, 000, 000. Frank M. Andrews, architect, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Buffalo, N. Y. — It is stated that plans have been prepared for rebuilding the Hotel Lafayette and erecting an addition to the present structure.
Canon City, Col. — F. S. Granger is the promoter of a $200, 000 resort proposition near this city.
Chattanooga, Tenn. — C. E. James is reported as arranging for the erection of a twelve-story office building, to cost $385, 000.
The Stone Fort Land Company, it is stated, intends erecting a $600, 000 fire-proof hotel here, to be leased to the Chattanooga Hotel Company.
Chicago, Ill. — The University Club is planning to build a new club house at Michigan Ave. and Munroe St.; cost, $800, 000.
An addition, costing about $500, 000, will be built to St. Luke’s Hospital. Frost & Granger, architects, Chicago.
A hotel, of fourteen stories, costing about $2, 500, 000, is to be built at the corner of Madison and LaSalle Sts. Plans are now being prepared by Holabird & Roche, architects, Chicago.
Architect J. E. O. Pridmore is preparing plans for an auditorium building to be built at 358 Sheffield Ave. for St. Vincent’s College. It will be one story, 110 × 112 feet, have concrete foundation, stone and brick superstructure: cost, $100, 000.
Emil and Carl Eitel, of the Bismarck Hotel, are about to build a ten-story hotel at the corner of Fifth Ave. and Randolph St.; cost, $400, 000.
Architect E. A. Eckstrom, Tacoma Building, has completed plans for a church for the Wicker Park English Evangelical Lutheran congregation, of which Rev. A. D. Crille is pastor, to be built at the corner of North Hoyne and LeMoyne Sts. It will be constructed of stone, with slate roof. The interior will be finished in hardwood and heated with steam. It will cost $50, 000.
Chihuahua, Mex. — An appropriation of $300, 000 has been made for a federal building.
Cincinnati, Ohio. — A $200, 000 five-story warehouse will be erected at Sixth St. and Broadway by the Guarantee Title and Trust Company. Plans are being prepared.
Cleveland, Ohio. — A permit has been issued for the erection of a seven-story hotel building in East Ninth St. to the Murphy Company. The structure will be of brick, terra-cotta and steel, and will cost $75, 000.
Columbus, Ohio. — Bids will be received until July 18 by the board of trustees, Ohio Institution for the Education of the Deaf (J. W. Jones, secretary) for furnishing material and erecting a hospital at said institution. Richards, McCarty & Bulford, architects, Ruggery Building.
Crookston, Minn. — An appropriation
was made of $50, 000 for a federal building here.
Cynthia, Ky. — Plans have been prepared by C. C. Weber, Cincinnati, Ohio, for a $100, 000 school building.
Dallas, Texas. — Permit has been issued for the erection of hotel building by J. W. West, of Valdosta, Ga., and J. W. Hunt, Hotel Woodward, New York City, eight stories, 75 × 200 feet; fireproof construc
tion; Parkinson & Bergstrom, of Dallas and Los Angeles, Cal., architects. Contract for the steel work has been awarded to the American Bridge Company, Pittsburg, Pa.
The directors of the Gaston National Bank are stated to have decided to erect a new building on Main and Poydras Sts. D. E. Waggoner, vice-president.
Davenport, Iowa. — The Putnam estate will erect an eight-story building at Second and Main Sts. It will be fireproof.
Plans are being prepared for the erection of a new brewery in West Davenport by a company being organized with a capital of $60, 000. Alderman William Matthes, Louis Wiese and Carl Thode are interested.
The Rock Island Arsenal is making arrangements for a $165, 000 power plant.
Denison, Iowa. — Denison Commercial Club will erect an opera house; cost, $100, 000.
Des Moines, Iowa. — The Seventh Day Adventists will erect a new sanitarium near this city, to cost about $100, 000.
A new building for Des Moines College is projected for a gymnasium and music hall; cost, $75, 000.
The city council is considering a resolution providing for the erection of a new city-hall.
Detroit, Mich. — Architects Donaldson & Meier, 1314 Penobscot Building, have been commissioned to prepare the plans for the Association building for the Y. M. C. A., for which $400, 000 has been subscribed. To be eight stories, 210 × 140 feet, of first-class fireproof construction. John B. Howarth, 102-106 Jefferson Ave., is chairman of building committee.
Arthur Hartwell and E. E. Keller, of Pittsburg, Pa., representing a corporation capitalized at $100, 000, care of Wallace Franklin, 1017-1019 Penobscot Building, have purchased a site upon which they will build and equip a plant for the manufacture of rubber insulated electric wire, at an estimated cost of $100, 000.
Albert Kahn, Union Trust Building, has completed plans for the new clubhouse to be erected at Grosse Point by the Country Club. Estimated cost, $600, 000.
Duluth, Minn. — The County Board at Superior, Wis., has voted to issue $100, 000 worth of bonds for the erection of a county asylum.
Durham, N. H. — Bids have been received and award will soon be made for the construction of a library building for the New Hampshire College of Agriculture, Durham, N. H. The building will be Colonial in style, 64 × 76 feet, two stories and basement, with a fireproof book stack-room, 35 × 36. The cost will be about $30, 000. Geo. Oakley Totten, Jr., 808 17th St., N. W., Washington, D. C., is architect.
Edgerton, Wis. — R. Maltpress will erect a modern brick business building.
Edmonton, Alta. — It is reported that contracts will be let soon for a four-story legislative building, 200 × 260 feet, which will be erected by the city and government at a cost of $1, 000, 000.
Escanaba, Mich. — Architect John D. Chubb, 112 Clark St., has completed plans for a three-story high school building, 144 × 170, to be built here. It will be of semifireproof construction, the exterior being of Bedford stone and pressed brick.
St. Paul’s German Lutheran church will be rebuilt. Rev. W. P. Peters, pastor.
Evansville, Ind. — Architect Frank J. Schlotter has completed plans for a new hotel to be erected at the corner of Third and Sycamore Sts. Estimated cost, $150, 000.