CARPETS IN PLAIN COLORS
OUR LARGE STOCK WILL GREATLY INTEREST THE ARCHITECT W
E make a specialty of carpets in plain colors, and have the largest assortment of shades and qualities to be found anywhere in this country.
We recommend the following weaves:
English Angora and Saxonia, 1 yd., 1 1-2
yds ,2 1-4 yds., 3 yds.,4 yds wide. English Velvet, 12 ft. wide.
French Wilton, 1 metre wide.
Domestic Wilton and Domestic Axminster, 27
and 36 in. wide.
High Pile Axminster, 27 in. wide. English Durries, 36 in. wide.
English Felt, 48 in. wide.
The variety of shades in our stock is so great that we are enabled to meet the most exacting requirements. Samples and prices upon request.
W. & J. SLOANE
28 EAST NINETEENTH STREET
NEW YORK
BUILDING NEWS.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities.)
Aledo, III.—Bids will soon be asked, according to reports, for the erection of a $40,000 building for the William & Vashti College. Address Judge Jas. H. Connell.
Alexandria, La.—The Third Methodist Church is considering the erection of a $25,- 000 brick edifice. H. H. White is chairman of Board of Trustees.
Alton, III.—The Commercial Company, composed of business men, will erect a fourstory fireproof office building, to cost about $80,000.
Athens, O.—New bids will be received for the erection of a new three-story dormitory, 140x75 feet, for the Ohio University, the former ones being rejected. Frank L. Packard, Hayden Building, Columbus, O., architect. Cost, $32,000. L. M. Jewitt, secretary, Athens, O., may be addressed.
Atlanta, Ga.—The Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad, Alex. Bonnyman, chief engineer, contemplates the erection of a $250,000 five-story office building at Walton and Fairlie Streets.
Baltimore, Md.—The Baltimore Country Club, it is reported, has issued $100,000 bonds fof the purpose of erecting a clubhouse.
Baldwin & Pennington, architects, Professional Building, are preparing plans for a brick and steel warehouse for the Board of Public Works. Estimated cost, $225,000. A $500,000 cathedral will be erected at
Franklin Street by the Young Men’s Christian Association.
Charles E. Cassell & Son, architects, 411 North Charles Street, have prepared plans for a Christian Temple, to be erected on Fulton Avenue, near Lexington Street.
Bangor, Me.—The Trustees of the Eastern Maine General Hospital are contemplating the erection of a combination nurses’ home and children’s ward, to cost about $25,000.
Bellefontaine, O.—A two or threestory pressed brick High-school Building will be erected by the Board of Education. Bonds will be issued. Cost, $60,000. L. B. Stough, clerk.
Binghamton, N. Y.—It is reported that TI. Sumner Gardner, Ackerman Block, has prepared plans for a school, to cost about $50,000.
Birmingham, Tenn.—Announcement has been made that the new Jefferson Hotel is to be erected at a cost of nearly $1,000,000. The hotel will occupy 120x140 feet on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Twentieth Street, and will be ten stories high, and steel frame construction.
Bloomfield, N. J.—The Board of Directors of the German Theological Seminary, it is stated, has authorized the Building Committee to have plans prepared for the proposed Knox Hall, which is to be erected at a cost of $50,000 as a memorial to the late Rev. Dr. Chas. E. Knox.
Bloomington, Ind.—Bids are asked by the County Commissioners, until November 8, for the erection of a courthouse. Wing & Mahurin, Fort Wayne, Ind., are the architects.
Boston, Mass.—It is reported that a twelve-story building is to be erected at Beacon Street and Bay State Road,, by a New York syndicate.
Press reports state that a new mercantile
free:
For examination. Sent on request at our expense if you mention this advertisement.
CYCLOPEDIA OP DRAWING
Four volumes. 2000 pages—size of page, 7 x 10 inches. Bound in half red morocco leather. A complete home study course in drawing. New and Enlarged Edition.
$ 12—For the Next jo Days.
Regular Price—$24 You have five days to look the books over. If satisfied, send us $2.00 and $2.00 a month for five months. If you don’t wish to keep the books, notify us and we will send for them. Cash price, $10.80.
Partial Table of Contents
Mechanical, Isometric, Perspective, Free Hand, Architectural Drawing; Rendering in Pen and Ink and Wash; Water Color Hints; Shades and Shadows; Architectural Lettering; Roman Orders of Architecture; Working Shop Drawing; Machine Design, Cornice and Skylight Design, Metal Roofing, Tinsmithing, Sheet Metal Pattern Drafting.
A 200-page handbook, giving full information in regard to our courses in Electrical, Mechanical, Steam and Civil Engineering, Architecture, Heating, Ventilation, Plumbing, etc., sent FREE on request.
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CORRESPONDENCE, 3104 Armour Ave., Chicago, 111.
Mention American Architect,Oct. ?q
OUR LARGE STOCK WILL GREATLY INTEREST THE ARCHITECT W
E make a specialty of carpets in plain colors, and have the largest assortment of shades and qualities to be found anywhere in this country.
We recommend the following weaves:
English Angora and Saxonia, 1 yd., 1 1-2
yds ,2 1-4 yds., 3 yds.,4 yds wide. English Velvet, 12 ft. wide.
French Wilton, 1 metre wide.
Domestic Wilton and Domestic Axminster, 27
and 36 in. wide.
High Pile Axminster, 27 in. wide. English Durries, 36 in. wide.
English Felt, 48 in. wide.
The variety of shades in our stock is so great that we are enabled to meet the most exacting requirements. Samples and prices upon request.
W. & J. SLOANE
28 EAST NINETEENTH STREET
NEW YORK
BUILDING NEWS.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities.)
Aledo, III.—Bids will soon be asked, according to reports, for the erection of a $40,000 building for the William & Vashti College. Address Judge Jas. H. Connell.
Alexandria, La.—The Third Methodist Church is considering the erection of a $25,- 000 brick edifice. H. H. White is chairman of Board of Trustees.
Alton, III.—The Commercial Company, composed of business men, will erect a fourstory fireproof office building, to cost about $80,000.
Athens, O.—New bids will be received for the erection of a new three-story dormitory, 140x75 feet, for the Ohio University, the former ones being rejected. Frank L. Packard, Hayden Building, Columbus, O., architect. Cost, $32,000. L. M. Jewitt, secretary, Athens, O., may be addressed.
Atlanta, Ga.—The Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad, Alex. Bonnyman, chief engineer, contemplates the erection of a $250,000 five-story office building at Walton and Fairlie Streets.
Baltimore, Md.—The Baltimore Country Club, it is reported, has issued $100,000 bonds fof the purpose of erecting a clubhouse.
Baldwin & Pennington, architects, Professional Building, are preparing plans for a brick and steel warehouse for the Board of Public Works. Estimated cost, $225,000. A $500,000 cathedral will be erected at
Franklin Street by the Young Men’s Christian Association.
Charles E. Cassell & Son, architects, 411 North Charles Street, have prepared plans for a Christian Temple, to be erected on Fulton Avenue, near Lexington Street.
Bangor, Me.—The Trustees of the Eastern Maine General Hospital are contemplating the erection of a combination nurses’ home and children’s ward, to cost about $25,000.
Bellefontaine, O.—A two or threestory pressed brick High-school Building will be erected by the Board of Education. Bonds will be issued. Cost, $60,000. L. B. Stough, clerk.
Binghamton, N. Y.—It is reported that TI. Sumner Gardner, Ackerman Block, has prepared plans for a school, to cost about $50,000.
Birmingham, Tenn.—Announcement has been made that the new Jefferson Hotel is to be erected at a cost of nearly $1,000,000. The hotel will occupy 120x140 feet on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Twentieth Street, and will be ten stories high, and steel frame construction.
Bloomfield, N. J.—The Board of Directors of the German Theological Seminary, it is stated, has authorized the Building Committee to have plans prepared for the proposed Knox Hall, which is to be erected at a cost of $50,000 as a memorial to the late Rev. Dr. Chas. E. Knox.
Bloomington, Ind.—Bids are asked by the County Commissioners, until November 8, for the erection of a courthouse. Wing & Mahurin, Fort Wayne, Ind., are the architects.
Boston, Mass.—It is reported that a twelve-story building is to be erected at Beacon Street and Bay State Road,, by a New York syndicate.
Press reports state that a new mercantile
free:
For examination. Sent on request at our expense if you mention this advertisement.
CYCLOPEDIA OP DRAWING
Four volumes. 2000 pages—size of page, 7 x 10 inches. Bound in half red morocco leather. A complete home study course in drawing. New and Enlarged Edition.
$ 12—For the Next jo Days.
Regular Price—$24 You have five days to look the books over. If satisfied, send us $2.00 and $2.00 a month for five months. If you don’t wish to keep the books, notify us and we will send for them. Cash price, $10.80.
Partial Table of Contents
Mechanical, Isometric, Perspective, Free Hand, Architectural Drawing; Rendering in Pen and Ink and Wash; Water Color Hints; Shades and Shadows; Architectural Lettering; Roman Orders of Architecture; Working Shop Drawing; Machine Design, Cornice and Skylight Design, Metal Roofing, Tinsmithing, Sheet Metal Pattern Drafting.
A 200-page handbook, giving full information in regard to our courses in Electrical, Mechanical, Steam and Civil Engineering, Architecture, Heating, Ventilation, Plumbing, etc., sent FREE on request.
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CORRESPONDENCE, 3104 Armour Ave., Chicago, 111.
Mention American Architect,Oct. ?q