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Jacksonville, Fla.—Reports state that the Grand Lodge of F. & A. M., S tate of Florida, are proposing to erect a lodge building here, to be a seven-story structure, 80x105 feet; reinforced fireproof concrete construction; electric and gas fixtures; electric elevators, etc.; an arcade 15x15 feet in clear to run through center of building; cost of building, $100,000. Architects of experience in planning reinforced-concrete construction are invited to communicate with George L. Drew, secretary, to obtain the necessary data upon which to base plans and specifications.
High School, Norfolk, Va. (See issue Jan. 19, 1906.)
BUILDING NEWS.________
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities.)
Adrian, Mich.—Bids are asked by Willard Stearns, Secretary Board of Education, until noon, February 13, for the construction of a new school building, for which an appropriation of $50,000 has been made. R. A. Bradley, Elektron Bldg., Fort Wayne, Ind., is architect.
Allegheney, Pa.—George P. Luther, Irwin Avenue, it is stated, proposes to build a three-story brick and stone building, 50x220 feet, for a banquet hall and catering establishment. Cost, $50,000. No architect announced.
Alva, O. T.,—Contractor Lee, of Oklahoma City, O. T., has contract to erect science hall for the Northwestern University. Cost, $50,000.
Ambler, Pa.—Stearns & Castor, Stephen Girard Block, Philadelphia, have been com-t missioned by Mayer & England, 1020 Filbert Street, of Philadelphia, to prepare plans for a group of factory buildings to be erected at Ambler, at a cost of more than $200,000. The plans provide for a four-story brick factory, 252x60 feet; a power plant building, 75x100 feet.; warehouses, shipping buildings and a number of workingmen’s cottages in the vicinity of the works.
Athens, Ga.—Miles & Bradt will superintend the construction of office building for the Southern Mutual Insurance Company; to be seven stories, constructed throughout of ferro-concrete.
Atlantic City, N. J.—Plans have been prepared by Architect S. PI. Vaughn, Bartlett Building, for a four-story hall and lodge building, for the local Order of Elks. Cost, $100,000.
Aurora, III.—The erection of a Y. M. C. A. building, to cost probably $150,000. is reported under consideration.
Baltimore, Md.—Archer & Allen, Central Savings Bank Building, it is reported, have asked bids for erecting two dormitories at the Maryland School for the Blind. The buildings are each to be three stories high, of brick. 64x45 feet.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Trust Estate, Calvert Building, will erect warehouse at 301, 303, 305 and 307 Exchange Place; Archer & Allen, architects, Central
Savings Bank Building, 3 East Lexington Street.
It is reported that the City Council has passed ordinances appropriating $96,000 for the erection of a three-story brick and stone school building, at Waverly, and $58,000 for a three-story brick and stone school building at Lakewood Avenue and Orleans Street. The Council is also considering ordinances appropriating $1,000,000 for new school buildings.
Battle Creek, Mich.—The Board of Education, it is stated, has decided to build a $150,000 high school on three lots on Van Buren Street.
Bayonne, N. J.—The trustees of the St. Joseph R. C. Church on East Twenty-second S treet., it is stated, have decided to erect an edifice costing $40,000 at Avenue E and East Twenty-fifth Street.
Berwick, Pa.-—Seymour and Paul A. Davis, 3d, of Philadelphia, it is stated, have been commissioned by the Building Committee to prepare plans for a building for the Y. M. C. A.
Billings, Mont.—The Masonic Temple Association is to erect a three-story Masonic Temple on North Twenty-eighth Street at a cost of about $100,000.
Binghamton, N. Y.—The Masonic lodges in this city, it is stated, are planning to erect a Masonic Temple to cost $200,000.
Birmingham, Ala.—The erection of a court-house at a cost of about $450,000, is reported under consideration.
Calgary, Alta.—The City Council has decided to make arrangements at once for the building of a new city hall, to cost
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SPECIAL COURSE OF TWO YEARS. (Certificate.) (For qualified draughtsmen; affording option in architectural engineering.)
COMBINED COURSES in Arts and Architecture, by which A. B. and B. S. in Arch. may be taken in six years.
COLLEGE GRADUATES granted advanced standing.
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For full information address: DR. J. H. PENNIMAN, Dean, College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Four-year professional courses in Architecture, in Architectural Engineering and in Architectural Decoration. Special courses for draftsmen and constructors. Excellent library and equipment. University fees nominal.
Department of Architecture
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Options in Architectural Engineering and Landscape Architecture.
College graduates and draughtsmen admitted as special students.
H. W. TYLER, Secretary,
Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
HARVARD university
The Graduate School of Applied Science and The Lawrence Scientific School
offer graduate and undergraduate courses in Civil Mechanical, Electrical, Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Forestry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, anc Geology.
For further information, address W. C. SABINE 15 University Hall. Cambridge, Mass.
THE SOCIETY OF BEAUX-ARTS
ARCHITECTS
has established
A FREE COURSE OF STUDY
open to draughtsmen and students of any city, modeled on the general plan pursued at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and comprising frequent problems in Orders, Design, Archaeology, etc.
For information apply to the Secretary of the Committee on Education, 3 East 33d St., New York City.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
St. Louis, Mo.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
offers a professional four-year couree in Architecture. Admission by examination or by certificate or diploma from other schools and colleges. Draughtsmen are admitted as special students.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, Mich.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE.
Four-year course in Architecture and in Architectural Engineering. Draftsmen and others adequately prepared are admitted as special students. For Bulletin describing work, address Dean of Department of Engineering.
“ MONUMENTAL STAIRCASES.”
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The American Architect, Publishers.
THE GEORGIAN PERIOD
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THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT,
12 West Fortieth St., New York
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SOLE MANUFACTURERS THE OKONITE CO., Ltd.
253 Broadway, New York
COMPETITIONS
Jacksonville, Fla.—Reports state that the Grand Lodge of F. & A. M., S tate of Florida, are proposing to erect a lodge building here, to be a seven-story structure, 80x105 feet; reinforced fireproof concrete construction; electric and gas fixtures; electric elevators, etc.; an arcade 15x15 feet in clear to run through center of building; cost of building, $100,000. Architects of experience in planning reinforced-concrete construction are invited to communicate with George L. Drew, secretary, to obtain the necessary data upon which to base plans and specifications.
High School, Norfolk, Va. (See issue Jan. 19, 1906.)
BUILDING NEWS.________
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities.)
Adrian, Mich.—Bids are asked by Willard Stearns, Secretary Board of Education, until noon, February 13, for the construction of a new school building, for which an appropriation of $50,000 has been made. R. A. Bradley, Elektron Bldg., Fort Wayne, Ind., is architect.
Allegheney, Pa.—George P. Luther, Irwin Avenue, it is stated, proposes to build a three-story brick and stone building, 50x220 feet, for a banquet hall and catering establishment. Cost, $50,000. No architect announced.
Alva, O. T.,—Contractor Lee, of Oklahoma City, O. T., has contract to erect science hall for the Northwestern University. Cost, $50,000.
Ambler, Pa.—Stearns & Castor, Stephen Girard Block, Philadelphia, have been com-t missioned by Mayer & England, 1020 Filbert Street, of Philadelphia, to prepare plans for a group of factory buildings to be erected at Ambler, at a cost of more than $200,000. The plans provide for a four-story brick factory, 252x60 feet; a power plant building, 75x100 feet.; warehouses, shipping buildings and a number of workingmen’s cottages in the vicinity of the works.
Athens, Ga.—Miles & Bradt will superintend the construction of office building for the Southern Mutual Insurance Company; to be seven stories, constructed throughout of ferro-concrete.
Atlantic City, N. J.—Plans have been prepared by Architect S. PI. Vaughn, Bartlett Building, for a four-story hall and lodge building, for the local Order of Elks. Cost, $100,000.
Aurora, III.—The erection of a Y. M. C. A. building, to cost probably $150,000. is reported under consideration.
Baltimore, Md.—Archer & Allen, Central Savings Bank Building, it is reported, have asked bids for erecting two dormitories at the Maryland School for the Blind. The buildings are each to be three stories high, of brick. 64x45 feet.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Trust Estate, Calvert Building, will erect warehouse at 301, 303, 305 and 307 Exchange Place; Archer & Allen, architects, Central
Savings Bank Building, 3 East Lexington Street.
It is reported that the City Council has passed ordinances appropriating $96,000 for the erection of a three-story brick and stone school building, at Waverly, and $58,000 for a three-story brick and stone school building at Lakewood Avenue and Orleans Street. The Council is also considering ordinances appropriating $1,000,000 for new school buildings.
Battle Creek, Mich.—The Board of Education, it is stated, has decided to build a $150,000 high school on three lots on Van Buren Street.
Bayonne, N. J.—The trustees of the St. Joseph R. C. Church on East Twenty-second S treet., it is stated, have decided to erect an edifice costing $40,000 at Avenue E and East Twenty-fifth Street.
Berwick, Pa.-—Seymour and Paul A. Davis, 3d, of Philadelphia, it is stated, have been commissioned by the Building Committee to prepare plans for a building for the Y. M. C. A.
Billings, Mont.—The Masonic Temple Association is to erect a three-story Masonic Temple on North Twenty-eighth Street at a cost of about $100,000.
Binghamton, N. Y.—The Masonic lodges in this city, it is stated, are planning to erect a Masonic Temple to cost $200,000.
Birmingham, Ala.—The erection of a court-house at a cost of about $450,000, is reported under consideration.
Calgary, Alta.—The City Council has decided to make arrangements at once for the building of a new city hall, to cost
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
FOUR-YEAR COURSE. (2>gr*r B. S. in Arch.) (Architectural engineering may he taken in lieu of advanced design, etc.)
GRADUATE YEAR. (Degree M. S. in Arch.) (Allowing specialization in design or in architectural engineering, etc.)
SPECIAL COURSE OF TWO YEARS. (Certificate.) (For qualified draughtsmen; affording option in architectural engineering.)
COMBINED COURSES in Arts and Architecture, by which A. B. and B. S. in Arch. may be taken in six years.
COLLEGE GRADUATES granted advanced standing.
SUMMER COURSES in elementary and general subjects through which advanced standing may be secured.
For full information address: DR. J. H. PENNIMAN, Dean, College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Four-year professional courses in Architecture, in Architectural Engineering and in Architectural Decoration. Special courses for draftsmen and constructors. Excellent library and equipment. University fees nominal.
Department of Architecture
W. L. PILLSBURY, Registrar, Urbana, III.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Options in Architectural Engineering and Landscape Architecture.
College graduates and draughtsmen admitted as special students.
H. W. TYLER, Secretary,
Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
HARVARD university
The Graduate School of Applied Science and The Lawrence Scientific School
offer graduate and undergraduate courses in Civil Mechanical, Electrical, Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Forestry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, anc Geology.
For further information, address W. C. SABINE 15 University Hall. Cambridge, Mass.
THE SOCIETY OF BEAUX-ARTS
ARCHITECTS
has established
A FREE COURSE OF STUDY
open to draughtsmen and students of any city, modeled on the general plan pursued at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and comprising frequent problems in Orders, Design, Archaeology, etc.
For information apply to the Secretary of the Committee on Education, 3 East 33d St., New York City.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
St. Louis, Mo.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
offers a professional four-year couree in Architecture. Admission by examination or by certificate or diploma from other schools and colleges. Draughtsmen are admitted as special students.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, Mich.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE.
Four-year course in Architecture and in Architectural Engineering. Draftsmen and others adequately prepared are admitted as special students. For Bulletin describing work, address Dean of Department of Engineering.
“ MONUMENTAL STAIRCASES.”
40 Gelatine Plates, on bond paper, 9” x 11 . In Envelope. Price, $5.00.
The American Architect, Publishers.
THE GEORGIAN PERIOD
PRICE, $60.00.
‘‘The most important work on architecture yet produced in America.”—Nation.
THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT,
12 West Fortieth St., New York
TRADE MAHA
REG. U. S. PATENT OFFICE.
Are pronounced by leading Architects to be SAFE, DURABLE and EASILY ADJUSTED for the inside wiring of PUBLIC£9 PRIVATE BUILDINGS
Willard L. Candee, H. Durant Cheever, Geo. T. Manson, Gen l
Managers.
Sunt. W. H. Hodgins, Sec y.