The Whistler Memorial. — The proposed international memorial to Whistler, which is to be executed by Rodin, is to be erected on Cheyne Walk, Chelsea Embankment, near Whistler’s old home. This site was recently decided upon by the London County Council. The cost of the memorial is to be $10, 000, of which the International Society of Sculptors and Gravers contributes $2, 500 out of the proceeds of the recent Whistler memorial exhibition. — N. Y. Evening Post.
BUILDING NEWS.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities. )
Aberdeen, Wash. — It is said that Finch & McCaw will erect a four-story business building on H and Heron Streets, to cost about $ 150, 000.
Anderson, Ind. — The trustees of the Episcopal Church have purchased a site, corner Eleventh and Delaware Streets, and will, according to reports, receive bids until June 3 for the erection of a modern church edifice thereon. Estimated cost, $35, 000.
Andrews, Ind. — Plans are being prepared, it is reported, for the erection of a Carnegie library building in this town. The contract will be let probably about July I.
Astoria, Ore. — The Elk Lodge, according to reports, is preparing to erect a $50, 000 lodge building.
Atlanta, Ga. — Sidney H. Phelan is stated to be having plans prepared for a
five-story fireproof apartment-house which he intends erecting on Peachtree Street.
Augusta, Ga. — An apartment-house, to cost $150, 000, it is said, will be erected here, regarding which Alexander, Johnson & Steiner can give information.
Austin, Tex. — The plans for the campaign to raise funds for the University Young Men’s Christian Association building have been completed and the active canvass will begin at once. A $75, 000 building will probably be erected.
Baltimore, Md. — It is stated that a $150, coo edifice is to be erected for the members of the Trinity M. E. Church (Rev. Forrest J. Pettyman, pastor).
Bay City, Mich. — The Weponah Building Company is reported incorporated with a capital of $250, 000, for the purpose of erecting a hotel and auditorium.
Berkeley, Cal. — Architect John Galen Howard has prepared plans for a fireproof library building to be located between the North Hall and California Hall. Cost, $575, 000.
Bids are asked until May 30 by the Board of Education for erecting a Polytechnic High School, to cost $160, 000. Stone & Smith, 789 Market Street, San Francisco, architects.
Boston, Mass. — Plans are being drawn for a Y. M. C. A. building, to cost $500, 000, to be erected on Arlington and Newbury Streets. Architects, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, 122 Ames Building, Boston.
Centralia, Wash. — The directors of the United States National Bank, it is reported, have organized the Centralia Loan and
Trust Company, and will erect a building with safety deposit vaults. Capital, $50, 000.
Charleston, W. Va. — Harding & Upman, of Washington, D. C., are stated to be the architects for a twelve-story office
building which is to be erected here by a company of which C. M. Alderson and Saml. Stephenson are local representatives. The cost of the building is stated to be about $200, 000, and a provisional contract is reported to have been given to the Engineering Contracting Company, of Baltimore, Md.
Building committee of Beni Kedem Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., composed of Charles K. Payne, Neil Robinson and J. D. Baines, has purchased site, 72 × 219 feet, on which to erect building, expending about $60, 000.
Charlotte, N. C. — It is reported that the Charlotte Auditorium Co. has been incorporated to erect an auditorium to seat 5, 000 at a cost of about $50, 000.
The Commercial National Bank, it is said, contemplates erecting an eight-story steel bank and office building, costing about $150, 000.
The First Baptist Church will erect a
new building, to cost $50, 000. J. A. Durham, T. S. Franklin, W. C. Dowd are members building committee.
Cherokee, Ia. — One hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars has been appropriated by the Legislature for a building for the State Hospital.
Chicago, ILL. — The United States Amusement Company, it is stated, intends
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BUILDING NEWS.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities. )
Aberdeen, Wash. — It is said that Finch & McCaw will erect a four-story business building on H and Heron Streets, to cost about $ 150, 000.
Anderson, Ind. — The trustees of the Episcopal Church have purchased a site, corner Eleventh and Delaware Streets, and will, according to reports, receive bids until June 3 for the erection of a modern church edifice thereon. Estimated cost, $35, 000.
Andrews, Ind. — Plans are being prepared, it is reported, for the erection of a Carnegie library building in this town. The contract will be let probably about July I.
Astoria, Ore. — The Elk Lodge, according to reports, is preparing to erect a $50, 000 lodge building.
Atlanta, Ga. — Sidney H. Phelan is stated to be having plans prepared for a
five-story fireproof apartment-house which he intends erecting on Peachtree Street.
Augusta, Ga. — An apartment-house, to cost $150, 000, it is said, will be erected here, regarding which Alexander, Johnson & Steiner can give information.
Austin, Tex. — The plans for the campaign to raise funds for the University Young Men’s Christian Association building have been completed and the active canvass will begin at once. A $75, 000 building will probably be erected.
Baltimore, Md. — It is stated that a $150, coo edifice is to be erected for the members of the Trinity M. E. Church (Rev. Forrest J. Pettyman, pastor).
Bay City, Mich. — The Weponah Building Company is reported incorporated with a capital of $250, 000, for the purpose of erecting a hotel and auditorium.
Berkeley, Cal. — Architect John Galen Howard has prepared plans for a fireproof library building to be located between the North Hall and California Hall. Cost, $575, 000.
Bids are asked until May 30 by the Board of Education for erecting a Polytechnic High School, to cost $160, 000. Stone & Smith, 789 Market Street, San Francisco, architects.
Boston, Mass. — Plans are being drawn for a Y. M. C. A. building, to cost $500, 000, to be erected on Arlington and Newbury Streets. Architects, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, 122 Ames Building, Boston.
Centralia, Wash. — The directors of the United States National Bank, it is reported, have organized the Centralia Loan and
Trust Company, and will erect a building with safety deposit vaults. Capital, $50, 000.
Charleston, W. Va. — Harding & Upman, of Washington, D. C., are stated to be the architects for a twelve-story office
building which is to be erected here by a company of which C. M. Alderson and Saml. Stephenson are local representatives. The cost of the building is stated to be about $200, 000, and a provisional contract is reported to have been given to the Engineering Contracting Company, of Baltimore, Md.
Building committee of Beni Kedem Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., composed of Charles K. Payne, Neil Robinson and J. D. Baines, has purchased site, 72 × 219 feet, on which to erect building, expending about $60, 000.
Charlotte, N. C. — It is reported that the Charlotte Auditorium Co. has been incorporated to erect an auditorium to seat 5, 000 at a cost of about $50, 000.
The Commercial National Bank, it is said, contemplates erecting an eight-story steel bank and office building, costing about $150, 000.
The First Baptist Church will erect a
new building, to cost $50, 000. J. A. Durham, T. S. Franklin, W. C. Dowd are members building committee.
Cherokee, Ia. — One hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars has been appropriated by the Legislature for a building for the State Hospital.
Chicago, ILL. — The United States Amusement Company, it is stated, intends
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This is THE NEW BAR in the field of reinforcement which combines the two essential qualities,
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