The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, October 24, 1909, SECTION FOUR, Image 44

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Newspaper Page TextTTIE STJXDAY OREGOyiAN, FOIlTLAyD, OCTOBER 24, 1909. C ' . -.. : " , - MANY HANDSOME HOMES PLAIEQ Costly. Residences Will . Erected in .All Parts of Portland.. Be ARCHITECTS KEPT BUSY Tail Son Marks Starting of Nu merous Elegant Dwellings by Citizens of This City De mand Is for Best. The building boom whloh has struck Portland is not confined to the erection of huge office buildings and business ,wv. In the downtown section. In COSTLY every direction the wave of prosperity Is being felt, and now the architects' officss are besieged with homebullders who want plans drawn for pretentious residences. The demand is or the best, and local architects say that never be fore has there been such an evidence of wealth as in the present Fall season of homebuildtrg. The high-class residences axe by no means confined to any one locality. Many of the beautiful homes which are being planned, or which have but re cently been started, will be built on Portland Heights, in Jrvlngton.-on Wil lamette Heights, on the East Side, and toward the Penlsula, as well as in the older residence district in the north western part of the city. This condition did not start last week, or last month.1 but has been the trend all Summer. Fine homes have been un dr construction all season In Portland, but with the opening of the Fall season the work seems to have taken an extra spurt. Among the buildings now under con struction Is a handsome home for F. Howard, at Ford and Madison streets, which will cost about $13,000. The plans for this residence were prepared by Laiarus. Whitehouse & Fouilhoux. The residence will contain nine rooms, and will have an elevation of two stories and a half. It will be equipped with hardwood floors, enamel finish, and other modern and artistic appoint ments. On the lot adjoining this build ing Mrs. Houghton will build a similar residence, costing practically Mie same amount and designed by the same archi tects. Both buildings will be finished some time next March. Av. T. Branch. 61 East Ankeny street. Is building a high-class residence at East Sixteenth and Halsey streets, at a cost of between $10,000 and $12.00. The first floor will be finished with quarter-sawed oak flooring, and oak finish. Birch doors, highly polished, and n- -ameJ finish will be used In the second floor. The attic will also be finished. The home will be S7x47 feet in size, and will contain ten rooms. Another palatial residence which win be built is that of J. 3. Gauld. at King's Court and King street, at a cost of $18, 000. It will be one of the most lmpos " Ing residences in that locality. The trna of architecture of the home will be colonial. The building will be S6x 68 feet In size, with a brick foundation. Hardwood floors and every modern con venience will be found In each of the 14 rooms. The exterior will be finished In shingles, one-half inch thick and two feet In length. The building "jsras de "slgned by Architect Gordon. Plans have been prepared by Emll ' Schacht A Son. architects, for an $11, 000 home on .East Thirty-third and Til lamook streets, for Dr. George Parrish. This home will be a ten-rom structure of the bungalow type. There will be seven rooms on the first floor and three rooms on the second floor, all elegantly finished. The residence 4s located on a five-acre tract, and an artistic gar den around the house will be one of the features. The bullying will be.46x SS feet in size, inclusive of a wide porch. Work of construction has started. A home of modernized German de sign wlU be built at East Sixteenth and Wasoo streets, for D. McDonald, plans having been prepared by P. A. Colleq der. The residence will be a two-story frame structure, costing $7000. Con venieoce in arrangement and elegance of appointment have been made the fea tures of the dwelling. The exterior of the building will be sided with four " inch cedar, and the interior finish of the first floor will be of Eastern oak. and of tlve second floor Port Orford cedar, enameled. Hardwood floors will be Installed throughout. ' M G. Thorsen, of the firm of Fisher 4 Thorsen. Is building a $6000 home at Twenty-fifth and Overton streets. The dwelling will be two and a half stories, seven rooms, and 30x48v feet in size. The appointments will be modern and the finish of $he best quality. A hillside bungalow will be built at hv E. B. McFarland. at the head nt Thurman street, adjoining the fin residence now being erected for Judge I i Hunting-ton. H. L. Camp & Co. have prepared the plans and will erect the building, which will be -Kx4 feet in lie. two stories and an attic high, and containing seven rooms and a sleeping porch. There will betwo wide obser vation porches across the front of the house, and a shihsled exterior. In the interior there will be two pressed-brick fireplaces, polished hardwood floors, and all modern conveniences. D. T. Hunt, connected with the Marshall-Wells Hardware Company In Portland, la' having plans prepared by Emll Schacht & Son for a modern seven-room home to be erected on East Eighteenth, between Thompson and Brazee sweets. Work will start this week. Harley Armstrong, with Marshall Wells Company, is having plans pre pared for a dwelling to cost 4500. for East Twenty-fourth and Hancock Lstreets. The home will De moaern. m contain, eight rooms, ana win tlstically finished. Emil Schacht Son prepared the' plans. ST. JOHN TO HAVE FACTORY Company After" Site for Plant to Make Giant Dirt Holsters. r t. Woods, recently from Iowa, and Vcm W. Mason, a St. . John contractor and builder, have rormea a paruieramp with a view of erecting a large manu facturing plant on the Hmnfiiia ior mo production of( a patent qirt-ioaugr auu COUNTRY VILLA ON WHITE H0TJSE - i ,, I RESIDENCE AND GHOCSDS DESIGNED AS HOME FOR C. T. BRlilS. ele-vator. the Invention of Mr. Woods. A company is now being formed to han dle the manufacture and production. It is proposed to put up a large plant, costing approximately $50,000. The two promoters are now seeking for a site, and Mr. Woods has Just returned from Seat tle. Tacoroa and Spokane, where he has been seeking a suitable location, finally having decided on Portland as the best city in the West for such a plant. It is believed that the plant may be Installed bv Spring. The machine which Jt is proposed to miike are rant dlrt-holsters and loaders. t -.vhich. rt is tnought, will replace the ex tensive system of scooping trre dirt by means of a steam shovel. It is stated. however. tnat,tne new mtanno "i " do the work of steam shovels In exca vating on account of the great territory needed lr its operation. This new holster Ws worked by means of a thousand-foot cable, pulled by a 32 horse-power traction engine, t is thought to be especially valuable for railroad gralng work, for clearing great tracts of land and such work. ' The proposed factory plans to turn out all the parts of the device with the ex ception of making the castings and the cables. The first trlaj machine will be made in local shops. CORXfeR LOT BRINGS $20,000 Frank C. Savage Buy Site on Yam hill and Will Build. Frank C. Savage has purchased the full lot located at the northeast corner of Yamhill and Sixteenth streets from Klrchner & Hanno for $20,000. Frank O. Northrup acted as the agent for the buyer and Mnckie & Rountree for Klrchner & Hanno. The site at present is covered with two old frafne buildings which bring in but a nominal rental. It is the in tention of the ne owner to remove these In the near future and to erect in their place a building, the nature- of which has not yet been determined. There Is a black cat on Railroad street. Thorn as ton. Conn., that makes a point of escorting women and children home. When the party reaches Its destination the cat returns to its place and Mcorts other per sons in the same way, keeping- up this strange action until about 10 o'clock at night. ' EAST SIDE PLANT NATIONAL COLD STORAGK ICE I ' I: SrV: s - - t .; i'U 0i; H r . ' . . . . , PLANT -IS . FINISHED Big Cold Storage' Building Is Fine Structure. RESIDENCE SALES HEAVY Structural Work on East Side Keeps Pace With Active Trading in Xew Site for Build ings. The big plant of the Ns.tior.aF Cold Stor age & Ice Manufacturing. Company, on East Stark street, between East Water and East First, Is practically completed and will soon be In operation. It covers an entire half block, and the building, in addition to the basement, which Is a full story. Is two stories high. Over 14 car loads' of machinery were delivered at the building. In; the Ice-manufacturing department ROAD WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT MacXaughton, are miles of pipe, enough, according to Charles Smith, who is Interested In the plant, to reach to Mount Hood. In the basement are water-proof floors, and the entire plant is built along modern, scien tific lines. It represents an outlay of $125, 000. The company owns a 60-foot lot fronting on the Willamette River, which It wni occupy later. The plant Is consid ered the most Important built this year on the East Side. The preliminary work for the erection of a three-story brick building for McKln ley Mitchell, at East Morruson and East Seventh streets, has been started. Re moval of buildings on the corner quarter block is being undertaken preparatory to beginning excavating for the foundation and basement. The cost of the building is estimated at $45,000. The first floor will be for business pur poses, and the rooms on the two upper floors will be for apartments. The Home Telephone Company 'has started excava tions for another building to be erected on East Eleventh and East Morrison streets, alongside the present exchange, it being part of the plan for enlargement of the plant on the East Side. During the last week many residence property sales were in evidence on the East Side, and these were widely distrib uted. On the" Peninsula, where large deals are constantly being made, the movement has been especially noticeable. Irvington and the Ladd Addition made the largest sarles. In the former district Lllla Brown sold to Eva Brown Davis lots 15 and 16. block 23. with a dwelling, for $8800. At Mount Tabor Villa the Dammeier Invest ment Company sold to Marion Harris lot 1 and the north 16 feet of. lot 8, bjock 18, for $16,000. In the Ladd Addition. Genevieve H. Mackie sold to Lulu H. Bush lot 18, block 20, with a residence, for $7000. E. R. Pit telkau bought two lots in the Ladd Addi tion for $5390. . In the Westmoreland Addition, on MI -waukie street, there have been continuous sales of building lots, so that of the 700 or more lots there over two-thirds have been sold. Many have been purchased by peo ple outside the city. Laurelhurst Is at tracting wide attention, many reserva tions having been made In this Rn tract. E. E. Aldrlch. of Washington County, bought of A. Scroggs a lot on East Yam hill near East Fortieth street, improved with a bungalow, for $3000. The house will be occupied at once. Mr. Aldrlch COSTINO $125,0 00 WILL SOON MAN CPA CI RING CO. BCILDING. COVERING HALF BLOCK, ON EAST STARK. has sold his lot on Gladstone avenue and East Thirtyseventh street to W. C. Re pass, who will Improve it with a modern house. ' - Plans for the" new fire building at Mount Tabor are being drawn by" Architect I. B. Flickinger. It will be 38x80 feet and according to approved modern plans. The structure will be of brick construction and a credit to Mount Tabor. It will be erected on the Base Line road and Pran cls avenue. Herman C. .Behnke. a real estate man of Portland, who recently returned from Sandusky. O.. bringing a bride with him, has bought a lot -and ccrttage-on Haw thorne avenue and East Twenty-ninth street, where the couple will reside. Charles Clark has purchased the lot and house on the corner of Mason and East Thirteenth streets for $2100, the pur chase being made for an Investment. Christine Becker has purchased a lot on East Thirtieth and East Davis streets, with house, for $4260, from U F. Kelly. P.CIL.D HOTEL OJf PEXIXSIiTTA District Is Scene of Many Improve merits Now TTnder Way. y R. A. Gerard will erect a 17-room house and hotel on Gloucester street, opposite the University Sehoolhouse, on the Pen insula. It will be 40x100 feet, with a full concrete basement. Plans for the build ing are 'now being drawn. The German Evangelical' Lutheran synod wiy erect a school, cTiurch and ffl" Raymond & Lawrence, Architects. parsonage on Midway and Olympia streeta next Spring, to cost about $25,000. G. T. Mott is building a $2000 residence, 22x24, with eight rooms, in this same dis trict, and F. Bothwell is erecting a $3000 residence In the district. The four steel bridge across the rail road cut on' the Peninsula will be com pleted by January 1. The. Pearson Con struction Company has the contract. T Bridge at Columbia boulevard will cost $80,000 'and the others $00,000 e&ch. All four bridges will be 60 feet wide. Side walks on either side of the bridges will be 14 ieet wide and covered with cement. The roadbed will be of etx-tnch concrete, covered with two inches of asphalt. Each bridge will be piped with six-inch mains. There will be room for railroad tracks underneath and between the Inside piers. The Columbia boulevard bridge' will be 437 feet long and 26 feet high, Willamette boulevard bridge 357 feet long and 90 feet high, Dawson street bridge 387 feet long and 86 feet high, and South Depot bridge, connecting with East St. John and North Bank Addition,. 157 feet long and 46, feet high. . Councilman Ellis, of the Tenth Ward. onnmmAa thot TiliLnR are beine orerjared ior. eul XMtgiiiiv aiwuos ..u ' ' Kiillngsworth avenue, in North Alblna. It will be of brick construction, and the contract will be let this year. RIPLINGER ISJfl COURT Ex-Offictal of Seattle Denies Em bezzlement Charge. SEATTLE, Oct. 23. John Rlpllnger; ex-City Controller. Republican candi date for Mayor three years ago, who is charged with embezzlement pf $60,000 from the city, was arraigned" In the Criminal Court today and pleaded . not guilty. The trial is expected to begin about November 16. Will Investigate Pellagra. WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. The appoint ment of a commission of officers of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service to investigate pellagra has been approved by Acting Secretary of the Treasury Htlles. BE IN OPERATION. -s-' k.."JtI.Si i . l . 1. -wmsl :: f---a, h I nHii Vva snPTit. immfidiatelv in improvements and extensions, which will surely increase the value of METZGER ACRE TRAOTS, which are situated on the OKEGUW lixjuuiaxo xw"" lem line) at Metzger Station, and are only a 30-minute. ride from Eront and Jeffer son Street Depot. These acres contain the best soil obtainable for the raising of all kinds of T?T?TTTTff T?T!RRTtf s arid VEGETABLES that can be grown in Oregon. You have a very large tract to &oose from. You can have either timbered park-like tracts, with creeks running through tnem, making mom HOME SITES. , . THERE IS NO OTHER TRACT LIRE THIS ONE There are no gulches, no gravel, no hills; in fact, nothing objectionable what ever We want you to visit our Tract. Our Agents are always there to show the property, which we sell cheaper than any other land SO NEAR PORTLAND Just think of it! You can buy an acre of ground within 30 minutes' ride from the heart nf the citv at $250.00 "and up per acre, on easy terms. 10 per cent down and 3 per c Toi rurchrice per month. YOU HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR A LOT FARTHEOUT, IN OTHER DIRECTIONS, THAN WE ASK FOR AN ACRE. For plats and further information, call at our office, 226 and 228 Front street, Portland, Oregon, or at our office at Metzger Station, on Oregon Electric Railway (Salem line). ' City Phones, Main 474 Metzger Station Phone, Beautiful Country Villa to Built at Rivera. Be SCHEME MOST ELABORATE Work Started Which Will on Fine Residence Be Completed Cost of $25,000 Be Thing of and Will Beauty. , Plans have been prepared hy Mac Naughton. Raymond & Lawrence, archi tects, for a. beautiful country home at Rivera for C. T. Bruun. manager of tne Blake-McFall Company. Mr. Bruun re cently purchased a site oontairring two acres at Rivera, on the White House road, six miles south of Portland, from H L. Corbett. He will now Improve this property with a handsome resi dence, costing; 25.00. The plana have been completed and excavation has al ready started. The building will be finished next Summer. The residence will be 88 by 72 feet in Blze, with 10 large rooms on the main floors, as well e three finished rooms lnthe attic and a large garage. The building is finished wlta pebble dash exterior, and has heavy brlclf chimneys constructed on the outside for the wide fireplaces on the inside. In the front of the building Is a large open terrace with a view overlooking the Willamette R The view afforded of the river la in deed a sightly one. From the dining room, living-room, guest chamber, own er's chamber and open terrace there Is a view straight up the Willamette River, looking on a clear stilled portion of the river, which is iyidened out so as to appear as an enclosed lagoon, look ing across this to the Golf Links and thence on to the surrounding moun tains. 'The site is especially desirable, having on the property a large number of fully grown trees.- which enhance the beauty of the location. It Is lo cated among other handsome homes be longing, to numerous prominent Port land people. The building will be finished through- 0 m A3.- - .. n,;rr:' HOME 5 9 bv the OREGON ELECTRIC and A 1374 Main 6409. -f out all the roorns with white enamel and hardwood floors, and has all the usual .appurtenances of a well-constructed modern dwelling, suoh as built in furniture, open fireplaces, etc The attic Is to be finished as a dance halL. wlth a highly, polished floor, there also being two servants' rooms In the attic In addition to the usual rooms, there will be an outside dining-room on the terrace for JBummer. , The garage is to he a commodious structure built for . three - cars, with rooms for the gardener and cnauffeur. The sightly garden in the rear of the home will be largely converted Into ATTENTION By order of the court you must take a ride today on the East 'Side Line on Uniqn avenue going north, and you will find-Siat the terminus is OVERLOOK ADDITION Where you can buy the prettiest home site with all improvements in and paid for and not bonded. We will swear out a warrant for you if yo do. not pronounce OVERLOOK the best and cheapest property in the city of Portland.' "We do not. promise you a gold mine, but we do not hand you a lemon. Lots $1000. Easy terms. Agents on the ground. Office 207 Burnside street. AROEN PARK LENTS, OREGON Only 12 blocks from the center of Lents, on the macadamized road. LOTS 40x100 WATER ELECTRIC LIGHTS, GRADED STREETS These lota lie perfectly level and have a fine view, being about 23 feet above Lents. Prices: . $10& to $225 Per lot. Terms, $5.00 down and $5.00 per month. 5c Fare to Portland Only 30 Minutes' Ride. Take 0. W. P transfer car to .Hawthorne avenue, transfer to Mt. Scott, and get off at Lents. ASK ANY REAL ESTATE MAN . They will direct you to the property. M. A. ROGERS i ' Lents. Oregon. Phone, Lents 3211. 'lay State Paiif THE OJIXT PAINT MANUFACTURED OX THE PACIFIC COAST COMPLYING WITH THE EASTERN PURE PAINT STATE LAWS. FORMULA ON EVERY PACKAGE. Honeyman Hardware Co. HEADQUARTERS FOR EVERYTHING IN PAINT RAILWAY COMPANY cleaned, partly cleared or i HERMAN METZGER, Owner. a park for fancy chickens by Mr. Bruun, i who has a hobby of raising fancy birds-! for show purposes. W. O. Knighton and Edward T. Root, architects, have formed a partnership un-i der the name of Knighton & Root and have taken offices in the Commercial Club building. Mr. Knighton has been engaged as an architect In Portland for ' a number of years, while Mr. Root Is an Eastern man from the Massachusetts! Institute of Technology. He has been ltv the employ or Mr. Knighton as head ' draughtsman for a year and a half. U