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WATHUSETTS   AND   KATAHDIN   BUILDINGS,
Chicago, Hi,                             Holabird & Roche, Artihitects

building ever planned in this city the Broad Exchange Build¬
ing, which will also have the distinction of being the largest
office building in the world, besides much other work.

An enumeration in detail of the buildings the George A. Fuller
Company have erected in their ten years' life would be unneces¬
sary, and consume too much space, but it may be interesting to
note that ihe prominent ones only include 3i in Chicago, 5 in
New York, 4 in Boston, 2 in St. Louis. 1 in Atlanta, Ga., 1 in
Buffalo, and 1 in Pittsburg. The company has in hand at the
present time 3 in New York. 3 in Boston, 2 in Chicago, 2 in Bal¬
timore, 2 in Washington and 1 in St Louis. These 61 are all
really large and prominent buildings, and include designs from
all the most prominent and best architects in the country. The
designs of some are reproduced, and will serve to show the
character of the work of the company. Besides these the com¬
pany has built many smaller mercantile structures, schools, resi¬
dences, etc. The minor work includes much that has the highest
merit from an artistic standpoint of view, particuiarly that dons
in the World's Columbian Exposition grounds, among which it is
a pleasure to recall the Victoria House, Great Britain, owner;
New Tork State Building, "Puck" Building, White Star Build¬
ing, ail three from plans of McKim, Mead & White; Baker Pa¬
vilion. Carrere & Hastings, architects; Venetian Murano Build¬
ing,  ard the  French National Pavilion.

The principal   buildings   erected  in   this   city  by   the   company







BRAZEP. BUILDING.
Boston, Mass.                      Cass Gilbert, Architect.

are: Broadway Chambers, Cass Gilbert, architect; North Ameri¬
can Trust Building, Bruce Price, architect; Battery Park and
Chesebrough Buildings, Clinton & Russell, architects. They are
now constructing, from plans of the last-named firm of archi¬
tects, the Bi'oad Exchange, and Victor Buildings, and the Im¬
porters' Building, of which H. J. Hardenbergh is the architect.
Their important work in hand in other cities consists of the
Illinois Theatre and Montgomery Ward Building, in Chicago,
the latter being one of the most massive buildings there, having
a tower 385 feet high; the Hotel Lenox, Hotel Essex, Riverbank
Court, an enormous apartment house; South St, Trust and
Proctor buildings, Boston; Willard Hotel and "Evening Star"
Building, Washington; Guardian Trust, Atlantic Trust and Cal¬
vert buildings, Baltimore; and the Lincoln Trust, the largest
office building in St. Louis.

All this, of course, means a cumulation of experience in tech¬
nical details of construction and in meeting the problems that
sites and sales present that is of priceless value. It also means
an acquaintance with and command of the market for materials
that a builder whose operations are confined to one locality of
limited area does not possess. And, fir.ally, it means a per¬
manent organization of plant force and mo.iey to handle the
biggest jobs on the shortest notice. All these things the na¬
tional builder places at the disposal of the owner, and hence his
success.













CALVERT BUILDING.
Baltimore, Md.