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RECORD AND GUIDE
May 10, 1913
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CURRENT BUILDING OPERATIONS
Including Contemplated Construction, Bids Wanted, Contracts
Awarded, Plans Filed and Government, State and Municipal Work
Engineers' Club to Be Enlarged.
Beverly S. King, of 103 Park avenue,
has been selected architect for an addi¬
tion to the Engineers' Club building to
cover the plot 2S.xl00 feet adjoining the
present building in the rear at 23 West
39th street. The structure will be six
and one-half stories in height, with a
basement and sub-basement, containing
a large grill room on the first floor and
twent3'-four bedrooms and baths on the
upper stories. An electric elevator,
steam heat, and the best ventilation will
be installed. The cost is estimated at
about $100,000. No contract has been
awarded.
Architects for Downtown Building.
Goldwin Starrett & Van Vleck, 45
East 17th street, have been selected as
architects for the twenty-story office
building which William H. Chesebrough
and Oakleigh Thorne, 115 Broadway, are
to erect at the northwest corner of State
and Whitehall streets, on a plot 87x130
feet.
Plans for Evangelical Church.
The Salem Evangelical Church, F.
Beuscher, pastor, 1200 Jeflferson avenue,
is having plans prepared by L. Allmen¬
dinger, 926 Broadway, Brooklyn, for a
two-story brick edifice, 40x100 feet, to
be erected on Jefferson avenue near Cen¬
tral avenue, Brooklyn. Estimates will
be received by the architect about
June 1st.
Backer Construction Co. to Build.
The George Backer Construction Com¬
pany, 27 West 42d street, contemplate
the erection of a store and loft building
at 33 and 43 East 33d street, through
to 48 and 54 East 34th street, covering
a plot 120x80 feet. George Backer is
president, and Samuel Levy secretary.
No architect has yet been announced.
Latest Riverside Drive Apartments.
Robert M. Silverman, builder, Con¬
vent avenue and 149th street, contem¬
plates the erection of a ten-story apart¬
ment house at the southeast corner of
Riverside Drive and 150th street, on a
plot 102x125 feet. It is probable that
an architect will soon be selected.
Otto H. Kahn May Build.
Otto H. Kahn, of 8 East 68th street,
it is said, contemplates the erection of
a large mansion at the northeast corner
of Fifth avenue and 91st street, opposite
the residence of Andrew Carnegie. At
Mr. Kahn's office on Friday, it was
stated that no particulars regarding the
operation could be announced at this
time.
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PERSONAL AND TRADE
NOTES.
JOS. J. EBERLE. architect, formerly ot 1269
Broadway, has moved to 489 Sth av,
GEO. SYKES (Inc.), builder, has moved his
offlce from 1123 Broadway to 314 East 34th st.
HENRY A, KOELBLE, architect, has moved
his offlces trom 71 Nassau st to 114 East 2Sth st.
CHARLES N. LOWRIE, landscape architect,
has removed his offlc* from 103 Park av to
101 Park av,
THE DERBY DESK CO. has moved its New
York salesroom from 165 Broadway to 30
Church Bt.
J, S.ARSFIELD KENEDY, architect, 44 Court
st, Brooklyn, will move his ofBces to 157 Rem¬
sen st, Brooklyn,
CHARLES H. C.ALDWELL, architect, form¬
erly of 105 Sth av, has moved to 101 Park av.
Phone, Murray HIU 285,
THE RPLLUM BUILDING CO., formerly of
243 East 73th st, has moved Its offlces to 500
Sth av. Telephone, Bryant 2821.
THORNTON CH.ARD, architect, formerly of
39 West SSth street, has moved to 101 Park
avenue. Phone—Murray Hill 5340-3541.
E BROOKS fi CO.. general contractors for
the Lord & Tavlor building, have moved their
offlces from 1 East 41st st to 3 West SOth st.
P. J. CARLIN CONSTRUCTION CO., building,
formerly of 16 East 2Sd street, has moved to
IfS Broadway. Telephone—Madison Sq. 9261-
9262.
J. IRVING HORNBECK. eastern representa¬
tive of the M. B. Suydam Co., paint makers,
of Chicago, 111., has opened an offlce in Room
1333, 50 Church st, N. Y, C.
JOHN M.AYBURY FLYNN has severed his
connection with W. H. Fissell fi Co., builders,
and has taken a position as solicitor with the
John H. Parker Co., 315 Fourth av,
OLIVER V, CL-ARK. formerly superintendent
ot construction il> the State Architect's Offlce
at Albanv, has opened an offlce for the practice
of architecture at 231 Putnam av, Brooklyn.
MR SOUTHWELL, formerly sales manager
for the Roebuck Weather Strip fi Wire Screen
Co has been made general manager, with offlce
at the factory, 429 Hamilton av, Brooklyn.
.ALFRED HOPKINS, architect, who for a
number of years has been associated with B.
BMrnett. 11 East 24th st, will move about
May 13th to .the Architects Building, 101
Park av.
THE EMPIRE DOOR fi TRIM CO.. formerlv
of 5 East 42d st, has moved to 30 East 42d st.
New phone, Murrav Hill 6978. Mr, Norman W.
Biggart joined his father. William Biggart.
president, in the business on May 1.
HOWELL, FIELD & GODDARD (Inc.), manu¬
facturers ot metal covered doors, sash and in¬
terior trim, are now occupying their new fac¬
tory, covering an entire city block, at Review
av. Young and Gilbert sts. Long Island City.
CHAS. P. TRAVIS, well-known in the build¬
ing trade as contracting engineer tor Levering
fi Garrigues. has severed his connection with
that firm and taken a similar position with the
Cauldwell-Wingate Co., general contractors, 381
Fourth av,
MR. FARBER, formerly of the flrm of Far¬
ber fi Murrick. architects, 1028 Gates av, Brook¬
lyn, has associated with Mr. .A. Markowitz. The
new flrm will practice architecture under the
name of Farber & Markowitz, at 367 Fulton st,
Brooklyn,
GOLDWIN STARRETT fi VAN VLECK, archi¬
tects, 43 East 17th st, have opened a branch
offlce at 3 West SOth st. All business pertaining
to the new building for Lord fi Tavlor at Sth
av SSth to .S9th sts. and the alteration for Jas
McCreery. at 34th and SSth sts, will be handled
from this offlce.
JOHN A. HAMM. chief plan examiner in the
Brooklvn Bureau of Buildines. died last Satur¬
day in the Holv Familv Hospital, where he
had been confined since the Tuesday previous.
Mr. Hamm. who had been connected with the
Building Bureau since 1899, had been in ill
health for some time,
R. L. Mc.ALL. known favorably as an organ¬
ist and contributor to musical publications, has
recently been placed in charge of the Pipe
Organ Deoartment of the Estey Organ Co., at
23 West 42d st. Their new reception room has
been completely equipped for consultations with
architects and organ committees in regard to
organ positions, space, etc.
SAMUEL COOPER, who was City Enslneer ot
Yonkers, died May Sth at h^s home. 218 Park
avenue. 3'onkers. He was fiftv-eight years of
age. born in New York Citv, and was a graduate
of the College of the City of New York. Mr.
Cooper was for five vears an engineer of tbe
New York Board of Water Sunolv. and has held
the position of resident engineer of the Croton
Aqueduct.
MICHAEL J. GARVIN, of the Thirty-third
.Assemblv District, who Is the architect of the
Bronx Court House, savs that there will be
ample room for the storing of the records of
Bronx real estate transactions, now in the
hands of the Register of New 3-ork In the
Court House. Mr. Garvin says the Court House
will be finished before the first ot next year,
nnd that the Coroner's offlce Is finished already
and makes a splendid appearance.
THE UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION announces an onen competitive ex¬
amination for testing machine operator, for
men only, on June 4. From tbe register of
eligibles resulting from this examination certi¬
fication will be made to fill a vacancy In this
position at $1,800 a year, and vacancies In
the position of assistant testing machine oper¬
ator at salaries ranging from S1.200 to SI .fi(¥l
k year. In the Bureau ot Standards. Washing¬
ton, D. C, Practical experience In the con¬
struction or operation of an Emery testing
machine is a prerequisite for consideration for
these positions,
LEWIS F, PILCHER, recently sworn In by
Gov, Sulzer as State Architect, is the senior
member of the flrm of Pilcher & Tachau, with
offlces at 109 Lexington av, N. Y. C. Mr. Pil¬
cher is a graduate of Columbia University and
has been a professor In the University of Penn¬
sylvania and Vassar college. He was also
lecturer in Columbia University on architecture
and travel. Mr. Pilcher is well-known in New
York as the architect of the new Sth Regiment
Armorv, New York City, the Squadron C
.Armory in Brooklyn, the Louisville Public
Library, the Ben Israel Synagogue at Philadel¬
phia, and numerous other buildings of a monu¬
mental character,
CASS GILBERT was elected president of the
.Architectural League at a meeting held at the
Fine Arts Building. 215 West 57th street. Other
offlcers chosen were Robert I, Aitken, first vice-
president : George W. Breck. second vice-presi¬
dent, and William .Adams Delano, S. Louis Mora
and H. A. McNeil, executive committee. John
W. Alexander was selected to represent the
league at the Fine Arts Federation. The mem¬
bers unanimously adopted a resolution protest¬
ing against the tearing down of St. Johi^-
Chapel on Varick street, which is considered one
of the finest examples of old Gothic architecture
in the citv. The widening of Varick street
will make this necessary, according to the pres¬
ent plans. A committee will be appointed to
confer with Borough President McAneny,
FR.ANK V. BITRTON. the wholesale dry goods
merchant, who is erecting the building for
Lord & Taylor on Fifth avenue, was bereaved
last Saturday by the death of his wife, who
was born Catherine Van Duzer, daughter of
Selah R. Van Duzer, of Newburgh, New
York. Mrs. Burton was born at Newburgh,
where she continued to reside in the Balmville
section the greater part ot the year, and
where she was president of the Home for the
Friendless and the main support of the Visit¬
ing Nurse Society. Mrs. Burton -n-as a sister
ot Frederick Van Duzer. ot London, Eng., who
is president of the American Society there. Her
death occurred at St. Luke's Hospital, this city,
following an operation.
CHARLES E. KNOX, consulting engineer,
formerly of 90 West st, has moved to the
Architects' Building, 101 Park av, where he will
continue to carry on the engineering work
-w-hich has been conducted by him for a num¬
ber of years under the firm name of Mallloux &
Knox. " Mr. Mallloux for several years has de¬
voted his time to the development of electric
railway propositions, coal mining, etc. He has
also been appointed technical assistant to Presi¬
dent W. H. Nichols, of the Granby Consolidated
Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Ltd. Mr.
Knox designed the elevator equipment and elec¬
trical installations in the Woolworth Building,
the new Municipal Building, the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Building, and a great number
ot other important installations.
NO ARCHITECTS SELECTED.
In this department is published advancein-
formatlon regarding building projects where
architects have not as yet been selected.
MANH.ATT.AN.—The Women's Hotel Co., Ar¬
thur Cappell, president, 52 William st, contem¬
plates the erection of an addition to the hotel
at 33 East 20th st and 32 East SOth st, for
which no architect has been selected.
MANHATTAN.—Robert M. Silverman, Con¬
vent av and 149th st. contemplates the erection
of a 10-sty apartment house at the southeast
corner of Riverside Drive and 150th st. No
architect has been selected.
MANHATTAN.—The George Backer Construc¬
tion Co.. 27 West 42d st. Geo. Backer, presi¬
dent, contemplates improving the property at
33-43 East .SSd st through to 48-54 East 34th
St. with a 12-sty store and loft building. An
architect will soon be selected,
ROCHESTER, N, Y,—James A. Byers, clerk,
209 Post St. contemplates the erection of a
3-sty brick business block at Plymouth av and
Frost St. No architect has been selected, and
it is indefinite when work will go ahead. Cost,
about $20,000.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.—The Rochester Club.
William Baush. president, 635 St, Paul st, con¬
templates the erection of a clubhouse In Scion
ft, for which no architect has been retained.
It ts Indefinite when the project will go ahead,
AMSTERDAM, N, Y.—The Y. M. C. A. of
Amsterdam, Wm. M. Charles, chairman of Ways
and Means Committee, 100 East Main st, has
raised the necessarv funds for the erection ot
a Y, M. C, A. building, to cost $100,000. No
site has been selected. An architect will soon
be retained.
HUDSON. N, Y.—The City of Hudson. N. Y..
A S. Wardle. 1 Warren st, president building
committee, and James Riley, chairman, 601