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RECORD AND GUIDE
March 18, 1916
Geo. A. Fuller
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Fireproof Building
Construction
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Architects' Bldg
101 PARK AVE
Richey, Browne
& Donald, Inc.
103 PARK AVE., NEW YORK
(Tel. 512S Hurray Hill)
Architectural
Iron and Bronze
BROWNE WINDOW
Fire—Weather—Dust and Fool Proof
Works
2101 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, N. Y.
Tel. 3100 Williamsburgh
Business Established 1832
The Lawrence Cemen! Co.
No. 1 Broadway New York
Selling Agents for
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PORTLAND ^^ CEMENT
In Successful Use Upwards
of a Quarter-Century
Book on request showing uses and
testimonials
DENNIS G. BRUSSEL
ELECTRICAL WORKS
ENGINEERING and CONSTRUCTION
FOR LIGHT—HEAT—POWER
Office and W ,rks Telephones
39-41 We3t 38tl- Street 189-190 Oreeley
Interior Fire Alarm Systems Installed
of the Seventeenth Separate Company,
iN. G. N. y. He was an active meniuer
of llie E.xeinpt Firemen s Association,
tlie Koyal Arcanum, tne Catholic iiencv-
oicnt J-egioii, tne !• lushing JJoat Club
and the rlushing Business Men's Asso¬
ciation. He IS survived by his widow
and a daughter.
John W. Braid, the oldest superinten¬
dent lor the (jeorge A. l^uUer Coinpany,
constructors ot big buildings, is dead at
liis home, 001 West l4lst street, trom
blood poisoning. A brick falling on his
foot Willie he was supervising the re¬
modeling of the Cornelius Vanderbilt
residence in Filth avenue, caused the
fatal illness. Air. Braid was born in
Scotland hlty-seven years ago. He came
to the United States early in life. For
twenty-si.x years he had been with the
Fuller company. During that time he
erected some of the country's largest
buildings. It was under his supervision
that the twin Hudson Terminal Build¬
ings in this city, the Evening Star Build¬
ing in Washington, the fr'ennsylvania
station in Columbus, O., and a score of
other buildings were erected. Mr. Braid
was formerly a resident of Chicago. He
came to this city ten years ago. He
leaves a widow.
Dwelling for Harris Fahnestock.
Hoppin & Koen, architects, 244 Fifth
avenue, have about completed plans for
a handsome private dwelling, 41x78
feet, for Harris F'ahnestock. Ihe house
will be located in the north side of East
6()th street, 120 feet west of Madison
avenue. The building will be hreproof,
six stories in height, with basement.
The facade, which has been designed
in the style of the American Colonial,
will be built of brick, with trim¬
mings of limestone. A reception-room,
large stair hall and dining-room will be
located on the hrst floor, and on the
second floor the space will be devoted
to a large drawing-room, library and
study. The third and fourth floors will
contain the master bedrooms, ' and the
servants' bedrooms will be located on
the flfth and sixth floors. One electric
elevator will be installed. The cost of
the project will be in the neighborhood
of $100,000.
Two Million Dollar Oil Plant.
L. y. Van Leuven, Bayonne, N. J., is
preparing the preliminary plans for an
oil refinery to be built at Lincoln Park,
N. J., on tlie Delaware River, for the
Vacuum Oil Company, 61 Broadway,
Manhattan. R. W. Everett, manufactur¬
ing manager, is in charge of the opera¬
tion for the owner. This project will
consist of a group of brick and rein¬
forced concrete structures, including
piers, warehouse, factory buildings,
steel tanks, machine shop, foundry,
power house, pumping station and sev¬
eral brick stacks. The dimensions of
the various buildings have not been de¬
cided upon. This work is expected to
cost nearly $2,000,000.
Geo. A. Fuller Company to Build Hotel.
A general contract has been awarded
to the Geo. A. Fuller Company, 111
Broadway, for the construction of a
seventeen-story hotel building on a plot
approximately 200x200 feet, occupying
the block front on the east side of Sev¬
enth avenue, between 32d and 33d
streets. The owner of this project is
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
Samuel Rea, president. The plans and
specifications are now being prepared
by McKim, Mead & White, architects,
101 Park avenue. The details in regard
to the size and construction will be an¬
nounced in a later issue of this paper.
The operation is expected to cost in the
neighborhood of $4,500,000.
The Starr Engineering Company, 90
West street, Manhattan, is engineer for
the power plant and mechanical equip¬
ment. Ihe building as projected will be
three or four stones in height, built of
brick and reinforced concrete. The
complete details of construction have
not Seen decided upon at this time. The
approximate cost ot the project is given
as $250,000.
Addition to Port Washington School.
The plans and specifications have been
completed by Frank T. Cornell, archi¬
tect. Grand Central Terminal Building,
for a si.xteen-room addition to the Port
Washington (L. 1.) School. The esti¬
mates on general contract will be called
for at an early date. This structure
will be two stories and basement in
height, 100x200 feet and in addition to
the sixteen classrooms will contain an
auditorium, study hall, domestic science
laboratory, physical laboratory and
kindergarten. 1 he cost of the operation
will exceed $100,000.
Plans for Brooklyn Heights Apartment,
Ullrich & Hotfman, architects, 371
Fulton street, Brooklyn, are actively en¬
gaged on plans for a modern nine-story
apartment house on a plot 45x110 feet
at the corner of Henry and Pierrepont
streets. The owner of this operation is
the Eighty-Two Pierrepont Street Cor¬
poration, A. Minzie, president. The
structure will have a facade of brick,
trimmed with Indiana limestone and the
construction throughout will be strictly
in accordance with the best fireproofing
practice. The project is expected to
cost more than $150,000.
Waterman Company to Build.
Helmle & Corbett, architects, 190
Montague street, Brooklyn, have com¬
pleted plans for a twelve-story store
and oflice building on a plot 25x100 feet,
at 10 Cortlandt street, 99 feet west of
Broadway. This structure will be owned
and occupied by the L. E. Waterman
Company, now at 173 Broadway. The
building will cost about $100,000 and will
be fireproof and strictly modern in every
particular. The estimates for construc¬
tion will probably not be taken for some
time.
NO ARCHITECTS SELECTED.
In this department is published advance in¬
formation regarding building projects where
architects have not as yet been selected.
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BROOKLYN.—The Salvation Army, 124
West 14th st, Manhattan, Col. Barker in
charge, contemplates the erection of a
training college, exact location of which
has not been decided upon. No architect
selected.
TROY. N. Y.—The City of Troy, Cornel¬
ius F. Burns, Mayor, contemplates exten¬
sive harbor development along the river
front, consisting of bulkheads and docks,
warehouses, landings, etc. Engineer not
selected. Cost approximately $500,000.
LITTLE FALLS, N. Y.—The Board of
Education ot Little Falls, Henry C. Jones,
clerk, contemplates the erection of a 2-
sty brick grade school containing 8 class
rooms, to cost approximately JtO.OOO.
Site not selected, architect not selected.
NEWARK, N. J.—The Newark Academy,
544 High st, Wilson Farrand, head master,
contemplates the erection of a new school
building at the corner of 1st st and 7th
av, for which no architect has been select¬
ed Funds for this project will be raised
by public subscription. Cost, about $100,-
000.
UTICA, N. Y.—The Y. M. C. A., Frank
A. Bosworth, president, contemplates the
erection of a new association building for
which no architect has been selected.
Funds are now being raised for this pro¬
ject.
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New Ice Plant for Hoboken.
The Hudson Consumers Ice Company,
A. J. Volk, president, Uth street, Hobo¬
ken, N. J., has retained Fred Meystre,
architect, 84 Washington street, to pre¬
pare the plans and specifications for the
artificial ice manufacturing plant to be
erected at Uth and Monroe streets.
PLANS FIGURING.
CHURCHES.
BROOKLYN.-—Nelson & Van Wagonen,
15 West SSth st, Manhattan, architects, are
taking estimates on general contract to
close March 25th, for a brick and lime¬
stone church and Sunday school at the
southeast corner of Bedford av and Haw-