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Real estate record and builders' guide: [v. 97, no. 2505: Articles]: March 18, 1916

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450 RECORD AND GUIDE March 18, 1916 Geo. A. Fuller Company Fireproof Building Construction OFFICES: New York Baltimore Boston Washington Philadelphia Chicago Chattanooga Detroit Kansas City Milwaukee Montreal,Can. Atlanta Winnipe'g,Can, Toronto, Can, Ritch-HughesCo EXPERT ADVICE AND SERVICE INSURANCE AND BONDS FOR BUILDING OPERATIONS 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 fddd^ 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. inn-niirTrmiTiTifl.....hnihinMrnpi .TT"jnTniniiWjiij;iLii"j rtrmijrtn 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. 'in.olirjliLauLiiLJUiuL 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-