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Show LOCAL ARCHITECTURE SUBJECT OF COMMENT Salt Lake Has Types of Most Artistic Buildings in the Country. Better stvlcs of architecture for the business district of Salt Lake is u dream which is being realized to such an extent ex-tent that this city is known from coast to coast ns possessini at least six buildings build-ings represent ing five distinct types of modern construction that are as eood as any ui the country. I his is tho opinion of ono of the most prominent prom-inent local real estate men who has had wide experience in the largest cities cit-ies of the oast and whose travels have taken him to every important .city ot the United States. "Samuel Newhnuse has done more than any other individual in bringing about this chnnco in Salt Lake urclu-tecluro," urclu-tecluro," said this real estate man bat-urdav. bat-urdav. "Take tho Boston and New-house New-house buildmcs for examples. rhey represent tho very best in modern otlico building stylos. 'While they nro termed skyscrapers for Salt. Lake, (hoy nro not so' high as to be all out of proportion for the location and the valuo of the land and fhev are artistic, in ovory lino of contour and treatment of materials. They would grace the businoss district of any city in the world and as to interior' in-terior' arrangemont and lighting they will stand for years us models of the scientific arrangement of offices. ' 4 Again, the Felt building is another an-other distinctive typo adjoining the Boston building, and although smaller than its neighbors, it is a perfect example ex-ample of its type. Tho Commercial club building is a perfect example of another an-other tj-po.. and the samo might be said for the' Mining Exchange building. Ho.n-rv Ho.n-rv Tves Cobb, who was ongagnd by Mr. Ncwhouso to make plans for tho Boston and Ncwhouso buildings and tho New-houso New-houso hotel, is reputed to bo tho highest priced architect in tho country and these examples of his work have done much to sot the nacc for new buildings in Salt Lake. T havo no doubt that tho Ncwhouso theater, also designed by Mr. Cobb, will bo another example of nrchi-tectnro nrchi-tectnro which will call tho attention of tho nation to Salt Lake. "Four 3'oars ago it was said on good authority that the number of office buildmcs in Salt Lake that might bo rated 'Class A' from an insurance standpoint, could be counted on the fingers fin-gers of one hand, with a finger or two to spare. The change has been marvol-ous. marvol-ous. Besides the buildings mentioned, there aro several high class concrete structures in Salt Lake which aro absolutely ab-solutely fireproof. One or two of tho concrete buildings aro of mighty poor construction, but the ones built on sci-enlific sci-enlific lines might be compared favorably favor-ably with any in tho country." |