Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-26 | Page 18 | Architects

ARCHITECTS ELDREDGE CHESEBRO It is the lot of or most mot toilers to do merely morely useful things and the lot of or a afew afew afew few highly gifted gifted ICed mortals to do merel merely ornamental things thIngs for for example tho the doctor and md the plumber the tho dentist and tho the lawyer lawer ma may tr try to work In the esthetic occasionally but primarily their business Is utilitarian Architecture however V comes to pur minds as a striking exception ex ex- to prove the rule for architecture Is both useful and ornamental ornamental ornamental orna orna- mental and no true architecture exists which does docs not resemble Sairy Gamp with love In one e eye eye- and calculation In the other or to speak more literally literal literal- I 1 ly true architecture must ever evel keep the utilitarian and the artistic In mind at one and the same time In Salt Lake the firm of Eldredge Chesebro Is s composed of two such Buch men men men- men George Eldredge and James Chesebro and Chesebro-and and they are both recognized leaders In Salt Lake er E Every commission undertaken by them is considered considered considered con con- with wih equal care cre from the tho two to standpoints of utility and beut beauty and hence lence the buildings erected from their plans are arc neither impractical nor merely merely merey mere- mere ly y useful piles ples of brick and mortar The They are architects of or the Salt V Lake hl high h school and their plans S lt for this received commendation the country countr o over The partnership was formed a W. W Eldredge Eld Eld- year ear ago succeeding succeeding George redge C ao Co who wore were architects for forthe forthe forthe the Moyle building on State street and for many other othel important buildings s here Mr Ir Chesebro before Joining joining the firm was connected with the best of offices of- of flees In Now York city having spent a number of or years In Beaux Arts olar studying drawing The offices of or Eldred Eldredge Eldredge Eld Eld- red redge e Chesebro are aro In the Dooly Dooh block and are very finely appointed having laving a reception room room and private offices They Impress the visitor Immediately as being thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- appropriate fort for for architects for there Is every very facility for good work and at the same time the whole Is pleasing to the eye ec L. L D. D MARTIN MARTI The architect on the first reinforced concrete bul building In Salt Sail Lako was wan 0 1 L. L D. D Martin who has had thirty five years years' experience as an an architect and specialized in reinforced concrete as s soon as it I was on the tho market Under his skillful guidance tho Introduction of or Salt Lake Lako to this material was most propitious and his hla work at once demonstrated dem dom d the tho great possibilities of the concrete In building operations Mr Ir Martin has only been in Salt Sal Lake ten years but In that time has contributed much to the of tho the cit city Ho lie Hodrew drew the plans for the remodeling of or ortho tho the Tribune building and ant for tho the A. A B B. B Gibson residence on Thirteenth East street treet and ho he is now constructing the tho Canning apartments a a story four seventeen apartments structure e with wl at a a. cost of and and two public comfort stations and man many other bust bust- business n ness floss ls and resl residence ence buildings Mr 11 Martins Martin's Martins Martin's Mar Mar- Mar Mar-I MarIUn's tins tin's is In tho the Tribune building nn and ho he has two professional assist assist- ants I RICHARD KLETTING KETTING I For twenty five years ears Mr Ir ha has h been en enga engaged ed in tho the architect business business business busi busi- ness In Salt Lake and it I would not bo ho lo exaggeration to sa say that tha the ell city of ot Salt Sal Lake Lako today reflects In its and symmetry the mind of Mr Ir Klet Klet- ln Of the many handsome business blocks block public buildings and residences nf of o Salt Sal Lake Mr Kletting has del designed ned neda a lar largo e portion porton and plans stand standout standout out In concrete form a thing of beauty and a jO Joy forever His Ils office is lo located located located lo- lo at 48 Felt building and and there four draughtsmen are aro employed constanO constantly constantly con con- stanO making plans under tinder Mr 11 Kletting Klet Klet- tn ting alon along his designs His Ills work takes takes In a wide area of territory of which Salt Lake Ct City Is the center Among the tho business s buildings are the Deseret News News building board hoard of or trade Hooper Hoofer block Cullen hotel B. B T. T 1 T T. Co bul Ins ings Continental market Jolln building build build- In tug ing Z Z C. C M M. I. I dru drug store Clayton Claton Music store New cw York building the Walker annex Federation of Labor Felt an and Mcintyre of office buildings Callaway Cal- Cal laway Hook Francis and Salt Palace Palace Pal Pal- ace nce and Saltair pavilions also Colonel E E. A. A Walls Wall's rals residence Telephone bul buildings wore planned for Salt Lake Provo Prove Lo Logan an Utah Butte Bute Great Grent l Falls Missoula Helena Holena Billings Mont and Cheyenne Wyoming ug Mr Kl 0 tUn n g planned the tho Insane asylum at Provo Pro for the tho state and also tho the Exposition Among Amon tho the banks are arc the Utah Commercial and SaI Sa Savings I nis' nis hank hanl Bank of Salt Cl Lake Payson and SpringvIlle Spring Spring- vIlle banks Many schools have also aso been planned b by this firm Including the University of ot Utah building B. B Y academy LO Logan and und In Salt SaI Ll Lake e the tho B Bryant yant Lowell Lowel Washington Grant and Newman schools also schools at Lehi Provo le Spanish Fork hl Evanston Wyo o. o and nd man many others Opera houses resort court houses breweries stables and handsome residences resi dences are In the list S S