NEW BUILDINGS,

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 910, 1 September 1910, Page 6

NEW BUILDINGS,

: [ - MOVING-MRWAED..' ;;:i; , Thai; ancient structure on; the corner; of Old Customhouse Quay and •Willis, Street, formerly :av part. of .'the Heath. Estate^orie.-.of ..the -few : original town 'acres 'of the' New. Zealand LandCompany that,, were undivided until re-' cent, years—is to be demolished' in "the: near,-future- to make way. for a riiodern Bteel-frame, ■' building ' for Messrs. E; Pinny and' Co., pianoforte'.warehousemen, (at-presient .of Lower ; Cuba r Street), ■ who.; recently acquired.the,property at a cost; of nearly .per foot.' The; section has . a frontage.of 56ft. by a seryiceable:depth : extending on the northern side along Customhouse Quay. The present building was at one time occupied by the late Messrs.' H. Crease and Co., manufacturers. .Then .for manyjyears.it:remained in. the occu:pation of Mr. Barlow as a'■' fruit ,shop. Old residents will remember the'wonderful talking .parrot that-used, to:speiid- its ■ days outside' Mr .'Barlow's shop, deceiving, many..with its..clever- chatter,, and calling, "shop",whenever any6nb entered the front, door. Lately the -premises have been ikriown as the'Pomqna Fruit' Shop. Messrs. Pinny and 'Co. will, occupy ..a shop,,' a large show room, arid store in- the new building, and two;other shops will-front; Willis. Street. The plans-, for. the now! ibuilding have; been- prepared by - Messrs. •Hoggard andProuse, who-ma-ke a speciality of the : most.", approved steel-frame, structures. The sale of the-property, was effected by Messrs. Longmbre and Co., of, Lambton Quay. .-,•..,. • Another old-time business block iri: Willis.Street is near'the end of itsdaje. This is the building about'.the.-middle of, that thorouglii'are occupied at present by jMr. Smith; second-hand dealer, and as an.amusement parlour. Many years ago this shop was occupied by- Mr. , Joseph Mandel tor the, purpose of. a tobacconist >nd Hairdressing establishnient.'andlater on "was in the occupation of Messrs. Wiso and Speed. Up till recently the first floor, was still occupied-by Mr.'Frank.Wise as a billiard saloon. ■ The. property, was recently purchased by- Mr. W. • Craven, late of England nn'd Australia, fr«m Mr. (Sto. Chapman, of Lower Hutt. Messrs. Hoggard and Prouse, architects,; have com,pleted designs, and will shortly call for tenders ; f(M\ . a.!. substantial three-story steel-frame building, having a frontage of 27ft. to Willis Street by a depth' of 130 ft.'; It'is understood that the front paai of . the buOding (ground floor) will booccu'pied by a large shop extending well back, and a side entrance.which will'lead' to a large well-lighted, artista' studio (to be erected at - the, rear) and. the' two top. floors, j'Provision is being made >for a fiverstpry buildingj but.for the present.it will consist of three 6<xiri(;s in front,and two behind. ■..,;.' i