The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster . nd twelfth story levels, where the racking effect of the earth-quake caused the greatest damage. This building being in the course of construction and unfin-ished, the repairs will be comparatively small. Spuing Valley Building. Clinton Dat, Aroliitect. S. E. Cor. Geary and Stockton Streets. . VALLEi- Watek Co., Owner. Details of Construction: This is a six-story store and office
The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster . nd twelfth story levels, where the racking effect of the earth-quake caused the greatest damage. This building being in the course of construction and unfin-ished, the repairs will be comparatively small. Spuing Valley Building. Clinton Dat, Aroliitect. S. E. Cor. Geary and Stockton Streets. . VALLEi- Watek Co., Owner. Details of Construction: This is a six-story store and office building. The fa9adesconsist of gray granite and cast iron for the first and secondstories and pressed terra cotta brick, with terra cotta orna-mentation above, including the cornice. The building has asteel skeleton frame. The light court walls are built of 4 hol-low tile blocks, hned on the inside by 3 blocks, each bay betweenwall girders and columns being braced by light diagonal mem-bers from the intersections. The fire-proof floors of the lower stories consist of 10 hollowtile end construction, flat arch blocks, with 1 tile slabs an-chored to the skewbacks for soffit protection. Above the third 66. 67
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