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DAVIDSON AND liDNDQUIST,V _ .‘ •' •* . ..-rOi-The vRepubllczm^-Register Is pleased fd. mention in the columns of the spe-clal edition somethingabout • PeterMcL. . Davidson, of 378. Holton street,* ' • « # • * * ' * . , / . *..•••* * ** *• • * •.city superintendent of. streets, and Charles E. Rundqulst; of .533 ;’ North Seminary street, contractors and build--iers. They are the members of the well.known building firm of - ’ Davidson : Rundqulst, established in this city twenty-nine years ago. Not alone has their building work been confined to the city of Galesburg,, but they have». . i ' “ i * ,* . '• ■ • * - .J.ferected many fine buildings in cities.. . * • * ■ ••• ... .... 'in this section of the state, In addition to hundreds of beautiful., country homes./• * % , . , * -. . , Perhaps no other building contractors in the city have erected as many' « • * • ^fine business buildings in the city as* . - . • * / r * • • . * *# r • ' •has this well known firm. This is also. * . •» * , • •*(*»• •true in regard to residence a.nd flat’“• « # . * • •• buildings. Davidson Rundqulsterected the present beautiful home of the Kepublican-Register on East Simmons street in 1833. Among the otheri \ . .11 fine structures built by * this firm in-I{elude the Elks building on North ‘ i Prairie street, the Christian church, the Episcopal church, Lombard WOman’s ' iHall, Arlington Hotel, Holmes building Peterson building, Peter Nelson |: building, the Clark E. Carr building, j the beautiful Galesburg High School, \ \ one of the finest in the state; Gales- j; burg City Hall, SL Mary's Catholic!1school in this citv, St. Martha's school \'• : ! at Knoxville, Farmirtglon High school! , • - • • 1 at Farmington, Lescher Drug Company, j iJacobi Bros. Mack. McKnlghU Phil- {:I \ 1j 11 ps, Schlitz, Pabst and numerous other j (buildings in the business district of j . Galesburg. |The Frost Foundry, located in the,i:i.southwest part of the city, which |' covers a number of acres, was con- j,structed by this* firm, which is not1i1alone a credit *to the contractors, but! to the city,of Galesburg and the owners jr , , Jas well. The structure is one of the {j finest of its kind in the Middle West, jTho miwt hMr.tKii! nntl nf thv* i ‘
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Galesburg Republican Register

Galesburg, Illinois, US

Thu, Jun 19, 1913

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