The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-27
New Buildings.

ing the past season IN some oil the principal
uildings, and as most of the business
houses are now nearly completed and are
beginning 10 be occupied very brief de-
scription Of them may not be inappropriate.
The Enterprises Buildings, constitute a
uniform block Of four 3 story stores, on
Front, half way between Market and Court
Streets. The upper and lower one are
owned by Mr.. James Pursell, Dry Goods
Merchant and Importer of Queensware.-
One ofthe center ones is owned by Messrs.
Shnckelford & Crichton, Druggists, and the
other BY Messrs. Waller & Robinson, to be
used as a receiving and forwarding house
for their Touring mill and tannery. These
buildings are all 20 feet wide, with open
fronts in modern style. supported by cast
iron pillars and architraves. The three up.
per ones extend back 100 feet and the low
er one ia with an L running 27a feet west
to Walnut alley making in all length Of
Isl feet Under all four, are deep and dry
cellars well lighted and ventilated. The
lower stories Of these buildings are III feet
high, the floors rising from front to real
about foot. The second stories are 10. and
The third IL feet high. The inside finish Of
these fine buildings is neat, tasty and con-
venient; and what is more important, it is
we'll adapted 10 the use for which they
were designed. The first 60 feet of The
lower store, occupied by Mr.. Purse!l, is in.
tended for dry goods; thencomes the count,
ing-room the height of two stories and light
Ell by sky light; back Of this is The apart.
ment for retailing qneensware, while the l
| is occupied for wholesaling and packing the
same article. A wide passage from front
to rear, along the counting-room makes a
continuous depth OF l24 feet. The upper
stories will be occupied for wholesdling
packages, &c. The other buildings are like.
wise arranged with a special view to the
kind of business to be carried on therein.
The one next above Mr.. Pursel's is for the
drug store ofShackelford & Crichton, and is
handsomely and conveniently finished, with
a nice sleeping apartment in The second
story for single gentleman. The one
above this, as before stated, is occupied as a
-four and leather store, by Messrs. Waller
& Robinson. The upper one is occupied by
Mr.. I. N. Davey as hardware store, and
like the Others is admirably adapted for the
purpose. The arrangements for heating
hosting, storing coal &c, are oil OF the bes
kind The sidewalkin front ofthis block is lait
in regular courses with very long and broat
free stone sawed Of uniform thickness, ant
with smooth surfaces. The roofs are Of tin
put on in a substantial manner at yer,
heavy cost. Indeed, no expense has beef
spared TO render these buildings, strong
durable, sufe and commodious. Upon tn
whole, this block with lis lofty pillars, an,
heavy projecting cornice presents an i'm
posing appearance and may be pronounce
the most capacious and best orranged in tn
place, and one that is scarcely excelled il
any place,
Pig Iron Corner, is block OF two stor
buildings, with large and we'll ventilate
cellars, on the corner Of Front and Jefferson
streets. The corner building is owned b
Messrs. B, F. Conway & Co., and was bull
Ior Commission and Forwarding store lc
which it is exceedingly well adapted. It
80 feet wide in front extending back so fee
on Jefferson street, and back warehouse
10 be added next season 653 feet wide, an
50 feet deep on Jefferson, making an entir
depth OF l32 feet. The fronts of both built
ings are open and supported by very heav
cast-iron pillars, surmountea by a core.
pondingly heavy architnve. The windo,
caps as well as the BAT k and side door ca ps al
of the same material, as is also the cornic
and gutter. The lower stories are III fee
high, the second 10, aud the third l2. Ii
the front warehouse of Messrs. Conway
Co., extending from front TO rear, is on
row Of cast-iron columns 6 or 8 inches il
diameter, dividing the width into tw
equal portions and giving support to the up
per floors. In the rear is the counting
room divided into two parts, elevated tw
ste ps above the ware room floor and havin
an entrance from Jefferson street. This
well arranged for tronsacting business, an
the interior division contains safe, c
vault, built up with double walls, leaving
space OF two inches between them on a
sides, resting on solid stone masonry fror
the foundation and havinga cast-iron foe
and ceiling and double wrought-iron doors
For strength, security and safety, this vau
is probably excelled By no other similar on
in the State. The upper story Of this built
ing being 80 BY 80 and IL feet high, woul
make hall suitable for some society an
may perhaps be finished for that purpose
The building next above the corner is owne
by Mr.. VIM. s, Brown and is designed for
I wholesale grocery. 1t is l6 feet wide, bl
} otherwise Of the same dimensions as II
other, with the addition OF an L Of ia fee
t All the interior arrangements are such I