The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23
The Fen Buildings.

The Ten Buildings.
This is the name given to Il very splendid
row of business houses now ON the eve O. COM
pletion, and which are, from their outward APP
pearance rs well rs interior arrangement, des
tined 10 become Il conspicuous feature in the
mass of fine buildings OH Fourth streets
The Ten Buildings have front on Fourth
street oftwo hundred and tiiy.fnur ftctand six
inches. They are bounded on the s'uth by
Locust street, running to Vine street where it
terminates with Fourth. The first six build
ings commencing at Locust street, in front of
Odd Fellows Hall, are owned by James H.
Lucas, ESQ.,, and Mrs Ann L. Hunt, ana cover
l52 feet inches OF ground The width of
each of the stores is "a feet, and they arc l22
feet deep, to an alley or court. The mkt two
arc owned by Mr.. WIN. NJ. Morrison, md have
a front of "a feet 10 inches each, and Cccupy-
ing 80 feet inches Of ground. Next te these,
are two stores belonging to the heirs d Geo.
Collier, having nearly the same front fE those
last named. These buildings are full four sto.
ries high. The height Of the first story 1t Vine
street is ID feet; at Locust street Is 10 feet.
Second story ii l.2 feet; third story 10 feet;
fourth story IL feet. The main heigh Sc feet;
to the top of the middle circular tympalum &C
fcet. There are cellars under each stue, with
coal vaults and water closets, and sewers run.
ming through all, to carry off surface mter.-
Fire proof safes are built in each store. Stairs
run up in the middle of each store, aud are
built in the most approved style. Eaci of the
centre stores is Illuminated by sky Egl,s, IL
by Is feet. In the rear of the stores owned
by Mr.. Lucas and Mrs. Hunt, there is wide
alley, well paved with stone, and intended to
receive goods of every kind. In the realof the
other stores is a six foot alley, also paved. All
the stores are supplied with gas pipes, ard wa
ter, and no convenience which experience has
suggested will be found wanting.
The walls of these buildings are Of thcmost
substantial character, and the floors, Joist,, &c.
are designed to be so strong that nothing can
give way. The pIasteIing of the interior is
good, and as the tencmcnts are occupied they
will, no doubt, be fitted up in style to rorrcs-
pond with the magnitude Of 'the Ten Build
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The Fourth street front presents an fppcar-
ancc WHICH will at once attract the attention of
every passcr by. 1t is plain, but very impos.
ing sly le Of beauty nothing ornate, oropposed
to the most critical taste. The three circular
tympanums at each end and the ccnlre of the
row give finished style to tie whole 'front.'
The prnprietors have had the good taste to
adopt the "mastc" finish, laid off in blocks of
stone, for the entire building; and when the
scatloIding is removed, and every thing arrang
ed, we feel assured that no such row OF build
ings can be seen in the West, il they can be
found in the United States. |: i oul Justice
to add, that Mr. Rumbold was the Architect
and Superintendent, and Mr. !. D. Baker the
builder Of this fine row Of houes.
We presume these stores will soon be occu.
pied. One of them, ut the corner OF Locust
and Fourth streets, has areafy been leased by
Wilson e. Cooper, the successors of 1. S. Ruth.
crfnrd & Co., in the fancy Dry Goods business
on Market street. These gentlemen will have
the entire fitting up Of the aore and they pro.
pose to make it one of tle most unique and
fashionable houses in the dly. Their present
stock will be exhausted as iapidly as possible,
and at very early day ,bcy will be inducted
into their new quarters with new goods, array
ed in the most attractive style, and We may
reasonably expect to see many new customers
added to the number of their friends.
ST. Louis Republican.