The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-25

has erected two story brick of similar dimen-
sions, and also for offices.
In the interior Of this same square, Mr..
B. Mesker has built o two story brick for fin
ishing shop.
On Second street, just below Main, Mr..
John Rasch has erected fine three story brick
house, which he is now occupying as Boot
and Shoe establishment. 1t is Is by so feet
First story IL feet inches ceiling; second, IL
feet; and third story, IL and Is feet in height,
not being ceiled; and house covered by tin roof.
Stone front, with two large and very fine show
windows, which Mr.. Rasch has filed to adj
vantage with articles of his own manufacture.
A large cellar underneath. aRE
ae On Water street, next door to Canal Bank,
Mr.. J. Wesley Hughes is now erecting a very
large three story, brick. 1t twill be 20 by $50
feet in the clear, with fine cellar. The first
story will be IL feet high, second and third IL
feet each Iron front and tin roof The first
story will be occupied by Messrs. Howard &
Brown as Commission warehouse, with their
office above, front room, leaving other parts Of
the building for different occupancy.
Mr.. Hughes is also finishing a two story
brick on the rear of the lot next to the old
Lewis residence on First street. 1t is rs by
so feet, each story IL feet high. It will be
ready for occupancy next week. Mr.. John
Hyde will occupy it with his marble factory.
Our old felIow-citizen Mr.. Parrett is erect
II,
high, on First street next to Mr.. Rob't Barnes
store. These buildings will be each IL by 80
feet in the clear, with iron fronts and tin roof.
The first story will be 121a feet high; second,
10 feet, third feet, and wen finished through
out
Mr.. VIM. Altman is erecting three story
brick on First street, between Sycamore and
| Vine streets 1t will be Is feet 8 inches by
Ga feet The first story IL fee high, and the
second and third 10 feet each. 1t will have
an iron front and tin roof New houses are
needed in this neighborhood, and we are glad
to notice Mr.. Aikman is giving things start.
Mr. Hessler has put up very large and
handsome three story and half brick house
on Locust street, between First and Second
1t is not yet entirely finished, although the
rear part is occupied. Itis2718 by rs feet, with
IL feet ceilings, stone front and tin roof It is
notable and marked improvement in thatpart
of the city. -i9 2ift4 ,-@sA' i' .a
Mrs. Dupey has put up eight two story bricks
on Locust street opposite the last named build
ling, and running from the alley adjoining the
Sherwood House, to the corner of Second
lstreet, occupying half square. These build
lings are nearly finished, and WILSON be ready
for occupancy. The buildings are in blocks
of two houses, with alleys separating them
/, from each other. Each house is 172s
feet hy BIZ feet, They are all built on q
uniform plan, the lower story of each being in
tended for a store, and the upper part for dwell
Iings-a kind of house very much needed in
, lour city at this time for small establishments
!. or shops, with the home in the same house
with the business. Mrs. Dupey is lending val
J liable aid in drawing business to that street BY
: the erection Of these houses. io
We close up our notices Of new bushes,
5 houses here. There are some few over the
) canal, and lower part of the city, which W,
have not thought worth while to describe
though they are brick houses in part and val
: liable in their own neighborhoods 1
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