The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-04

Gbt meeklg Minutsutiun.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST l. 1866
Buildins in 81. Paul the Present Year.
Notwithstanding the great want and high
price oflumber, the cost Of the buildings which
have been and will be erected in st. Paul the
present year, will far exceed that Of any pre-.
vious year.
The most prominent Of course, is the new
Hotel at the corner Of jackson and Seventh
streets, which has now reached its second story.
1t already makes very imposing appearance,
and when its additional three stories are placed
upon it, no structure this side of Galena will
approach a comparison with it. It is to cost
at least s75, 900, and will be fully completed
early next season, after the opening of naviga-
tion. 1t will be needed by that time-every
room in it.
Mr.. VIM. Branch appears to be taking the
lead among our architects this season, in the
amount of work he has in charge. He has just
flushed for Mr. Larpenteur, at the corner of
Jackson and Third streets, four story brick
building-the handsomest and most imposing
business house in st. Paul. In this building
there are displayed the three great requisites Of
taste, convenience and durability, to q degree
approaching perfection as nearly as it can be
approached by the work of man. Mr.. Branch
is also constructing two substantial stone
stores on Mr.. r. Goodrich's premises, imme-
diately below and adjoining Borup & Cakes
Bank. The work is of the right sort, though
the buildings being only two stories in height,
gives them a squatty, jail-like appearance
This is not Mr.. Branch's fault, however. The
walls are so constructed that they can be ex-
tended upwards at any time whenever business
may demand it.
The old Goodrich brick, Immediately below,
has had its front knocked out, and is to have
new one of stone, to make it conform in frontal
appearance to its neighbors. The grade of
the street rendered it necessary that an addi-
tional story should be placed underneath the
old foundation of this building. Mr.. Branch
has accomplished the difficult work without in
juring the upper walls in the least particular :;
and the old and formerly lonely looking brick
is now fine four story building, Tor will be in
few days,) in the close neighborhood of ele-
giant and substantial business houses Lower
Third Street presents business appearance, so
far as good buildings are concerned, second to
no other location in the City. The business
itself will follow Immediately.
Coming up Third street, we find small
brick store. just being finished between Jack
son and Roberts, midway of the block. At the
corner of Third and Minnesota is the elegant
new brick building of Mr.. L. Kreiger, three
stories in height, which has been built and
finished this year, and is now occupied for mer-
camille business and offices.
Mr.. Won Fridaugh has erected good, sub
stantial three story stone business house and
dwelling on Minnesota, near Sixth and on
Fifth, between Roberts and Minnesota, another
one of the same description is about being
completed. We have not learned who owns
this building
On the corners of Third and Cedar, we find
two large and substantial new structures, one
of brick, belonging to Judge Lambert, and the
other ofstone, the property Of Messrs. McCloud.
The brick building, although somewhat marred
In the plan, is nevertheless fine improvement
1t is now nearly finished and the ground floor
will be occupied in few days by Marshall &
Co., as Banking House-the largest and most
extensive in the city. Tho stone building oil
Messrs. McCloud on the opposite corner is now
nearly ready for the roof, and will certainly be
the best constructed, handsomest, and most
imposing of this description Of buildings in the
city. Messrs. Pollock d Donaldson are the
builders-two gentlemen who never pass from
their hands any other than the very best jobs.
It is to be occupied as hardware store by the
proprietors.
Mr.. Branch lie now putting the "inshing
touches" upon a dwelling house in the upper
part of town, near Mr.. Hollinshead's residence
which is, without doubt, the most convenient
and elegant structure yet erected in st. Paul
for family purposes 1t is the property of Mr..
Banning, of Philadelphia, who is about to take
up his residence among US. The walls are Of
brick, rough-cast outside, and finished inside
in the highest degree Of perfection of modern
style. The rooms arc large, high and we'll ven-
tilated, and there is not household conve-
nience from cellar to garnet that has been
neglected. The builder had carte blanch
from the proprietor to erect family dwelling
after his own plan and taste, and we think no
man ofjudgmen. could find any fauld with the
workmanship or plan.
There are many other new buildings going
up in various parts of the city, that will be
creditable to proprietors and buildings. One
OF them is the new dwelling of Hon. H. NJ.
Rice, on the hill, rear his old residence. Al.
together, st, Paul is doing remarkable we'll in
the way of ane and costly building improve.
ments this season.
Boat RAcE.-The Boat Clubs of Yale and
Harvard College had race on the Connect,
icut river, at Springfield, Mass, on the 2lst
inst The Harvard boys won the stake, b wing
accomplished the three miles in 70 minutes
with the Iris, having won by three seconds.
20 Mr., Mason, our Minister to Paris. is
said to be far from we'll. The Paris oorrespon-
dent OF the National Intelligencer writes;
$50 far as have seen and heard, it is the
concurrent testimony of all who are ad mitted