Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-16
Our City-New Buildings Projected and
f1 process of Construction.

~ and Line streets, large building for Messrs.
Cater Bowman & Co., to be fitted with machinery
70, grinding ersio. We learn that this mill will be
three stories high, with front of 81 feet by 7S in
deptb and have four Of stones, which will turn
ont 200 barrels of -four per day. The building up
of suci enterprises bespeaks rapid growth to our
CITY. It's position is convenient one for receiV-
ing and transporting by both Railroad and Steam
boat 1t will cost $4,000
Adjoining f. Soans Mandatory, on n. Market
street, and on the Northwest corner of Gay and
College streets, are being erected two handsome
residences for merchants of this place. These
buildings, together with other dwellings lately put
up by Mr.. NJ. Burns greatly improve this vicinity.
In North Market street, Messrs Morris STRAIT
ton, wholesale Grocery men, are erecting for them
selves q large and elegant warehouse, that runs
through from Market to Front streets, having
on both streets ornamented fronts. This house
win be four stories high. 46 feet front and pa
feet deep. Both fronts will be surmounted
by cornice and pediment of iron and have iron
window trimmings. We believe it will be the
largest Grocery house in the city. The iron work
Is being done at Franklin Tennessee. 1t is from q
design of Mr.. A. Heimsn, and will cost $780, 00
On the West side of North Market and opposite
to Clark street, Messrs. Burge & Allen, Wholesale
Grocers, are preparing to erect large warehouse,
three stories high for their business 1t will be 72
feet front BY los feet Deep and one Of the largest
warehouses in town. The cost will be about $l6,-
600.
Bessrs. n. S. French l. Son, Grocery and Pro-
duce dealers, are enlarging at an outlay Of about
S. 900 their spacious warehouse, fronting on Clark
and Spring Streets so ss to get room for the de-
mands of Increasing trade. No business we learn,
has improved more rapidly than the wholesale Gro
Gerry and produce trade, and without making an in
yidious comparison, we call attention to the bust
ness houses of the Grocery men, and then to those
of the Dry Goods trade. The latter are certainly
building the most costly stores. But are glad
TO notice spirit of improvement among our Gro
Gerry merchants, they are erecting better and
finer houses
Messrs. Hart McCrae. and Mr.. B. Lanier, have
commenced rebuilding on South Front street, and
on the site of the fallen warehouse OF the latter
gentleman, two fine warehouses, which will be ad'
ditons TO two handsome structures they purpose
building this summer in place of the houses they
now occupy on South Market street. When these
houses are completed, each firm will have S3 front
BY 2l4 feet deep, and 60 three stories high on Mar
ket street. The fronts will be executed in brick
aad iron, from design by Mr.. T. NJ. Brennan, Civ
Engineer, and will be surmouuted by cornices and
pedments Of iron. They will cost $685. 900.
10 Broad and South side, between College and
Cherry streets, Mr. Andrew Anderson has lately
put up two handsome stores that add to the appear
ance of that street.
In the same street and two doors East Of Cherry,
on the North side Mr.. Robert Castleman is prepar-
ing the foundation on which to erecta three story
brick bull ding for the Grocery aud Produce BUSH
ness. Il will have handsome front Of 26 feet, and
run back l4O feet, and will cost about &c., 900.
Messrs Beech, retail dry goods dealers, are erect
ing in North College street, bulling, that prom
ses to eclipse its costly and fair propoItoned neigh
bors on either side. Il is 25 feet by ITO, and bull;
OF BRICK. The front will be succeed in imitation Ct
stone, having quoius of the same in relief twill
20 iour stores and be surmOunted by cOrnice and
ped nent of wood. Designed by Mr.. II NJ. Axe
royd. To cost Sl2, 600. awe learn that some of
its nsighbos purpose adding other stories to their
fronts, which with the above, will make an impos-
ing facade.
Rev. A. L. P. Green has lately lad reared on the
Southeast corner Of College and Union streets, two
white marble fronts two stories high, to be occu-
pied, learn by banking institutions, the one on
corner by the Planters Bank, and the other by the
Bank of Commerce. In the rear Of the above, aud
on Union street. two brick buildings with succeed
fronts three stories high are being completed for
the same gentlemen, to be occupied retail dry
goods stores.
Workmen are busily engaged fitting the house
on the southeast corner of Cherry and Spring
streets for the Post Office, which will be removed
there sometime next month.
On the north west corner of the above str eeB
we hear il is the intention Of Mr.. john 0vertoD o
this vicinity, TO erect block of stores FIVE stories
high, with palstia facades on Cherry and Spring
streets. These stores together with the Govern
meut buildings on the southwest and opposite
ner, and the new Masonic Hall yet to be erected
on Spring street near by, will add greatly TO the
architectural beauty of our town. To cost about
$4,000.
We notice fine private residence going up on
Lot No. Is, North High street, for one of our en-
terprising merchants. Il is from design by II.
Nj. Akeroyd, and will cost SIS, 900.
On the present site Of the Cumberland Presby-
terisn church, in Summer street, it is in coutem-
plation, We are ioformed, TO erect for the aecomo-
dation of this congregation, large and more com.
mOdiOus structure than that they now occupy.
On the same street, and near the above church,
We notice an elegant dwelling going up.
In High street, south Of Broad, handsome
dwelling is in course Of erection, which will add
much to the better appearance of that locality.
There is being erected on the northeast corner
Of Broad aud McLemore streets a splendid resi-
deuce, from a design of Mr.. II. N. Akeroyd, 70
cost 10000.
or Demumbrsne at the south end Of VauIhal
street we notice an elegant aud commodious dwell
nag goiog up, designed by Mr.. AkerOyd, and to
costs 1000.
On Summer street, second door south Of Cedar,
Is been lately erected a handsome residence tb e
front Of which when completed, will, We learn,
make an imposing appearance, being relieved by
wooden and iron trimmings in tasteful designs.
Estimated cost $1,000.
The Nashville Female Academy, that old and |
well established institution, now ia its fOrty-6ith
year, has lately had added to It's formerly large
dimensions, a clpacious ball and chapel 80 feet |
By rs, and three stories high. The cost Of this |
Improvement Is we learn SIS, 900.
Anything that increases or improves The water |
privileges of our city gladly mention.
understand that the city corporation are about lay
ing down large and main pipe from the reservoirs
to mite with the present water pipes that shall
furnish greater SUNNY 10 the city than formerly