Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-03-13
The New Buildings.

Some weeks since, in different numbers OF
eur paper. we gave a short description ofsever-
al Of the business buildings erected since the
great FIRE, and promised TO notice the others.
The Van Gorder Block. Two rooms in this
BILE X only were burned, and have been rebuilt
They are the same length as before, 100 feet,
and 80 feet in width-two feet wider than
formerly. Formerly they were 8 stories in
|, heighth in front, and only one story in rear,
now they are 3 stories high throughout. The
first Tor east ROOM is 10 feet by I00-occupied
by ]. Goidstein as a Clothing Store. The first
hoor,-all in one room, is filled with Ready
Made Clothing. Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings,
Hats, Caps, and all the articles usually kept in
q Gentlemsns furnishing store. In the south
end IS the measuring and cutting department,
where Geo. T. Brown fits people to a t. The
second floor, the south room, is occupied by the
tailoring establishment, where four men and
one sewing machine, are constantly employed.
Besides these, as we are informed, 80 outsiders,
mostly women, and two machines are employed
in manufacturing elsewhere in the town and
vicinity.
The front room on the second floor is occu-
pied as an Office, by DR.. jams Van Gorder.
The west building-of the same size.-is oe-
The basement is used for storing. oils-wrnes,
liquors, paints-and heavy drugs.
The first floor is handsomely fitted up for the
purpose for which it is used, and crammed with
medicines enough to kill or cure an army.
The second and third floors with the excep-
ton of a front room, are also used BY dhe firm
for storing bulky goods.
These two rebuilt stores are more modern in
style than the others in the same block. and
are decidedly an improvement on their former
state.
1T. JAMESON, AND J. b. ~DrSLAris BLOCK.
This is, in all respects, one of the best blocks
in the town. 1t Is Al feet front. 100 in depth,
the first floor ii feet to the ceiling-second Is
feet and third Is feet. It is divided in two
parts. the east half occupied by James Reed, B.
P. Jameson, and Albert Wheeler, under the
firm of Reed Jameson & Co., as Stove and
Tin Store, and Mandatory. In the basement,
in front, is a room handsomely fitted up as a
barber shop, and rented for that use. There
nainder Of the basement is used for storing
heavy articles. (The coal vaults are under the
side Walk The first room is a sales-room where
samples Of stoves of all kinds plows DC, are
exhibited, On shelves are displayed Tin and
Japan zare OF every description.
The ceiling, overhead, is not plastered, but is
of wood, handsomely p~anneled and painted,
(in order that the heavy iron ware, and the
pounding in the tin shop above might not in
jure it,
The rear Csome GO feet in length) of the sec
ond floor is used as a tin ware mandatory,
where several hands are constantly employed,
and who keep up such a din as would deafen
any man of reasonably good hearing.
The front room "a double room) on this floor
is occupied by Hon. L. L Fuller as a law office,
and is well adopted for that purpose.
The third floor entire, is used for storing
stove pipe. and lighter articles connected with
the trade.
(The foundery Of Messrs. Reed Jameson d Co.,
the casting is done for this establish
ment lie on Liberty street, on the eanal)
J.B. Dunlap's-is "a feet front, 100 in depth.
basement is used for storing sugar and
heavy groceries.
The first floor is all in one room, well lighted,
and handsomely finished. 1.-THE ceiling is sim-
liar to that before describe and the heighth of
each story the same). In the rear is the coun-
ting room, elevated a couple of feet. and sur
with a railing to keep off loqfers. The
remainder Of the room is filed with a very
large stock Of groceries, eOnfectionaries &c.
The second floor is principally devoted 10 the
Of wines, liquors, lighter groceries dc.
lin one corner, in front is n bed room, fitted up
for the especial use Of Mr.. J. D. Watson, chief
in a much more luxurious style than ary
has any business to have.
The third fSsk is one room entire, and is a
mandatory. Here arc furnaces-heat-
large flats stones, and all the apparatus for
he business. Three hands are constantly EN-
and $50 barrels of sugar yearly turned )
INTO kisses and other sweet things. Z
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