The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-07
New Buildings In Portland---Com menced
or Contemplated.


New Buildings In Portland---Co mmenced
or Contemplated.
Notwithstanding the high prices Of labor
and of all building materials, there is very
nearly the usual number Of buildings being
erected, and an unusual number of the first
class. Ii building materials and labor could
be obtained as low as before the war there
would be four times the number Of houses
going up that there now is. There is a de-
mand, aud very urgent one, for low or me
dunn price tenements, five hundred OF which
would find occupants in a very shoIt time.
Messrs. j. b. Brown d Sons are putting up,
or making arrangements TO build several valu-
able blocks. They are putting up large
storehouse on Maple street, running from
York to Dantorth street. 1t is OF brick, 200
feet long by Sc feet wide and four stories
high. There is to be an area in the center Of
"A feet square, running to the roof, through
which the light to portion of the building is
to be communicated. The same gentlemen
are also remodeling the Moulton Block on Con-
gress street, above the Preble House, raising
up each story and putting in freestone
front. They are also making arrangements to
| build block OF stores on the Aaron Winslow
lot, and it is said they are intending TO build a
large block or the corner of Middle and Union
streets, running to the store occupied by Mr..
Ellsworth ON Middle street, and TO the brick
buildin occupied by Mr.. Pingree on Union
street. The mason work of these buildings
| is done under the direction Of Messrs. S. c.
| & G. NJ. Chase, who have in their employ
about 1870 men, at work on the various con-
tracts they have taken.
Messrs J. Dow & Son are removing their
| Tannery from the place il has occupied for
nearly 20 years, to LOT recently purchased
| Just across the Portland & Kennebec railroad
track. The buildings are being erected and
will cover sufficient space 10 enable them 10
have all their work done under cover. The
main building which is " by %, Two stories
high with q large attic, viii contain fire.
| proof boiler room aud al engine of about is
horse power. Tho old tannery from which
they are removing, is probably the oldest in
the state, having been established over 20
|
eupied By him or his son, Gen. Neal Dow, up
TO the present time.
Messrs. s. c. d G. N. Chase are building a
brick block ON Carleton street. They are also
/ making arrangements to build a brick house
on Pine street, for Mr.. W. p. Chase, and are
building house tor Capt Inman in the same
vicinity on the Promenade.
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! large planning mill in which steam power is
to be used, between Fore street and Com
mercial street, near the foot of Union street.
Rufus Deering is building brick house on
Deering street, IS by % IL feet, 2 1-2 stories
| high. Mr.. Yeaton is building wooden house
near the Arsenal. Mr. John Fits is building
| dwelling house on oxford street.
Mr.. Moses Colley is building for the city
near the Observatory, large engine house
aud ward room on a contract of about $1,000.
! The house that occupied the same lot has been
| hauled back TO Monument street, and raised
and thoroughly repaired. Mr.. Kyle has
/ house nearly completed on the corner of Con-
gress and Hampshire streets.
! The p. & F. A. Railroad Co. have nearly
completed large building to be occupied as
adepot and for manufacturing and storing cars.
! II is l0i by 80 feet, two stories high, with a
stable in the rear, to be 100 by 40 feet. 1t is
located on Spring street, near the present
terminus of the road.
Mr.. Lewis Wight is finishing and making
! an addition 10 a house on Clark street. Mr..
| Russell Worcester is building house on the
same street, two stories high, with brick base
ment. Mr.. J. L. Fernald IL building fine
residence on Spring street, near High. 1t is
| to be Of brick, two stories high, 80 By 40 feet,
/ with basement aud French roof. Mr.Spencer
! Plummer has charge of the carpenter work,
aud Messrs. Strout aud McConkey the mason
work. Mr.. John W. SWEET Is putting up
house on the corner of Cumberland and kyr-
/ tie streets, and Mr.. A. Z. Morgan is making a
large addition to his residence on the corner
of Elm and Cumberland streets. Mr.. John
| Kinsman is building house on Spring street,
and Mr. Christopher Landers is building q two
/ story wooden house on the corner of Gray
/ and Bracket streets. Several houses have been
commenced on land recently made by filling
! in Back Cove.
A fine addition will be made to the public
| buildings Of the city in the erection of the new
4 Uniyersalist church ediiice. on High street
near Congress. The Messrs. Stewart are the
contractors, and they are already busly en-
gagged upon the cellar aud foundation The
building win be ll0'feet long and about 81
wide, Of fine architectural proportions coa-
tanning POS pews. The walls are TO be of
brick, the front mastic, with elegant towers,
spire, &c. The cost Of the building, indie
pendent Of the lot aud grading, and indepen-
pendent Of the cost Of the organ, carpets,
and other furniture, will be about $4,000,
and ii is Is be completed in December Its
intended TO be fine addition TO the ornamen-
tai buildings in that beautiful section of the
city.
Ia looking about the city hasiiiy,we are not
supposed to have noticed all the buildings that
have been commenced, or TO have a knowl.
edge of all that are contemplated. We shall
give another chapter on the same subject,
when we have more time TO look around. In
J addition to new buildings that are being