The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-03
SHALL WE HAVE A NEW HOUSE IN NOR.
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ton is increasing, owing to the advance
in rents, renders 1t absolutely necessary
that we should build more houses imme-
diately in order to properly accommodate
the influx of people. Rents are so high,
that We do not see any more profitable
way to invest money than by erecting
storehouses and dwellings. II john
sons Hall brings s., $50, what rent would
a new and substantial building fetch :?
Besides, the erecting of an out and out
| new house would be quite novelty
here. 1t would be an Irresistible attrac-
ton, and one that would draw crowds of
people from the surrounding country to
| look upon the startling phenomena.
The only question is whether we should
| erect 1t of brick, or stone, or wood and
the style of architecture ia somewhat diff
ticult to fix. We are decidedly in ia
vor of a log house, and that in order to
keep pace with the new spirit of enter
prise lately infused into our population,
| II should be in the Anticipated Dutch
style, with one oftbose queer roofs which
look so jaunty. We owe 1t to civiiisa-
ton that We should build house, and
as soon as possible, too. Our city needs
one pew.dwelling place, at least. We
think 1t can stand the pressure, and that
the additional weight will not sink it I'M
der the waters which 80 lovingly EN-
brace lis In their fond arms. In
other cities they are stirring in
| the matter of erecting dwellings for
their surplus population, whereby they
can be accommodated with cheap and
comfortable habitations at small cost,
and Norfolk, so celebrated for the ener-
gy and progressive spirit of its people,
must not be left behind in enterprise by
Washington, Philadelphia, or even New
York. In Washington the papers urge
the immediate erection of q large num-
Der of two-storied brick buildings, which |
can be rented for two hundred dollars q !
year, more or less, or can be sold for !
two thousand dollars and it is said that |
a company of Philadelphians contem-
plate constructing several hundred of
these edifices on the vacant lots east of ,
he capitol, suitable for families, which
hey can sell from 81 800 to $4,000, with
half payments down and the balance
deferred for reasonable length of time.
We wish some of these enterprising
would bring little of
heir spare capital this way, and build
us n house, if only as a curiosity.
They might make up the small expen-
diture of money by exhibiting it for a
rev weeks. 1t would be greater Won
der than the "What Is It," Seriously, ,
we want a few good houses that can be ,
soid or rented cheaply, and as the
rniiadelphia builders seem to be the only
persons IN this country who understand .
now 70 constr uct model houses eco \
nomlcaily, and such as will rent cheap- fl
~ as Is the case in their "city of dwell. n
ing places" which they have made a pa . .
radise hiied with happy homes for indus ii
'r,ous mechanics, and other people in d,
circumstances, we Offer tbon, 81
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ing capitalists have had an opportunitv :, w.
% build up Norfolk. There is = general in
Try everywhere for more houses. the do. lii
nand being caused by an increase % co
population in all our large cities . and on or
he scarcity of houses is owing to the of
act that during the war there were 90 tie
lany other. ways TO invest money h 81
nat capitalists stopped building houses It
together. They could make more by ar
in gold and Stocks but we g
link that a good house to let, well in Ii
lred, is the best security after all. There a
re, who will be the first to build q neat h
tile cottage house, with all the modern u -
'nveniences, lin the city of Norfolk, tOac- to
the tremendous influx of h
'pulation? 1t would be lasting mOnu- p
ent to his memory, for if things do not q
'sngs,t wsVlaa !Sp 2 fair ehanssof be- .,
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