Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-08
BUILDING IN CLEVELAND.
What Has Been Done This Year-What
VIII be Next seasOn-HOuses are
the Great Want.

VIII be Next SeasOEa-HOuses r
the Great Want
There has been considerable stir in the
way of building in this city, the present
year, and especially since the close of the
war. There had been during the war an
unprecedented influx of population into the
city, and month after month the demand
for dwellings and business houses wake
sharper, ~iercer, and at length became so
imperative that divers parties gave in to
the cry, despite the high price of building
materials, and set about supplying the pop
ular demand. We nave gathered from all
the architects in the city, statements Of
their work during the season. But it must
be borne in mind that the houses and build
ings they have planned and erected, or put
in process of erection, are first class build
ings, and do not include the hundreds Of
small tenements which have been ~springing
up like mushrooms.
Mr.. Joseph Ireland, an able architect who
has been here but about six months, is
erecting a magnificent house for Col. Arson
stager, on Euclid avenue, adjoining the
residence of j. H. Wade, Esq. 1t will be,
when completed, one of the finest, if moi
the finest p~alatial residence in the city.
Mr.. S. C. Porter has planned seven first
class residences within the city limits, hire
on Euclid avenue, two on Prospect street
one on Kinsman street and one on the West
Side. Plans for four No. one houses are laid
over till next spring.
Messrs. Greise and Weile have put up {
three story brick block for George Watcher.
ling, opposite the south east corner of the
Public Square fine residences for L. Alcoti
and II. NJ. Harmon on Euclid ven {
house for Mr.. Linden on Kinsman street
ditto for Mr.. Heisel on st. Clair and II. NJ
Hsmpey on Prospect street.
Messrs. Hurd and Blythe are now comPIet
ing an elegant four story brick block for Ira
Cobb, adjoining the Forest City House
They have completed, this season, Critten.
denis building, on Superior street (; a noble
brick school house near the junction o
Huron street and Euclid avenue, and ar;
now making extensive additions to the An.
gier House, and doing all the ornamental
work on the same. They have also put VI
residences for D. W. Cross, Euclid avenue S
S. Coe, Ontario street; Mr.. Alton, on Muir
son street, and for George Warrington, OIL
the West Side, adjoining D. P. Rhodes resi-
dence. They have many plans laid over fol
execution next season.
Messrs. Blackburn and Koehler hav,
erected a fine three story block for ]. Mar
chand on Ontario street a new Tempe.
rance Hall in rear of the Cathedral, on Su.
perior street, 90 feet. by 100 feet deep, and
connecting with the Temperance schoo,
building a three story brick block and
alse dwelling for j.. Rowland, Bank street
a Congregational Church on the Heights
topped out Trad Kelley's block on Superior
street and are completing st. Vincent.
Hospital on Perry street, and have mad,
very extensive additions to the st. Vincent'l
Orphan Asylum on the West Side, beside
erecting residences for L. Burgert, opposite
j. II. Wade's on Euclid avenue, and F. C
Keith, adjoining the samej a residence fol
A. c. Colwell, opposite MI. AIcott's, a bricl
parsonage for Rev. Mr.. Sauveclet, on Su.
perior street, &c, &c. They have made
such extensive additions to, and alteration,
in, numerous residences, that they may b,
called new dwellings. But this fact doe.
not concern u purpose in giving these
statements.
All of these architects have already OF
hand for execution next year, far NOR,
plans for dwellings and public buildings
than they have developed the present sea.
son. They assure us that the work o
building next year will be more lively thar
ever before, and that the houses will be o
a far better class than those hitherto put III
here. In their opinion no less thar
five to six hundred dwelling house,
have been constructed within thu
city limits this year, and they lave no doubr
that the number, next year, we mean of the
less ambitious tenements, will be swollen t.
near one thousand, if they do not indeed
reach that figure. And this supply will
prove inadequate to the demand. If Alad.
din should appear here and give his lamp OIL
ring a rub, and under the creative stimulus
or fiat fifteen hundred houses should spring
up this instant, they would be taken in lest
than twenty-four hours, and an advertise
ment would be sure to appear, next morn.
ing, in the "Want Column" of the LEADER
WANTED, a house to rent, &C."