The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-11
CIrv OVERWHELMINGLY We

CITY. Those who do not travel about
have but little idea of the number, or
their extent. We took short walk yes
terday and noted down the buildings
we saw. Here is the result of our OBJ
servation:
On Waters Street, between Sycamore
and Vine, Mr.. Jno. Krasch is erecting
a house three stories high, fifty feet
front and eighty feet deep. The lower
rooms are each twenty feet wide by
eighty deep, and are to be used as
business houses.
On First Street, between Sycamore
and Vine, Mr.. A. Refs is constructing
large brick, to be four storys high,
twenty-five feet front and one hundred
and fifty deep. On the same street,
but the opposite side, S. E. Gilbert &
Co., are erecting a block four storys
high, divided into three rooms, each
twenty-five feet front and one hundred
and forty feet deep. Next to this Mr..
George Sonntag is preparing to erect a
building of similar dimensions, and
twenty-five feet farther, Mr. Mat Hen
ming is causing one to be erected of
the same size. The buildings of S. E.
Gilbert & Co. are being constructed
with iron fronts, while those of Mr..
Henning and Mr.. Sonntag will be mar
BILE fronts. The building of Gilbert
& Co. is now up as far as the second
story, and the laborers are engaged in
work on that story, the walls of which
are about up. 81 rrEnF
On the corner of Vine Street and
the Canal, the German Methodists
have erected as far as the second story,
or the audience room, a large and i'm
posing church edifce, which will add
greatly to the appearance of that part
of the city when completed. The
carpenters were engaged yesterday in
framing the roof, and we are informed
that the walls will be ready to receive
it in short time
On the corner of Third and Divis-
ion Streets, Mr.. E. @. Smith is erect
ing brick building, thirty-six feet by
seventy five, to be three stories high,
which is designed to be used as chair
factory.
On Third Street, between Vine and
Sycamore, Mr.. Simon Fabry is erect
ing a three story building, twenty-five
feet front by one hundred and fifty
feet deep, which is to be used as a
store room. A little from that, on the
same street, several old rickety frame
buildings are being worked over, and
are to be used as business houses.
On the same Street between Divis-
ion and Ingle or Ann Streets, mater
ial is being collected by the Fendrich
Bros, with the view of erecting two
story business house.
On Division Street, between. Second
and Third Streets, Mr.. Peter Vier-
ling has nearly completed brick
dwelling, two stories high, and next
to this, another neat dwellingis being
completed, the owner of which we
did not learn Passing on out to-
wards the Depot, we noticed a new
brick building, on Main Street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh, being
erected by Jacob Miller, and designed
for a grocery.
On the corner of Seventh and
Main Streets, Mr.. P. Kramer is erect
ing a two story frame house, which he
designs for business.
On the corner of Main and Eighth
Streets, Mr.. J. B. Mesker is having
erected two story building, 37x70
to be divided into two store rooms
and little further out, and opposite
the Depot, HI. B. Cassavant has nearly
completed neat frame building, tC
be occupied as a marble shop.