The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-04

ii This street which was cleaned out by the
great fire presents marked, improved, ap-
pearance. There has been considerable build
ing going on and at the present time many
dwellings are going up. Messrs. Leonard Bill
ings, Elijah Adams, S. B. Beckett and L. D.
Cole have erected neat and pretty houses on
the West side Of the street. On the corner of
Congress and Franklin, Mr.. Charles Moody
has erected capacious building of pretty
style for store and dwelling house. Between
Cumberland and Oxford streets. new buildings
are springing up and every thing looks lively
b The Woodbury. lot on the East side of Frank
/ lin street, Just below Congress, has been i'm
proved. For 60 years that property has been
in possession of the family of our late lament
ed fellow citizen William Woodbury., Esq,
who resided on it until his death, after which
it was occupied by his widow. But the great
fire swept away the old homestead and drove
the aged widow from beneath the roof which
for more than half century had afforded her
| shelter. This week, at the age of nearly 80
years, she goes back again to the cherished
spot whereon has been erected one of the
prettiest, comfortable, most convenient and
well built dwelling houses that has been erect
ed in the city, 1t1 yI59 r. aFyr
The house was planned and erected by Mr.
Spencer Rogers, and shows throughout from
cellar to roof the most faithful workmanship,
rejecting great credit upon Mr. r., both as an
architect and builder. .r1l5J n tIq4y
The house is square, 40 by 81 feet, two sto-
ries high and with a French roof The cellar
is 10 feet in the clear, well arranged with
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furnace, hard and soft, hot and cold water,
which also runs all through the house, capa-
cious and convenient ice chest, fuel and vege-
table room, coal bins sc. = 9itfe ~ 'tH
The first story contains two parlors, library
and dining rooms, kitchen and pantry, with
convenient and roomy closets. The ID story
contains four sleeping rooms and q bath room.
The attic or French roof part has five cham
bers, all of them large and conveniently fitted
up. The views from these chambers are beau
tiiul. On one side, there are the harbor and
islands to be seen, and from the other side the
eye sweeps over the vast range of country, ex-
tending to the White Mountains. From eve
ry window in the house there is a view of
something to charm the eye. Lincoln Park is
in full view, and there is nothing that we can
think of that would add to the comfort OF con-
venience of those who are to occupy the house.
The plumbing of it was done by Messrs. Mer-
rill & Bond in the most faithful manner The
building is heavily timbered throughout, SO
| that .he-~ uoU the slightest jar any where
about it. g,-.s.-s,.,. .,.,..~x
We trust the venerable relict of our late
fellow citizen may enjoy very many happy
years in her new domicile which has been
erected for her by her son William w. Wood
bury, Esq, President of the Ocean Insurance
Company, and that her declining years may
be happy. ~ ee,rgLs1 =, s.,7,r,
As fine specimen of mechanical skill, Mr..
Rogers need notbe afraid to show this house
toany one. ,ssnrs Iy-