St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-07-16

""eiih% Main street that much more
lhe entire length of the building now
III process OF erection i l3i feet and .
inches on Main street. and 60 feet on
Eastern avenue. The first section Count
IAg from the SOUTH is to be n 60 feet.
and four stories high. The basement
story i 20 be occupied as the printing Of
lice OF the 't7ie 'On,dH =; the main story A.
Towards ieweliy and bookstore: the
next l""r a. dcnrai rooms tor Or. Per
Nin>. besides rooms for other purpo.rs.
and the fourth story not decided u,,on.
/ Between the first and second section, j..
'ie mann entrance. ten feet eight inches
! wide. and connecting with stairway 10
second and third stories. The second
section Is y - feet inches. inside. and
/ tn" main story i to be occupied for 4 post
office. The third section finishes IS feet
) inches 10y - tee; ! inches. and /. tn he
| occupied by the FIRST National Bank. The
fourth section of ~ feet 10 inches i to he
occupied by Mr.. J. c. Bingham a, drug
store. The fifth section. size ~ Y ~. is
net YET fully disposed OF. Mr.. T. l.. Hall
l. to occupy the second and third floors AS
furniture warerooms. The first floor viii
make splendid store for some enc. The
upper floor, of the Block generally are
a"l Yet engaged. they will be mi,i,. into
Offices. or hall, for societies il desired.
The hui!di" shows hut three storie, ON
Main street, but four on the Avenue and
in iii" rear. The main story presents Il
front entirely of glass and iron. Nine
t"c, iron columns OF nine inches ia diainc-
ter. and weighing GG0 poun.l>. ni.3l Il
m"uidcd capita! and base stand Upon
granite plinlh>. all the iulrry euing ~gac,
being filled with larye-li"h,ed window,
and double doors With glass panels. \;
the h;Ehl ut the first floor Il wood corrl.ce
extends the length OF the entire from.
From Jhi- corucc piia~teis tw" tr,t lnd
az inchr- broad. reach the hight ol the
building between each section. All the
windows vi III" second and third >tnric-
I'll MaiH street. and all the windows on
thc Avenue. have very Ornamental iron
caps amt >ills. The main corui,r OF The.
hliioiug i brick and wooI-the irirze be-
hiG 81 hnrN-"iih " handsome bracket "n
each plaster. The root II la he Hat. coy
y'u'i with cement.
We dave thus very briefly described rlIc
Ii'-t brick business building erected in
town. although We trG=i it will by NO
means ne Tie Last. Is cos; will nc il the
Ni'lIt| OF 9"o.opu. Mr. Geo. Rope,
i1'!.t1fiy OF 'hi- place but now Of 81 Fem
'rf''h Square. Boston. l. the architect;
Is +. ~ !. f"iria",S 4 Co.. "onIg.,r-
tors; amt Mr.. l.. packard and Mr. :. {.
'u"o" master "iiiiter>. Tn energy with
which. these latter men n" driyjH- forward
HE work. and the thorou@hue-s wiju
Na.,i the contractors 10 cyeryjhiu. the,
uri.lai.". cn>u"" Il substantial c5iiic,. :.-
a1 early day. while the plan, of the az
rAj'cct are admired by all who have seen
them.
PA>,UMrSIc !IovsE BLOCK. Twenty
wears ago this summer the writer. of ,l,..-,.
line, ranged over the meadow On which
Railroad street was a.ierwa,,i, bl,iI, afr...
berries. and ,niinvr!ih,. pa,,,.,..-.. ,f,..,
Z I D. .rtr
,i-nj only "a, ia" rear Of Main ~.Icct .r,.-
un.rai in view. On the very ~pD, ul.r.
the Pa--ump~jC ioUsr NOW stands tfieIy
WAS 'u~tlr Of luXUrau, black ra~ph, ,rg
bushes. Early iht following sprin- -
-iluu- M"rnE pui up small huusr. urHr
the loot of Maple street. and dulin. The
HaHmtr quite number OF buildings. Ice
slrS Those used BY tn. RAILROAD eonpa-
~. wr," erected. and among offers. E.,-- .
sell iiallct built the PI~-ump>ir E.u-g.
...> hou-,. remained p..gtv much 80 al
lis, huilt. tor about fifteen Years. vhra . .
series of changes and Improvements vrlc
o.mI,ucrl which MrS,IS. o. q. Hale rnd .
b. :. Hastings are ahout CONF 'rri4--
which VIII MAKE ii the iar"cz. building ia
tuWH. Us il already is one OF the large.
business blocks. Sine the new people
tor have taken possession lh"y lave
moved the office from the basement tu tic .
El~; story. throwing the ~ou;h-ca-, corner
"Htre tine 5ar-r""n used I" be- into a
reception room. fheH are no" increasing
Tic SIC OF the wc>' win- about oh'-hdii.
aad adding Nv" stories 10 IL iirlght. iii- .
@,Er~ on lie main floor a 'iiuinG room ~
Is irt;. IN III" next story public hall .5N
u trei feet. Ia t"et posted. with Galicrir-
UPON three sides. In III" vXrclme Wcst
cHd l. the ne" printing office which "ecu-
pies NV" h""rs. Although 'HIs House VA
h1ut Tor 4 MOTEL ana ihe main portion ms
always oeeh used Tor motel purposes. thr'e
/, large amount OF huN.AcSS done iii the .