The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-27
LOCAL MATTERS.
Building improvements In Rich.

'h"'iuth2 Improvements In Rich.
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Al over the city new buildings are GOING
up thls spring. Some are already nearIv
doRe, others have been started. and MANI
more, having been already planned are
aWaltlng ene convenience of the builders.
we Present Inis morning few of the new
buildings tnat nave fallen under our obser.
Vatlon Wltnin the last two or three DAYS
JdrC's d Gttnn, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES build.
ing of five stories, for store and dwelJinr
Owned by John Cannon.
Framed dwelling of three stories. for
dwelling, corner of Main and Cherry streets
Owned by AlonZo Phillips. =
Framed building of two stories for dwell.
ing, on Floyd street, beween Main and
Franklin. owned by Stephen A. Fisher.
Brick two-story building on the upper
part Of Grace street, 26 feet front, running
back &c feet. Owned by Mr. Austin. of the
Southern Mutual Insurance Company.
.Joseph Jones. contractor
house corner It'll and Main streets (old
Michard place.. 1t is to have brick front,
two stories, and dwellings above. Owned
by Mr.. Hart. &c.,.
S. e.. Hournoy, contractor.-Two-story
brick dwelling, for VIM. B. Jones's estate,
on Clay street. between Sd and 4th.
Three-story brick dwelling for d.. II.
Berry, on Cary street, between lst and "a.
Two brick dwellings of two stories each,
for John G. Andrews, on Main street, be-
tween Madison and Monroe.
". j. West,Cood, contractor.-tactory
for Turpin & Bro, on 18th street, between
Main and Cary: four stories; 40 by 100 feet.
j. A. Glazebrook, ontrdctor.-Three-
story brick store and dwelling, on 10th st.,
between Main and Cary. Owned by Paul
Bargamin and to be occupied by him.
jefferson Po,oers, ontractor.-Brlck
building of two stories and basement. on
9th street, between Main and Franklin,
(site of old Mechanics Institute.) Owned
by VIM. L. Cowardin.
Kersey & DdUiS, contractors.-Brick
building of three stories, on Main street,
between 9th and 10th. Owned by Now.
Ian & Co., and the lower floor to be occu-
pied probably by W. P. W. Taylor.
John and George Gibson, contractors.-
Brick building, with two tenements, three
S cries and basement, on Main street, be-
tween 18th and 18th. Owned by James ii.
Grants estate, and to be occupied by VIM.
Ira Smith and John II. Tyler Il Co.
Brick building corner 14th and Nam
streets; one store on Main street and three
On Cary ten offices up stairs. Owned by
the Isle family, Of Philadelphia. Henry
EXall, architect and superintendent Of COIL
struction.
In addition to the above, we note the
rapid progress made in building four three
story brick tenements for stores and offices
on Cary street, near Shockoe Slip-the site
of the old Columbian Hotel. The build
ings are being erected by l.. ID. Crenshaw,
under the supervision Of Henry ENall,
architect. They are to be built sllbstan-
TALLY, and will have galvanized iron COZ
niceS.
Mr.. Abram Warwick is putting up a
small brick store on Cary street between
Sth and 9th. : r-r-
Mr.. Charles Y. NORRIS contemplates
erecting an establishment for the manuiac-
ture of woodenWare, near the packet office.
Mr.. EXalI is busily engaged in supervis-
ing the work necessary for the speedy COM
pletion of Col. Cobb's new hotel, on Main
Street, opposite the Dispatch office. 1t will
be complete in its appointments, and will
probably be ready for occupation early IN
May. The main entrance will be on Main
street, between MOntague's and Woodfin's :,
and there will be another on Cary street.
CANDLES Hill, one OF the pleasantest parts
Of the city, is to be improved by the erec-
ton of several new dwelling-houses. Among
others, we may name one proposed to be
built on Sd street, between Canal and Byrd
by DR.. Geo. B. Steel. Mr.. Jas. III. Blair,
OF Blair IL Staples, will build on the same
street, between Main and Cary.
MIR. John S. Meredith, of Greenhow &
Meredith, will shortly build handsome
and convenient residence on FRANKLIN
street, opposite Monroe Park-a most de
sirable location.