The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-22
CfTYIMPROHEMENTS.
New Buildings Springing UP In 'he
Burnt District and Elsewher@.


Burnt District and ElseWheft.
IN New street, near Broad, Mr.. ]. d. Hous'
ton Ia erecting two very neat cottages lor
Messrs, Bernard & Cohen. They stand upon
adjoining lots; are about eighteen feet front oy
thirty deep, and two stories high, ana are
covered with tin roofs of the French pattern.
Each will contain five square rooms, Will
kitchen adjoining on the rear, and porch
fronting the street. They will be fnised aoout
the 18th of August. Near by, on Savage
street. colored man is erecting TWO cottase7
ot similar dimensions for the same genlle'
men. These will be covered with ManSalu
roofs. which will give two additional rooms TO
each They will be completed ABOUT the mlu'
Ole of September.
On the south side of Broad street, Mr.. John
Ionez Is about to erect q two and halt
ororv wooden dwelling for Mr.. f. q. Prioleau,
of the firm of John F. Taylor d. Co. Mr.
Iopez is at present engaged in driving piles
for establishing the foundation, the lot being
made land. The building will be thirty'fiVe
feet front by ferty-six deep, and will contain
double piazzas, four square rooms oresslne'
rooms and pantrles, and two atucs. IL Will Dc
completed some time in October.
Captain T. h. Graddick, colored man, mas
nearly completed two and half story wood
en- dwelling on Council street, near Tradd. IL
is twenty-three feet front, thirty-seven Deep
and has double piazzas and the usual NUMBER
of square rooms, dressing rooms, pantrles ano
attjcs. 1t will be occupied BY himself
Messrs. John F. Taylor g. Co., of the Phenix
Trim Works, are having a new and collossal
sign painted on the south gable OF the recent
addition to their machine shops. It Is nve
feet deep, thirty feet long. contains the WORDS
uphoenix Iron Works, Established 1874, John
F. TAYLOR Co." in huge black letters, upon q
white ground, and stands just above tne par
apet.
Archer's Bazaar, on the corner Of King and
George streets, has recently received a new
coat of paint.
On the north side of Green street, between
College and Coming, Mr.. A. o. Jones, clerk
of the House of Representatives, is erecting a
handsome wooden residence, about thirty ieet
front by sixty deep, and three stories nign. IL
has piazza on each story and Is covered oy
slate roof, pyramidal in form, with neat iittie
cupola upon the apex. 1t will De nnisneo
about the middle of August, and will be one OF
the handsomest residences on Green street.
The residence of Mr. Robert Adger, upon
Leeare street, near Tradd, is undergoing a
Thorough overhauliug at the hands OF Mr.
John H. Lopez. The whole interior ls pelog
remodeled, new stalrways put up. and new
windows and doors cut. The exterior will be
frightened by a new coat of paint.
Messrs. G. T. Afford & Co., the enterprlslng
proprIetors ofthe Pavilion Hotel, are brushing
ND the Interior of their building from the top
story 10 the basement. The walls and ceilings
have been thoroughly scraped and oiled, and
will receive fresh coat of white paint IN
few days. The kitchen also has been remod-
elled internally, and will be supplied with new
furnaces.
The old Holland property, situated at the
east end of Legare street, has been recently
purchased by Major John E. screven, with a
view to widening Friend street, and Mr.. John
Il. Lopez has already taken down the west
side of the building for that purpose. The
street will be widened thirteen feet between
Tradd and Broad, thus making 1t a contlnua-
ton OF Legare. The expense OF extending
the street through the property spoken OF
above will be borne partly by Major ScreVen
and partly by the city. The remaining por-
ton of the building will be put In complete re-
pair, and used as dwelling.