The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-02

REAL ESTATE NOTES.-The following items
are taken from the current number of the
Maine Real Estate Register, just issued:
w. L. Keller, Esq, the well known fresco
painter, will commence Immediately the cree
ton of handsome two story residence on the
lot purchased of A. G. Schlotterbeck ON
Vaughan street. 1t will be after the Swiss
style, with piazza entrance and bay window
on the southerly side and front, and will cost
from $4,000 to $4,000.
j G. Perry, the proprietor of the Perry
House, Federal street, is obliged to enlarge in
order to accommodate his increasing patronage.
He will add Mansard roof, which will give
fourteen more sleeping rooms, making fifty in
all.
We are Informed that Elliot F. Clark will
build block of II story tenement houses to re-
place the buildings lately destroyed by fire on
Portland street.
Mr.. Fassett of this city, furnishes the plans
for the new block at Biddeford, 20 take the
place of Shaw's block. 1t will be of brick, two
stories high. fat Ioof, 145 feet front, aud so
feet in depth. The first floor will be arranged
for eight stores, and the second for tenements.
The estimated cost is from $17 900 to $4,000.
William Laragan proposes building two
story brick building corner of Fore and Centre
streets.
Sergeant Caravan, United States army, is
building a two story brick house on Peaks Is
land.
Mr. Fassett is drawing plans for the propos-
ed carriage factory of Martin Pencil & Co.,
corner of Cumberland and Elm streets. There
viii be two brick buildings, 32x9l each, and
three stories high The Elm street front will
give the appearance of one building, and &C.
cess to the rear will be had through an arch
way
Fassett is preparing plans for a Swiss cottage
for an Iowa gentleman, formerly a resident of
this State.
The plans for the Maine industrial Sch aol
for Girls at Hallowell, show three story brick
building, of English style of architecture, SINH
lar to the Old Ladies Home of this city, hip
roof with ornamental cresting, surnounted by
a bell tower 60 feet high; the trimmings will be
of granite and black brick. Mr.. Fassett, the
architect, estimated the entire cost would be
$4,000, and the contract was awarden to Foster
& button of Waterville, for s12,475-pretty
close ignring; the highest bid was $4,000.
The CHAPEL CoNcERT-The concert given
last evening at the vestry of Congress Square
church yas fine beyond expectation, an1 was
greatly enjoyed by the large audience PRESENT
| rhe room was con petely filed with music
lovers The appended programme will give an
| idea of the feast furnished. 1t is, perhaps,
needless to say that Miss Kings magnificent
| cortralto bore off the honors of the evening:
Quartette-May Song. Mendelssohn.
Mrs. Merrill, Mrs Webb, Messrs. Pencil and Watts
Duet-Son and Stranger .Mendeissohn.
Miss Dyer, Mrs. Allen.
Song-Tve left the Snow Clad Hills
| Miss King.
Song-Across the far Blue Hills, Marie.
Mrs. Merrill.
Duett-OVerture.. .kalllwoda
Mrs. Allen, Miss Dyer.
Song-Mary's Dream .............,,.....N arston
Mr.. Pencil.
Duett-I Pescatori. Gabussl.
Mrs Merrill, Miss King.
Song-The Spinning Wheel.
Mrs. Webb
Ouartette-Here in cool grot. .Mornington
| Mrs Merrill, Mrs. Webb, Messrs. Pencil and Watts