The Morning herald., 1878-08-28
PHILADELPHIA CITY.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TWEEN
TY-sIxTH WARD.

TY-6IXTH WAkO.
The building improvements going on IN
the Twenty-sixth Ward will compare PRsl
favorable with any part Of tbe city. Inc
buildings under progress and already COM
pleted are mostly residences suitable ior
small families, and, generally speaking
they are two-story structures.
On the east side OF South Eighteenth
street. below Dickinson street, 10 very
commodious brick dwellings have been
erected. They are two stories in height
and have rooms, with bay windows, sa-
loon parlors, bath rooms. Excelsior ranges;
I&c. The lots are 16 feet by 66 feet, and
thew are valued at $4,000 clear, and VIII
rent for SIS per month. These houses
were erected by Messrs. Sherry and DaW'
son. III - Dad
On Eighteenth street, south Of Keea'
and on Garrett street, west OF Elgnteen'n'
Mr.. VIM. Galbraith has erected 53 two,
story brick dwellings. They are i've and
seven roomed houses, those on Eighteenth
street having seven rooms, with lots l3
feet by 65 feet in size. These houses have
all the modern improvements, and Will
sell for $4,000 each, and will rent for about
SIS per month. The Garrett street houses
lhaye five rooms, lot Is feet by 63 feet, and
Iare valued at $l,5OO each, and will rent
for $1l per month. ,r,
| On Twentieth street, between Wharton
and Federal streets, Messrs, Sherry d
| Dawson have erected fifty neat looking
| two-story brick dwellings. These are
ssyen-roomed houses, and have marble
bases and saloon parlors, inside shutters
and papered throughout. The lots are Il
feet by 81 feet, and the houses have gas
and bathrooms, and are valued at .$z,zO!
each, and will bring about SIS per month
rent.
Mr.. Joseph Stuckery ha, erected nine
very commodious residences on Nineteenth
street. near Reed, and on Reed street
Thew are two-s,ory dwellings, Z rooms
with bay window fronts, Excelsior ranges
bathrooms, gas, and modern improve
| ments generally. The lots are 10 feet by
| so feet. These houses will sell for $l, ,9o'
each, clear, and will probably bring $l'
per month rent.
Thirty-two new residences have beer
, erected by Mr., John Benson on Wilde
street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
. streets, south of Reed street. They ar,
, Two story brick residences, 5 rooms, ant
will rent for SO or $40 per month:
On Ward street, south OF Dickinson
t street, forty>three two,story brick dwell
lings have been erected. They contain
rooms each and are for sale at low prices
Seventeen houses are in course Of erec
ton on the lot, corner of Eighteenth anc
Tasker streets, by Mr.. VIM. Galbraith
e and two of them are corner stores. Ihest
residences will have 7 rooms each, and al
s modern improvements, gas, bath, &C.
On Nineteenth street, between Dlckin'
son and Tasker street, Mr.. John S. Ben
!. son, builder and owner, is erecting ~ tw'
story six roomed dwellings, with hot ant
cold water, marble base, and all moder'
improvements, two Of which are corne
: stores. Price of stores, clear, $4,000; o
private dwellings, $4,000, and will be soil
on easy terms.
,, M. P. A. OConuell, Real Estate Agen
whose office is at 1910 South 18th street
Philadelphia, has charge Of all OF tn
above properties, and will be pleased t.
ishow them to parties desirous OF purchas
ling or renting. .~~~