Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-07-13
New CIarksviIIe.

Z zen of GAINESVILLE, we point With
pride to the appended exhibit. A:
, public journal this tabular state
ment, and brief itemizing, true
facts as to our condition, is Language
stronger than any word-bragging.
To commence at the beginning we
start next to McCauley, on the
south side of Franklin, the western
limit of the burnt district:
No. 1. As far advanced as the
End story, being built by E. r. Ely,
to be occupied by Ligon & Ely;
23xS0 feet; brick, Hawks; wood,
BarksdaIe, Clark & Co.; galvanized
! iron-cut stone front, E. Vert &
Herbert, Madison, Ind. cast-iron
front, extra heavy, F. NJ. Mere &
Co., Louisville, Ky; approximate
cost Sc, 200; 3 stories high.
No. 2. c. L. Cooke, 23x130; 8
stories; C. L. Cooke & Co., jewelers.
and wholesale house furnishing
goods; cut stone front; extra plate
glass, and finished in the most mo-
dern style of architecture; inside
finish most elegant; vault to be put
up by Halls Safe and Lock Com
pany, contractors; brick, Hawks;
wood, Mr.. Hunter; iron front;
Merze & Co.; galvanized irOn-cut
stone, Eckert & Herbet; cost 81 900,
up to End story.
No. 3. Mr.. d. S. Hendricks;
similar in construction, and style
and dimensions to that of Mr.. G. l..
Cooke, and built by same cOntrac-
tors;icost 81 900, up to the 2nd story.
No. 4. KincannOn, Wood & Co.
The first in misfortune, the first out
of the ashes, and the first to COM
plete their cOmmOdiOus sale5rOOm.
AS we write they are knowing in."
The house is 34x100. The contrac-
tors were MesSrs. Brawner q Co.,
brick; McReynolds & Son, wood;
Snead & Co., iron. In addition to
the saleSrOOm and End story the
basement is one of the largest tin
shops in the country. They will
continue as wholesale dealers in
house furnishing goods, tin, iron
and queensWare; cost $4,000.
No. 5. Franklin bank, built by
d. Kincannon, now under contract
of BrawnGr Il Co., brick; Mercy
nolds & Son, wood; Snead & Co, iron.
When completed it will be all that
the gentlemanly attaches of this
live banking house could wish, in
beauty of finish and security of |
vault; 1SX75; cost $4,000.
No. 6. Ere j. G. Joseph returns
from his Paris trip will beready for
occupancy, his new clothing house
now being built by Miss Lizzie
Woods. The same contracting |
party as on Messrs. KincannOn &
Woods buildings; 21x75; cost Sc, 500.
No. 7.E Mrs. HodgsOn & Mcclure,
residence and millinery establish
ment; 19X115 feet; 9 rooms besides
the salesrOOm. Those who remem-
Der the beautiful store of these
ladies before the fire can form some
idea about what their new house
will be. Mr.. H. is giving his indi-
vidual attention to his buildings;
his fronts are of extra Louisville
pressed brick; Buck, brick contrac-
tor. All the modern styles of cut
stone trimmings and cornice; cost
$, 800.
No. 8. Owen & Moore, drugs.
When completed in the style con-
templated, together with the inside
finish, this will be one of the hand
soonest drug establishments in the
State; 20Xl15; 3 stories; cut stone
front; extra plate glass; heated by I
furnace, with every modern apper-
tenances and improvements, it is
rapidly going up under contract of
Brawner u Co., brick; wood, Beatty,
Gilbert & Co.; cost not less than
$4,000.
w. J. McCOrmac; 1st story for
rent; End, McCormac's art gallery.
1t would be aIl-sufficient in des-
cribing this building to state that it
is to be occupied by Mr.. McCOrmac
as an art gallery. We venture that
both in ornateness of style and SUI
periOr workmanship it will be an
to new GAINESVILLE. 1t is
now under fast Roadway; 22!x115;
cost 81, 900.
No. 10. This will be Byers' drug
store, and will be after the highest
style of the art. 1t is now under
contract, and will be an additional
which the enterprise of
Mr.. Samuel Hodgson has given to
our city; 20x10O; cost 81 900.
IL. w. ROsenfeld, residence and /
goods; II roo ms; 3 stories;
21X11O; stone front. A most at
design and pushed through
with Mr.. RS accustomed energy;
its handsome inside finish will
show most enticingly the well Sc
Iected stock of ladies notions, over
which Will S. Hays delights so
much to pun; cost 81 900.
No. u. y. A. JOhnson's old 1
stand, being built by the enterpris-
ing firm of d. KincannOn q Co.;
widow cap, cOrnice cut stone; under
contract; 2lX1O0; cost Sc, 800.
No. II. Mr.. Gauchat's jewelry /
house, up to the 2nd story; brick
work. Mr.. Gauchat's good taste
and Iiberality will greatly aid in
this one of the finest
business streets of any city of the /
South. The 2nd story is to be occu-
pied by our neighbor, the Eeqf, and
will be a most desirable printing
office; 21X75; cost $4,000. /
No. Is. AS yet vacant, but to be /
/
No. 1G. Mrs. Kelly; 2iX75; a neat
and attractive l story room for rent. !