The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-03
THE GROWTH OF DALLAS.
A List OF Buildings Erected Since jan
uary LIST and Those I'm Course Of
Erection - The Showing of
Prosperous city.

now give the list of buildings erected and
now in course of erection for which permits
have been issued since the LIST of January.
By comparison and investigation it will be
SO n that the number about doubles the per-
mits issued last year, although only five
months have elapsed. The fact is these
buildings are of modern style and substan-
tal construction, far superior to the majority
Of those heretofore erected. Another
fact is our city is growing. 1t is on tho up
ward plane. 1t is recognized MS the COIN
mercial center OF North Texas, and AS North
Texas thrves, so must Dallas grow and
thrive. With railroads centering here, and
others in course of construction that will tap
the richest regions of the State, why should
not Dallas develop into great, rich and
influential inland city? Ii we are true to
ourselves and our best interests, this is bound
to be the case. We give below the
BUSINESS BUILDINGS.
Mrs. S. II. Cockrell has erected two two
story stores of brick, No. 635 and 637 Elm
street, fronting fifty feet on Elm street and
running back one hundred feet. II has an
iron front, is Il neat business building and is
occupied Cost Of building, $4,000.
Messrs. Schneider q Davis have under way
of construction large brick store on the
corner of Market and Elm streets, running
north toward Pacific avenue one hundred
and ninety feet, fronting fifty feet on Elm
unA fant la
That part Of the building fronting
on Elm street to be fifty by one hundred feet,
and two-stories high, with n cellar under
meath. That part of the build ny fronting on
Pacific avenue, ninety by ninety feet and
one-storv high. Cost of building, $4,000.
Nj, Wohl has in course of constr iction a
tbree-story brick building, twenty-five by
seventy-fve feet, on the northeast corner OF
College and Elm streets. Cost of building,
$4,000.
Messrs Huey Il Philip are building on the
north west corner of Elm and College streets,
a two-stOry brick store fronting fifty feet on
Elm and running back on College street, one
hundred and fifty feet, with Il cellar under
meath. Building to cost $4,000.
Messrs. Schoelkoph IL Co. have erected a
two-story brick, forty by fifty feet in the rear
of, and connecting with their store, No. $50
and GAL Elm street. Cost of building, $4,000
Mr.. r. w. Thompson has in process of
erection two-story brick building, fifty by
seventy-tive feet, fronting on the north side
of Elm street, Nos 620 and 63l. Cost of
building, $4,000
Mr.. II. 7. Lantz has erected frame dwell
ling, No. 1,404 Main street. Cost, $500.
Mr. Iphn NJ Thnnnonp 10 h,ilIin,, a ann
story brick, seventy-tive feet, fronting on Elm
and running back fifty feet, on the corner OF
Elm and Howard streets. This building will
be cut up into four stores. Cost of building,
$4,000.
Messrs. Thompson, Schott & Co. have
erected one-story brick, twenty five by forty
five feet, an extension of their store No, 637
Elm street, through, fronting on Pacific nv
enue. Cost, $1,000.
Messrs. Harry Bros. have built nm addition
to their store, No. 500 Elm street, one-story
brick, twenty-five by eighty feet, extending
through TO Pacific avenue. Cost of building,
$1,000.
Flippen, Adoue &c Lobit have in course of
erection two-story banking house on the
southwest corner of Elm and Poydras streets,
IS feet by so feet deep. This will be hand
some structure, with large open iron front
entrance on Poydras street, and marble floor,
while the entire building will be of fine
finish.
Sam Klein is building a one-story frame
dwelling 36x36 feet, on the northeast corner
Of Young and Ervly streets, to cost 81 200.
NJ. h. Fosdick is erecting one-story
frame dwelling on Corsicana street, between
Ervay and Evergreen streets, to cost $1,000
DR.. j. III. Morton is erecting one-story
frame dwelling on the north side of San ia
cnto street, near Leonard street, to cost
$1,000.
Mr.. +. L. Marsalis is erecting large one.
story wholesale house to be of stone, md
with frontage of fifty f ct on Elm and fifty
feet on Main by two hundred feet on Murphy
street, extending through from Nj in to Elm
street. 1t has cellar fifty by one hundred
feet, with total frontage of three hundred
feet. Cost $4,000.
Messrs. Kahn 81 Campbelps two new bust
ness houses, two stories high, and fifty by
seventy-fve feet deep, located on south side
OF Main between Poydras street and the St.
George hotel, adds very much to she appear
ance of that part of the city. Cost of build
ings, 81 900. They have made considerable inn
provements on their building adjoining the
St. George hotel, at an expense of 500.
Mr. @. b. Splitter has erected two-story
brick building, twenty-five by sixty feet, on
the south side of Elm street, in East Dallas,
at cost of $4,000.
Messrs /. Frieberg & Co., corner of Elm
and Lamar streets, have extended their store
house through to Pacific avenue. which has
frontage of forty feet on Elm street and
forty feet on Pacific avenue by one hundred
and twenty feet on Lamar. Cost of i'm
provements, $1,000.
The Meredith Bros. are building two.
story brick business building at the corner OF
Main and Sycamore streets, fifty by eighty
feet. 1t will be divided into two stores on
the frat floor, and will cost $1,000.
DR.. &. Beaumont has erected neat frame
cottage at the corner Of HARDWOOD and Com
merce streets, at a cost Of $1,000.
Mr.. w. A. Rogers has under full Roadway
two story frame dwelling of fourteen rooms,
corner of San Jacinto and Masten streets,
which, when completed, will be one of the
hsndsomest residences in the city. The cost
will be between $1,000 and $4,000
Mr.. Stone, of the firm of Stone Il Heating,
Is erecting a handsome two story brick, corn
or Of Browder and Park streets, at a cost OF
$4,000.
MIR. Ellingsworth has in course of erection
handsome frame dwelling, on Akard ave-
niue, at cost of $1,000.
Mr.. Newt. Lacy has under way one story
frame dwelling, on Evergreen street-cost
$1,000.
A. L. Sheppard has built neat frame
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