The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-17
HOUSES.
The Prospects for Their Erection during
This YOaE.

AUS A0hFs
A large number OF business and dwell.
ing houses we're erected in this city and
vicinity last year, and the indications are
that there will be a great many more put
up during this year. Business is better,
money more plentiful, and the DISPOSE
ton to erect houses more pronounced than
then, Architects and builders all agree in
the statement that never were so many
inquiries made in regard to building OF SO
early period.
Mr.. Sam Howard, architect, says the
number OF demands is unusually large.
Other architects and contractors talked
in the same strain, and we give abstracts
Of our talks, as follows;
Mr.-Iapes McGranahAn, Of Hamilton K
MCGihhahAn, contractors and briCklaYers,
was well satisfied with the business done
last year, and thought the Indications were
never more favorable for builders than
they were for the year Just beginning.
"We have been in almost daily Communi.
cation with gentlemen who contemplate
erecting houses, either dwellings or
building during the coming summer,
and to Judge from the tenor oil
their talk | would suppose that very many
OF the projected buildings will 90 up.
There will be large number OF dwelling
houses in particular go up. We have now
under contract q large business house and
dwelling for Mr., Landkrohn in Bellaire
an elegant residence for Mr.. ]. A, Holli
day, Twentieth and Ohapline streets, thiI
city; Q row oil tenement houses on the site
OF the Mission School, East Eighteenth
street, and double dwelling house fol
George W, johnson, on Byron street,
Besides these, we have large addition
to make 10 the house oil Mrs, Mabis, or
Market street, now occupied by Thos
Hughes 4 Co., as q merchant tailoring
establishment; large addition to thu
steam dyeing establishment and print
works OF the Messrs, Sliiel, North MAR
street; house to finish for the Misses
Wilson, South Chapline street; q similal
service for Jacob Snyder's New house
South Main street; besides large number
oil other smaller jobs. We have had u
per cent more work to do than ever before
and the prospects for more are just excel
lent"
Mr.. J. D. McFadden, a builder and
architect, said he had Just closed a mos
satisfactory years work In three States
and thought the outlook for q still bette
one was most hattering. He has the
Oglebay store rooms in Bridgeport to fin
ism, the other building belonging To thes(
gentlemen to remodel and great deal o
miscellaneous work to do for them.
"The 0glebay shave expended moIethar
; $40, 900 10 Bridgeport, am also OF worh
on new front for the residence oil Col
X. NJ, Delaplaine, on Ohapline street
which will, when completed, be the fines
front In the city. Col. Deleplaine's re
pairs to bis residence will cost $4,50). MIR
W. A, Turner will also remodel the jewelrJ
store OF |. g. Dillon at once, The res
taurant room will be torn out and Mr.
Dillon will thereafter occupy the whole O.
it, while the Lincoln Club will monopolize
: the other two stories. lam making Rlmos
daily estimates for persons who wish Il
erect buildings that will cost $1,000 OF
81, 800 did twenty-five thousand dOllarE
In work in Washington, Pa, last year and
expect 10 doa large business there this
year"
MIR. W. A. Wilson, OF Hanes Il Wilson,
said his firm had quite number Of houses
to build this summer Henry Helmbright
was about to erect some buildings on Sixth
street, above MANI while George Hook
would build a residence on South Front
street. Island, which would be a neat and
elegant affair. Lumber and materials
were not lower than last year.
Armstrong 4 Coen did good business
last year and expect to build some fine
residences during this year,
Klieves, Kraft& Co., will build the new
Fifth ward school house, and have quite q
number Of less expensive buildings on
hand.
J.sA. Holiday says there are many
inquiries, but 1t Is most too early In the
season yet for any tangible talk.