Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-22
IMPROVEMENT ECHOES.

What Is Being Done and Is Con-
templated and Rumored in kuOx-
Vile.
The incoming spring and summer
gives promise of wonderful things in
the way of building and Improvement
in and around Knoxville. such
season in that line As was never beiore
witnessed. In fact, Work nas peeh
going on in some quarters all the time
| when the weather would permit.
Summit hill is getting to be notice
| able 81 a location for handsome resi-
dences. Mr.. Geo. II. Burr, Of the we'll
known firm of Burr & Terry, has just
completed and occupied, on the east
side of Prince street, between Reser-
voir and Vine, an elegant and CONS
modious twostOry frame residence,
CONSTRUCTED OH the very latest and
most modern plan OF architecture, and
| finished eff in the highest style Of art.
t It is an ornament TO that part of the
city. The work was done by M. w.
c.. Fulcher, skilled contractor, and is
fitting testimonial to the work man.
ship made use Of by him.
Another towering ornament 20 the
hill is an imposing and magnificent
brick mansion, in course of erection
for Col. W. A. Henderson, on the
Smiley property, near the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum.
Among the most important of the
Improvement t. be made is an addi-
ton TO that popular hotel, the Hattie
House, recently built by Mr.. T. Me-
Nut =. The addition is to extend
back from the present building to
State stree, and will be eighty five
feet deep by fifty-eight wide. This
will make the building 285 feet deep,
and give a continuous hall thrOug b
the house Of that length. The plans fer
The work been have drawnupur der thu
direct on Of mine host J. c. a0dsrs,
who is an eff cieut no el-keeper and
contem plates 81! the latest hotel i'm
provenenls The addition ia to cousis,
eff two stories, and will add twenty
new 70 pms ID the house, among which
there will be some commodious sample
rooms for com mercial travellers, on
the first floor. Besides there will be a
cooking department and a dining
room, larger and more convenient thsn
any in the place. A lady's entrance
will be provided at the junction OF
the two Buildings, and between them
more convenient handling Of baggage,
and other purposes. This will make
the Hat lie House second TO none in
the country in point of convenience
and accommodation. The plans are
completed aud the material provided
and the work Will be commenced
about the first of March.
There is rumor of another magnifi
cent new hotel building, to cost $40, Oe(
or $50 900. to be built by some of K uox
ville's most prominent business men
and capitalists. It is said that it will
be erected on the site of the old Frank
lin house, corner of Gay and Main
stIeets, and it is to be called the "Dick-
ins0n house"
Messrg. Click & Price receL thy pur.
chased at chancery sale the Tar.
water & Ambrose sash and
blind factory property, on McGhee
street and Second Greek. They have
already commenced TO take down the
old buildings, and propose to erect on
the same site large and com modious
three story brick building, 40 by 1SC
feet, for furniture mandatory. This
will be long ways ahead of anything
of the kind in the city.
We understand that Colonel McGhee
contemplates establishing a wooden
mill in the old steam fl our mill build
ing on Moth Broad street. No more
appropriate location could be found
and this is an enterprise which will bt
Of incalculable benefit to our city.
Colonel McGhee has torn away thu
old stable in the rear of his residence
lot, and is replacing it with a more
slightly and commodious one.
Among other building to be erected
the coming season are business house
by Messrs. Jos. It. McTeer. J. w
Slocum and Jno. s. Van Glider, on th
Crozier property on Gay street, ad
: joining Butt, DePue & Co.
Mr.. E. II. Fienniken has com,
menced the erection Of two tenan
cottages on the west side Of Higl
street, near Clincb.