Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14
Ghp frce DRESS,
IILtII.lllNS. lNIasI.
Health Growth OF the city Nearly u
quarter ora Million of Dollars IN
v"sted In Building During the Past
Synaun

v"stcd In Building During the Past
s6aspn.
According TO our custom ut this season of
the year we pruscni list Of the more i'm
poItant buillings erected, and the larger
repairs made Ia Burlington during the year.
a giance T., the lit will convince anyone tin,
The work done has been OF unusually healthy
character especially so ia the line of fine
residences. The Dunham house on Willard
street though not exirayagant in size or cost,
has elements of architecture and general
taste that would seem TO place it first this year
IN many respects, Just rs the house built on
the same street BY Mr.. Woodhouse was cast
~ first last year. 1t remains to he seen how
far the Durham house shall rival it., when
completed. 1t is not Perhaps proper thus to
single cut two houses for special comment
when 50 many are worthy. We shall refer
to some OF the others at another time. Look
Mt dozen or so OF the more costly houses
built Guring the last three or four years
those OF Mcssrs. Woodhouse, Durham, Hay
ward, Henry Wells, Dudley, Crombic, Taft,
Grinnell, Clark, Johonnott, Morgan, Adslt,
Barber, Perkins, General Wells, Booth, Mrs.
Clapp. c. C.. Post. Take another list
built longer ago and we will find
u still more difficult to keepthe number with.
in reasonable limits. We present them as
they occur TO mind without intending any
rank by the order. Those of Messrs. il. r. |
Hickok. Henry Loomis, Lawrence Barnes, |
ID. G. Linslcy, w. c. Hlcllok, J. ". Brown, |
tpomeroy place, l.. G. B. Cannon, o. A. |
Burton, B. Turk, S. l.. Herrick, George +. |
Edmunds, llias Roby, Jas. LOOMS, j. d.
kingsand, W. q. Shaw, b. b. Smalley,
Frank w. Smith, p. W. Barney, E. Lyman,
Il. j. Phelps, the Misses Austin, A. L. Rich.
ardson, the late L. w. Barrett, c, IL. Blodg-
cit, Mrs Francis, d. Murray, A. G. Strong.
Mrs. Wheeler, Miss Fletcher, Mrs. Tucker,
Miss Loomis, Dr. Carpenter w. l.. Strong,
A. G. Spear, j. W. llckok, IL. j. Brooks,
): IL. Gates, Mrs J. r. Drew, L. A. Walker,
Il. Is. Walker Mrs. Ballard, NJ. l.. kelsey,
a. e.: Stafford, parsonages o, list and ID Con
grcgational societies, G. W. Whitney, L.
Brayton, Mrs. j. D. Allen, G. W. aindes,
Mrs Mary Wheeler, f. IIuugcrford, l. Shat.
tuck, T. Il. Wales, +. w. Peck and Gen.
Peck, G. |. l!agar, II. Nelson, L. NJ. Sn,ton,
Z. NJ Spading, Frank Parker, f. l.. Rim.
ley, and many more.
We give these lists to show how sc are
gradually becoming a city c. Gnc residences.
Our readers who arc familiar with the place
VIII each think of many not named, and
"oh0cr shey arc not included in the list.
, iii5ci h;t stl!i cOud DC made un OF
aonses Just as neat and tasty, but q little
smaller and less expensive, that arc kept in
perfect order-so neat and perfect externally
Una, They might almost be thought 10 lia
only Just removed from the band box take
y. L.; Lirseys place es one type ami Mrs
. IL. Kussclrs as aroher. Then, again,
me views anu the ground atcct nearly al
these premises but to return TO this Years
e"liuings. Tho block of Wells, Richardson
" -, i'c lod pattern to follow, substan-
~, III every respect, with liberal vault room
IRE proof, and proof every other way, and
their -four story store house wih,s toct walls
10 Tie very caves. As TO these buildings,
whatever class they may belong to, this
much nav lie said, no two are alike. no
':cpies taken here.
Following is the summary of the building
done in Burlington in 1883