Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-03
wTAr TIE BUILDERS ARE DOING.
New Residences in Course of Erection

New Residences in Course of Erection
improvements Throughout the City.
4 detailed description Of the building
improvements now being made in various
portions Of the city would, doubtless, NIL
a couple of columns of the MORNING
NEWS. Some of the new structures are
Of handsome design, but not suilclently
advanced to admit Of a fun description at
present. and mention of them is de-
ferred for the time. These improve
ments are not confined TO one or two
sections. but are observable on all sides.
Notice was made a few days ago Of new
structures erected in the southwestern
norton Of the city. and Of the completion
Of the new general offices of the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company.
There are several others more or less pre-
tentiOus which 20 to show that capitalists
are not timOrOuS but confident in their
view of the situation and prospects Of
Savannah. Many Of our readers are IA
miliar with the appearance Of the house
which stands on the southwest corner OF
Habersham and York streets, known as
the WOoIhopter residence. 1t was built a
number of years ago. and is one of the re-
spectacle landmarks in that por-
ton of the city. a few weeks
since Mr.. Frederick W. :. Wool
hopter conceived the idea of having it re-
modelled and made into two tenements,
and work upon the plans was promptly
begun by Mr.. J. J. MacMahon, the we'll
known contractor and builder, with the
assistance Of Mr.. JnO. K. EasOn, who took
supervision of the brick work. 1t was
intended TO have the structure finished
BY the first Of the present month, but
the late spell of rainy weather de-
layed operations. The improvements are
however, nearly done. The remOdeled
structure appears as two residences OF
ten rooms each in addition TO number OF
closets. A wide and shaded piazza has
been constructed across the rear of the
tenements, while an attractive portico
with double stairway, leads from the
sidewalk in front. Nearly all the rooms
are large and well ventilated, and ap-
pointed with fireplaces, gas and speaking
I tubes In each of the tenements there Is
a bathroom and water closet and
all the modern improvements. One or
| two large Outbuildings, which formerly
| took UP great deal of the yard, are being
demolished and will be replaced by small
/ er and more convenient structures, while
a great deal of space will be gained for
| the wards. All the ceilings of the tene-
ments are receiving heavy coats Of plas-
I ter under the superintendent OF Mr. +.
/ J. Cannon. The plumbing is being done
4 by Mr. II. Meyer, and the painting by Mr.
/ Chas. Clark.
ON the northeast corner Of President
/ and Lincoln streets Mr.. Frank Douglass
! is erecting two brick residences, each two
! stories in height, to contain six rooms.
! The houses are not large, but will be
/ COSY and well ventilated, and be de-
| cided improvement TO that part the city.
On the north side of Hull, between Bar
nard and Whitaker streets, Mr.. j. VIII
I hp-
pleted the brick work of large residence
/ for the Champion estate, and Mr.. Henry
I Bartlett, the carpenter, is now finishing
/ the material wook word. This residence
/ is two stories high on d basement struct-
ure. with front of 30 feet, and depth of
! a feet. The elevation from the ground to
the top Of the cornice is 80 feet.
/ The exterior Of the building will
4 be finished in stuccO and its
| front. relieved by a swell. ornamented at
| the top by an OctagOnal roof covered with
I slate, and its apex crowned with finals
| in zinc. A number of pilasters, finished
with fOliate capitals of artificial greystOne
! of a new design, will heighten the appear
ance of the house. The base
ment contains six rooms with
/ lobby. and is we'll lighted
/ on the east and north sides of the struc-
ture there is three story piazza under
/ cover with flights of stairs leading sue
I cessiyely from the basement floor TO the
/ floors in the other stories, The hall in the
basement is feet wide and 80 feet in
/ length. The elevation of the first story
1 is II feet. This floor contains yestibule
/ 3x6 feet, a hall 9X25 feet, a double parloF
and handsome stairway of walnut and
| ash The railing is Of superior design
| and very handsome. The front parlOr is
I 16X19l9 and the back parlOr 16Xl6 feet,
connected by Warmers patent folding
/ doors eight feet wide and nine feet high.
| The dining room on this floor is 15X19H
/ feet. and the buffers pantry 91zX121z feet,
Z The floor of the Yestibule is finished with
Monton's plain and encaustic tiles, while
/ all the other flooring in the house is of
I yellow pine.
The third story has an elevation of
i eleven feet, and contains three large
| chambers, a dressing room, bath room,
I linen room, water closet and other con-
I Veniences.
/ The house is being handsomely finished
/ throughout after designs furnished by Mr.
/ Dewitt Bruyn, the architect, The other
/ departments of the work are under the SUI
/ pervision of the following named gen.
/ tlemen: Henry Bartlett, carpenter. Chas.
I n. Cox. timer; ID. O'Leary, plasterer;
| Daniel O'NeaI, painting; Chas. p Small,
plumbing; Andrew Hanley, doors, sashes
and blinds, and Messrs. Crawford &
| Lowell, hardware. 1t is expected that this
residence will be ready for occupancy in
| about two months.