Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-22
WORK OF THE BUILDERS.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH
FRN PORTION OF THE CITY.

One Hundr and FOrty-seven Buildings
Erected south Of Liberty street in the
Past six Months At an stimafe Out
act over Quarter OF Mflion Dol
lars.
TIE rapid5i1cresse II the number Of
building Improvements n he southern
portion Of the city during the past six
mouths Is al evidence Of Ssvannsh's
prosperity. A few weeks ago the
NoRSTNG NEWS called attention 70
The rapidly with which the burnt dis
trict Of Yamacraw was rebuilt. Very
w persons living in savannah. unless
they had taken care 20 make = count
could believe that the section south o.
Liberty street had shown during TIE SIX
months referred 70 as great II mol a
greater Increase in the number p
Few residences thsu IN 1amacraw.
manv Of them very attractive,
both IN location and finish. Tx demand
for dwellings seems q continue. ana tluse
who have capital 70 invest are not slow
in taking advantage q the opportunity %
put II into brick and mortar
During TIE period referred 70 II build
ms ave bael erected in Savannah, south
ct Liberty street, AZ an aggregate eX-
Deufirurs Of not less b $4,000.
OF his amount $500 has been invested
in brick structures. two OF which. three
stories in height represent a value OF
SI4.Dl1. three Of $1,000. two Of Ss.vJ1.
one Of $50 and four Of Sl.2o9 About 20
one story houses have been completed
during the same time az a cost Of about
$500. and q two stories at a cost OF
about $4,000. During the past two
weeks a number 0f building permits have
been issued. 50 that the prospects
Tor a continuation OF the building boom Is
encouraging. Ii is understood that this
estimate applies 70 that portion or the city
{ south Of LibertT street. and that the num-
! e u structures erected OF being Quit
does not include those which have been
[ remodeled OF repaired. Among the cost
/ Iier houses nov IN course Of erection are
the ~three-EtOry bricks owned by the
/ Messrs. MOhr Bros. On Gordon street BE-
[ tween Bull and Whitaker streets. Inese
I residences have no yard in front. icing
I erected with their front wall close 70 the
| interior line OF the pavement, and extend
l ing back 80 as 70 occupy the greater pOr-
ton Of thelOts. The location Il an ex-
/ ceediugiv desirable one. and as both the
/ houses will DC furnished with al modern
I conveuiences the estimate Of their
cost il not excessive. Among
/ other brick houses is the two story
/ owned " YIN. McDonOugh, on Castor
street. west OF Habersham; four one
stories on Huntingdon street lane. west
II Price street. owned by Ar. FrEf.
VESSEL: q two-stOry belonging 70 1. d.
I McMilleu. on Huntingdon street. east Of
Lumber; two tw0-stories on a basement,
owned by W. 4. Gammell, on Harris
street. between Barnard aud Whitaker
streets.
In the lst Of frame houses one one-story
- the property q the Methodist Episcopal
! church. c1Iorei. on RUoerts street, near
Cemetery. aud ore twO-stoTy sunday
school building attached = the Methodist
T Church on New Houston street, between
Barnard and Jefferson streets.
Nearly al the 0ne-stoEy residences that
have been erected IN that portion 81 the
1 citv front on lanes. the ~unOccupied front
of the lots b=ing reserved
for tWO-st0ry structures. OF the
,ze:ar class. one begun about ten days ago
: for Ms. rev ccrner Of Bull n New
Houston strccis, E.ll PROBABLY be one OF
the cOstliest. TIE framework rests on a
BRICK foundation about four feetIl height.
me house viii face north. overlooking
tbe Park extension. and Will be fitted
with al the modern improvements. The
D cost Of this structure j. not included IN
me shove estimate
The two story on a basement bTck
structure which is being erected on the
southwest corner Of New Houston and
4 D-avrOu streets was noticed a few days
s-s j. the MORNING NEwS. TINS build
.u. j. kuS1l IS the Tcl.aIr Hospital Tor
Iniizen- FeIlal@z, 49, cost IS included
F in rI9 aIlEe estimate