Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-08-22
KIRKsVILLEs BUILDING BOOM
New Residence in Process of Erection
Or Recently Finished.


During the present summer Klrks-
vile has had much bigger building
boom, than most persons are aware of.
Most OF the houses erected have been
private residences. some distance from
the square, and hence have not attract
ed much attention. The fine residences
built this season or in the course OF err
ection now by President Blanton, John
Caskey, and Alex Doneghy have al
ready been mentioned in the columns
of the GRAPHIC. Wednesday morning
the GRAPHIC pencil w1elder took little
walk south, and southeast Of the
square, with note book in hand and the
following is the result.
NJ. S. MONTGOMERY
directly south of the square ON Elson
street is putting the finishing touches
on his second house built the present
season. 1t has four rooms with
cellar and pantres. The lots will be
filled up and graded and put into nice
shape. The ditch in front OF the lot is
being nicely lined with brick to pre-
vent washing, and to conduct the water
off in an orderly and respectable man
ner. Other property owners who are
troubled with unsightly waskouts
along their premise after every big
rain should take note. On Franklin
street. one block east of Mr. Montgom-
cry and directly opposite the hand
some residence of Mr.. E. NJ. Collins we
found
j. /. FOWLER
busily engaged with large number
of wokmen in putting up what will be
one of the incest residence properties in
Huntsville. These lots are somewhat
uneven, and this has been taken ad.
vantage of to put in basement of
brick, a portion of which be used as 6
celler and a portion as kitchen and
Dining room, this constituting really
the first story. On top Of these brick
walls IS two story frame of eight
large and handsome rooms, besides
closets, halls etc The probable cost of
the building will be in the neighbor.
hood of three thousand dollars.
HENRY HANNAH
has completed the foundation OF quite
a lair sized residence two blocks south
Of the square or Marion street.
JOHN HANNAH
On hls res idence property on the
same street has completely remodeled
his old house and built on so that he
will have really an almost entirely new
house when complete. The carpenter
work is about completed and the plas-
terers are now at work. HIS new resi-
denee will have nine large rooms, three
of them up stairs, a large hall and
stair case, three verandaS or porches,
and anumoer of closets. The building
is not only snowy, on the outside, but
convenient.and roomy within, and the
work is being done in very thorough
manner. A short distance east of Mr..
Hannah's the bull ding belonging to
| N.Y.
known as the Nelson Thomas house, is
being thoroughly oyerhauled and en-.
larged so that when finished it will
contain eight rooms. An L has beer
added to the building. Out IN the De.
France addition we found two new
houses. Ono belonging to
MR.. " TlNGLEY
just completed, is handsome two
story with six rooms and the closets
handsomely finished. The inside finish
is in natural wood colors is credltable
piece of workmanship by Mr.. j. H
r auh.:. The walls were rough coated
and Mr.. John Tinsman is now engag
ed in trescoing them in neutral tints
with PANEL and other decorative
effects. Cost S1.5G0 to $4,000. In the
S same neighborhcod
+ REV. T. NJ. THoRsoN
is having erected nice and cosy
looking cottage of six rooms, one story
at probable cost of seven hundred
dollars.
I F. NJ. HARRINGTON
e east of the Normal grounds has JUS
' completed one of the largest residences
, in town. The building is of first class
material, and good solid honest work
f manship. We will reserve full de
|. script1on for some future issue no
a having the necessary data at hand.
4 Mr.. a. McGUIRE's
handsome residences east of the square
t is up and enclosed but the inside worE
Is not far enough advanced for descrlp
t ton. 1t will be one of the handsome re
+ sciences of KirksviIle when completed
J 1t contains eleven or twelve rooms be
sides closets, pantries etc. The presen
sketch does not embrace much NOR
than one fourth of our territory and w
shall continue our notes and observa-
tions in future issues.