The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1884-12-20
GRENADA REBUILT
Her Rapid Strides Within the
Last Four Months.

thought that we We're rulned'so great was
,he distressing CONSERVATION cf the peo>
Ii II is adversely and difficulties, that
h,;oe out the courage of a community,
N lpss than the grit of a man, and on
looking over our town, resurrected from
,.bos and reconstructed on heavier
basis aud with improved proportions,
/. does seem that blessings sometime
slumber in disguise. Now, in the burst
district twenty two story, and SIX
one story buildings, with two large livery
stables, present to the eye transfor'
nation almost marvellous. All the new
houses that have gone up are creditahle
N the town, aud some Of them would
adorn cities Of greater wealth and popu-
lation. Besides those which are now uls
others are to follow in the spring. The
building spirit has infused new energy
into the purposes and ambition into our
commercial men, and spread amongst
ali classes spirit OF pride in the beaut
Of our town, which makes for Gren-
ada brighter future than ever,
Beginning on the west side of the
town, the stranger will see the large cot
Ton shed and wagon yard belonging t.
Capt. J. B, Lake, Of Memphis, in the
charge of Mr.. Buck Wright, with the i'm
pacted yard, BRICK walls and iron roof
On the north side of the same street
the tidy and substantial business house.
ofMr. Sidney Kettle and Mr., W Fl
Wood will meet the observ rs gaze. Or
Green Street, the injured houses OF Dr.
Barksdale and the neat two stor!
building OF Col. W. N Pass, all occupied
by business men On the corner OF
Green and Depot Streets, stands the
large iron and hardware building o.
Doak e. Laurence. severe in its simplicity
with its iron front, smooth walls ana
large upper story windows. On the
south side of the square, extending from
Green Street some distance. will be
seen the large block built by Mrs.
Donkin, Mrs Gerard, and the Whitakers
with stores, except one filled with sup
plies, and that will be occupied in a few
weeks. The upper stories of this splen-
did block are intended for offices ano
private apartments, which will soon b.
occupied, and they present rare attrac-
TINS with their ample space; and splen-
did lights. The fronts OF al the ground
floors of this fine block are made viii
iron, and from their large lighted door.
present business like appearance. In.
termediate, is the hal dsome and solid
structure, owned by Col, W. N. Pas
now occupied as saloon. The walls OF
the old Sttkes building on the south
east corner of the square, stood the tir'
from top to bottom better than any one
of the burnt buildings. and has been
substantially repaired. Below on Main
street, will be seen the tasteful and solid
building, now the property of Col. W
N.Pass. Crossing over to the east side OF
Main street, we see the new brick stables,
standing upon the same spot of those
burned down, finished in fine style
Going north, from the stables we ap-
proach the Muilin block as it is popu
larly called, but it belongs to several
others, the first Of which belongs to
JohnHughes' and is splendid tribute o
his ambition and pride, having its up
per and lower story arranged to his own
wants and wishes. The next is the hand
some house built for Capt. j. B. McCord
on somewhat the same general principles
is own store rooms being peculiarly
dapted to his business. In this line Of
progress north ward, we meet with tn
beautiful and stylish buildings of Mr.
Geo. W. Jones, and W. G. Mclean, These
gentlemen, not merely wished to place
upon their old sites, houses adapted to
business, but something that would not
only add to their fame as public spirited
citizens, but something that would re-
fleet upon their architectural ideas OF
fitness and progress, and they have sue
ceeded. 1.-THE exterior finish of these
buildings in the stout ensemble" has an
air of beauty and attractiveness that will
Immediately arrest the beholders eye.
In the four beautiful houses, of whice we
have spoken, there is nothing wanted to
make them pleasant to look at, and
but much more, to make them designs
suited to ends. We now approach the
grand result of the new order OF archi-
lecture that has arisen on the banks OF
our little Yallobusha, to give the final
touch of style in the expenditures OF
the whole in our little city. AS one
good thing exceeds another in proper
tions and grandeur, the buildings erected
by Mr.. Robert Mulin will long stand
as material monument ofhis good taste
and ambition; and were it not, that he
will leave behind him (Which period we
pray may be long deferred) something
more enduring than piles of brick and
mortar, no matter how artistically finish.
ed, we should have inferred, that he in.
tended to erect something, in its splen'
did proportions Of beauty and finish. te
keep alive his memory in after years
but when we examine into the records
OF our own and other lands and fine