Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-21
WORK OF THE BUILDERS.
HANDSOME RESIDENCES AP-
PREACHING COMPLETION.

What s. Going on in the Way of I'M
ovements-Arebitects and Contract
ors Pushed with Business-Fine Strue-
lures in Course of Erection on Aber-
corn Street.
Notwithstanding the rumors Of panics
md other reported unpromising indica-
ti0ns or what is going TO happen during
the approaching summer. the march Of
Improvement continues in Savannah.
Late last season il was intimated that the
building boom would soon terminate, and
that the demand for houses would
be lessened. Ever since then many new
small houses have been built. several
costly ones erected. while a number d
contracts for others have been gwen our.
a reporter Of the MORNING NEWS
learned Yesterday that contracts Tor quite
a number OF fine houses will also be
given out next week. Among the houses
that are partly built are those Of Messrs.
James p. Hammond and Clement Saussy.
on the block bounded by Gwinnett. Bolton
and Aberc0rn streets. Mr.. HammOnd's
residence l. on the southwest corner Of
Gwiunett and AbercOrn streets. and IS
being constructed by Louis Blackwell.
after drawings furnished by architect
John ]. hewitt This house is two
-LtHEH frame STRUCTURE. anu llds q 44t5lA "a
81 feet on Gwinnett street and a depth
Of 81 feet I inches on AbercOrn
street. and rests on a brick foundation
four feet in height. IL was commenced
about the first Of last month, and viii
probably be completed late in July or
early in August. The first floor has
spacious hall y feet wide and y feet n
length running parallel with Gwinnett
street. Across the hall is a parl0r 10 by
p feet, sitting-rOom 16 by Is feet. a
dining-rOsm u by IS feet. kitchen
II BIZ Is feet, and a pantry and
st0rerOOm. one separated from the other
bv a partition. but together occupying a
superficial area Of 176 square feet. The
three first mentioned rooms are on the
south side Of the hall. while the kitchen.
uantry and stOrerOOm are in the west end
Of the residence. The ceilings in each
story are y feet 8 inches in the clear. The
porch at the front measures : feet by = feet.
In the second story on this side balcony
feet wide and 5 feet long is shown. The
appearance Of the residence IS improved
bv a piazza feet wide and y feet high.
which is shown on the AbercOTn street
ami the south sides. The walls and cell
ings will be Of superior hard finish plas-
Ter. with centre medallion Orna-
mants in the parlor and the
sitting and dining rooms. The doors
and window castings, the balustrade and
the newell posts. viii be Of walnut. The
kitchen viii be wainscOted with black
walnut to a height Of four feet from the
floor. while the stOrerOOm and china
closet viii be handsomely finished in hard
woods To the south Of the house two
story structure. measuring y by 10 feet,
is being erected. The lower floor
viii be used as stable and
the second floor divided into two
rooms. and finished with a gallery on the
exterior Tor the accommodation Of ser
wants II is estimated that these i'm
pr0vements will cost about $1,000.
ON the adjoining lots south Joseph
McCauley is building for Clement
Saussy a very comm0dious and hand
somely finished twO-stOry residence,
which has q front Of % feet
on Bolton street. and a depth Of 3 feet on
AbercOrn street. The appearance of the
house is heightened on the AbercOrn and
Bolton street sides By a twO-stOry piazza
: feet in width. with 20 feet Of continuous
length on the first floor and 90 feet on the
second. the ceilings being 10 and 10 feet
high in the clear. respectively. The first
floor is divided into seven rooms, in addi-
tion to hallway feet in
width and 80 feet in length. The
two parlOrs. divided by an archway. are
l. feet i'm width and SO feet in length, be-
yOnd which, in the north end Of the house.
is a dining room l. feet wide and 22l5
feet long. separated from the parlOr
lv folding doors and connecting with a
conservatory on the AbeTcorn street side
feet wide and 30 feet in length. These
I rooms are on the east or right hand side
Of the hall as the visitor enters the house
from Bolton street. On the left of the
/ ball is the library. measuring II by g
feet. and beyond that an alcove, whence
the stairway leads from the lower TO the
second floor. At the farther extremity
OF the hall is a door leading To the dining
room. the upper portion Of which is fur
nished with heavy plate glass. In the
northwest corner Of this floor, and con-
Meeting with the dining room Is n
pantry y feet in length and
feet wide. through which
| communication is had with the kitchen
in the west side of the building. This
room is Il by l. feet, and viii be supplied
| with all the culinary furniture and con.
veniences. including range in which gas
only Will be used for cooking
( In fact. Mr. Saussy has made ar
rangements to have his house Illuminated
/ and warmed by gas, and the water to be
/ used in the bath room heated, as required
bv the same means. 1t is claimed that
| the expense above the first cost Of the
| necessary pipes and fixtures for the
purpose will not be more thar
/ would be required for either wood
! or coal. There are fOrty-siX windows in
I this residence, twenty-thTee on each floor
| These, with the doors, will be connected
| bv wire. already concealed beneath the
plastering of the walls, with q burglar
/ alarm register that is to be placed in the
I hall on the second floor, to indicate the
window or door where an intruder
| may be attempting to effect an
entrance. The hall in the second story is
| feet in width and % feet long. On this
| floor also is a dressing room connecting
/ with the principal bedroom on the right
| Of the hall On the Bolton street side. This
apartment is % by l. feet. The Other
/ sleeping apartments, four in number.
! measure y by Il feet, II by Is feet, and Il
! by l. feet resp ectIvelY. The bath room on
| the west side of the hall is s by u feet and
/ the water closet g by : feet. The height
/ from the attic floor 10 the roof in the
centre is is feet. A number of Yentilators
will assist in making this portion Of the
| structure free from an excess of heated
atmosphere during the warmer season of
/ the year. The Railways and all the
rooms aIe being plastered by Martin
| HOulihan, who has furnished elaborate
cOrnices and handsome medallioas. The
| hall and kitchen Will also be wainscoted
10 height of about four feet from the
| floor, with polished cypress set in panels,
v-.th trimmings in hard wood of contrast
! ing cOlOrs. Beneath the residence is a
cellar Il feet square, for the storage Of ice
and other perishabe articles such as are
needed from time to time in every house.
hold. Mr.. Saussy stated to a MORNING
| News reporter yesterday that he expected
the house would cost at least $4,000, an
| amount in excess of the original estimate.
and necessitated by the Introduction of
the burglar alarm wires and tubes and the
extra inlet and outlet pipes connected
with the heating and plumbing which
were introduced under the immediate
supervision Of Mr.. John Nicolson.
Messrs. DOrney & Cameron are COM
pletlng a row of twO-stOry wooden resi-
dences on AbercOrn street, between Wal
burg and New Houston streets, for Mrs.
A. NJ. GOerz. There are six of these
houses, each having a hallway on both
floors. with three rooms and two spacious
closets and a piazza in the rear on the
first floor, and four sleeping-rOoms in ad-
ditiOn 10 closets and bathroom and water
closet on the second floor. Two Of the
houses are already occupied. These resi-
dences are well finished inside and out,
and are calculated to increase the value
Of adjacent property. II. Myer is
doing some plumbing work in the houses,
and in some the painters are giving the
finishing touches, when the entire row
viii be ready for occupancy.
THE SITUATION IN BANK CIRCLES.