Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-06
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.

New Residences In Course of F,rction.
DIT w II. Lake Is completing ono ~ Tho
nnest residences in the city for his own
use' situated on the corner of Lamar and
seventh streets. The building win have
frontage of forty-1ye feet on Lamar
street and side frontage ON seventh
street OF slxty-tlye feet. II is bunt ON
the " Eastlake, style, rand rests on solid
stone foundation, especially desiyped ne
- = name, architect The building has
me cellar under the rear portion' with
TWO inside exits and one outside The
mann entrance to the building Is ON Ia.
mar street. and Is approached by
me porch and stairway. on
the lett OF the entrance is a tower which
reaches the height OF sixty feet, covered
Win metallic shingles of neat design
ahu topped on with pair Of twin fpaIss,
manufactured by the Fort Worth cornlce
WORKS. On the left is handsome win
VOW riied with stained glass of the most
handsome designs. The building has
iour gable ornaments OF neat pattern.
Inc inside OF the structure, which Is a
nouel OF elegance and convenience.
finished throughout with native
long-ieaf pine and polished TO smooth
surface, and Is to be. handsomely freseocd
oy froi. Hurley, an artist located In this
CITY, Electric lights, electric bells, hot
air heating apparatus, water convent
ences, path rooms, etc, etc, will COM
pine to made this new residence all that
heart could wish as place of abode.
lhat old land mark, the Clark house,
which formerly stood at the foot of Main
street, has undergone many changes
since Its removal to the corner of Fiji
teenth and Jones, having been thoroughly
repaired and renovated, aud bidding fair
TO retain us old-time popularity.
Inc block on the west side Of Houston
street, between Wcatherford and First,
Is undergoing important and substantial
improvements, including porches, with
iron columns, etc.
The brick building No. BOG Houston
street, has undergone thorough repairs
ana complete renovation, causing IL TO
look like new. II will be opened In few
days 10y sam ID. Chescldine with large
stock of merchandise. Mr.. c., the owner
OF the building, Is an experienced BUSH
ness man, recently from London, Ohio.
Mr., {. A. Ginocchio will build large
addition to mis- Union depot hotel Fifty
more rooms are to be added, making in
all ITO rooms In the building, the whole
to be most handsome and convenient
structure.
Huffman 4 Harry Bros, are erecting
splendid building on Main street near
Sixth, below Browns wholesale grocery
establishment II is TO be fifty feet wide
by nincty-ninc In depth, three stories
in heiehth, with iron front and handsome
cornicc finish. Construction is progress
ing rapidly.
The immense building next TO Brown &
Martin, opposite the Pickwick hotel, is
being rapidly erected, making fine ap.
pcarance. Muricc 4 Robinson arc doing
their level best for its early completion
II will be two-stories nigh, seycnty-hye
feet wide by ninety in depth, with iron
sllls, columns and front, which win make
II building that the city can be proud Of
1t will be occupied by the Fort Worth
Grocery company.
The brick building on Weatherford near
Main, in front of the courthouse, will he
two-stories high, fifty feet in width, by
eighty in depth. The owner of the prop
erty is Mr.. j, NJ. lIarts6eld, district clerk
at the courthouse.