Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-22

| buy them. South OF East King, Mr.. Lands,
| Capt George u, SpreDger and the McEili.
gott estate have few lots that might be
uuliIed Tor building purposes. Que now
building IL going up there now.
ALONG VINE STREET.
| Vino street, from Lime 10 Water, IL not
very attractive. 1t Ia pretty closely built up,
but with tho exception of Iion's church and
| tho old Sun hose house, which Jacob Gable
~ converting into dwellings, and tho big
coach works OF Norbeck " Miley, tho build
ines are generally small dwellings, renting
| Tor t6 to Sl2 month. quito n number oi
| them might with advantage 10 tho owners be
torn down and more slightly and comfortable
| dwellings take their place. The vacant
| spaces arc tho site OF the New Jerusalem
| temple, between South Queen and Duke,
aud alot opposite St Mary's church.
EAST AND WEST KINa STREET.
This il n solid part of the city, not only
| within the limits described in the above ad-
yertisement, but from one end OF the city to
| the other aud tho buildings upon II are the
best and the mercantile houses the largest
There are too many of thom to enumerate.
Suffice Il Ia say there are no vacant building
lots to be had and not many houses bad
enough to bo torn down.
now IT looks on ORANGE STREET.
Orange streot IL almost ~ closely built up.
There Is u pretty open lot ad joining the Mo
ravian parsonage and ono on tho opposite
side Of tho street. II Shober's old stables
were torn down there would he room for
several nice houses, but many wish that the
hotel property may be kept intact until I'm
cle Sam steps In and selves the site as the
proper place for tho erection OF the public oili-
ces. The churches occupy great deal oi
space ON Orange street the Bethel, Mora
Wan, First Reformed, st Paul's Reformed,
81. James and the Presbyterian are all within
our prescribed limits To say nothing OF ST
Johns Lutheran, ST Johns Reformed and
tho Injtei Brethren n little further west
st James aud the Presbyterian have large
grayeyards ad Joining the church, but these
will not be eligible for building lots until
cremation becomes more popular.
CHESTNUT STREET SITES.
West Chestnut has not vacant lot the
old high school, tho IIarberger foundry, tho
Rohrer tobacco warehouse and the Rohrer
boarding house occupy the entire south
side between Prince and North Queen,
while the Globe hotol, two tobacco ware.
houses, two saloons, Il drug store and several
dwelling houses I'LL up tho north side.
Three or four of these lattor would look
better II rebuilt.
There arc no lots on East Chestnut IN the
first block the old Union hotel and adjoining
buildings are sadiy.out OF repair. The
ground on which they stand is valuable,
either tor hotel business houses or dwell
ings. tn" second square II well built up,
u
should give way To better ones.
NLON8 TEINCE STREET.
South Prince street il solid from Vino To
King the houses are good aud comfortable,
some Of them quite cOStly-the stevens
house being the best in the city. North
Prince - also closely built up, hut not 80
finely. In the first block there are no open
iugs, but "A few OF the houses should ha re-
built bno-hslf of the east side OF the block
the Old Moravan graveyard and the old
Chestnut street school. The old graveyard
would make fine building lots, and some
years ago II was proposed in the c0ngrega-
uon tn sell II, and with the proceeds build a
new church but the project fell through.
IL may again bo brought up under moro
favorable auspices, and then the site hunters
VIII have chance To got good sites.
ON North Prince street, between Chestnut
and Walnut, there are several big ware
houses, the Mwnnerchor hotel aud garden, "A
cigar factory, several handsome residences
and several that arc not at all handsome.
The only chance Tor sites In this square IL to
cut mp the MwnnerchOr garden (Which won't
bo done), or tear down the old houses which
ought io he done.
ALONG WATER STREET.
Water street does not offer many desirable
building sites. The East sido is pretty gen
orally built up with stables belonging to the
properties of Prince street. aud the West
side with dwellings The street is narrow,
tMho M ,SuarryNIHe rai'r"a @ runs over II anu tlle
h's So"e' "h"ei IL ihc Hio't P'".oh'lo"s
MTnnerrbor and Eultnn halls and tho
Stevens house Doerr's meat market, Ger
shells tobacco warehouse, Stnrmieltz's PLAIN
ing m'lI' ana bllchehderief : iouhnry'
DUKE STREET SITES.
Duke street IL, par excellence, the boule-
ward of handsome residences. The lower
has unon II old trinity church and chsneI the
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,,,i,ti 80 ,', 80, .ita'. @ law
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,,. 80 ',, 80 '''i
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a front of ~ fact and a dentb of ahSut I,,n IL
is worth on "A guess a., 900 or 10000 Judge
Longs property, 90 feet front and extending