Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-03
BUILDING OPERATIONs.

What the Architectural Firms of the
sfty Are Dofng-A New StOrehouse
on Water Street-An Improvement
in the New Buildings Going Up
Some Fine Twenty Thousand Dollar
Flats i'm Course Of ErectfOn-NeW
Haven Behind the Times i'm the
Building Line-The New Big Carriage
Shop.
The half dozen architectural firms in this
city are quite busy at present getting out
plans for new buildings which are to be
erected throughout the city and out of town.
business with the architects has
been rather dull for the past few months,
fact which the profession attribute to the Ia
Dor troubles, it is now improving and quite
a large number of fine new buildings are I'M
der contract, in course of erection or being
talked over. There are about thirty draughts
men employed in the different architectural
firms in this city. Some of the new buildings
are going to be models of architecture and
complete in every detail. The style of many
of the buildings will be something entirely
new for this city and will no doubt add to
its beauty.
although New Haven is improving in re-
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inson yesterday, ''she does not begin to COM
pare with other cities of her size or even
smaller. For instance, Hartford, Bridge
port, Meriden and like cities have better
buildings the average in great many re-
spects than this city. New Haven has quite
a number of isolated buildings which are
models of architecture, but she is still way
behind the times" There half dozen
fine fats which will average about $4,000
apiece about to be built or are in course of
erection. They will have all the mod
ern improvements and will be on a new style,
somewhat after of New York's flats.
In tour of the architectural shops made
by COURIER reporter yesterday afternoon
the place of Henry Austin & Son, at 746
Chapel street, was first visited. Mr.. Austin
reported business rather dull. His employees
are at work at present on the plans tor a
mammoth warehouse to be erected by Stod-
dard & Kimberly, the wholesale grocers.
Its site will be on Water street. Its dimen-
sivns will be 50x160 feet and four stories
high. 1t will cost in the neighborhood of
$50, 900. 1t will be of brick and will I'M
doubtedly be fine structure when complet-
ed. Messrs. Austin are at work on the plans
for new and handsome residence to be
erected on Orange street, near Veto, for Ed
ward Russell, of the firm of Russell Bros.
1t will be 24x50 feet. 1t will cost about
1000 and be complete in every respect.
Mr.. Austin said that he had number of
other plans of buildings in the city and out
of town in the works, but he was not at lib
erty to give them out quite yet. He expects
a pretty fair business this fall, but the labor
troubles had very bad effect on the build
eIs.
Mr.. D. R. Brown, the Church street archi-
tect, was quite busy over the plans on stair
way to be erected in Mr.. Waddingham's
mansion, West Haven. The two main stair
ratings are of mahogany elegantly carved,
said Mr.. Brown, and will cost about 81, 900.
''I have charge of the completion of the man
sion and will endeavor to have the job done
in about year. l find that can manage to
keep all my help busy, as well as myself, al
though it is somewhat dull, in fact much
. more so than for the past five years. This
d | nj have many out-of-town jobs. l drew
| will ms for the new Masonic building
will cosr"se of erection in Middletown- 1t
| Brtler and piece of architecture, and
I has Just compile The builders are Horace
it. private residence l. West" Mr.. Brown
ne y r Pickering. 1t hps for a handsome
viii be will Sest Commissioner
n. for which Mr.. Brown either te sda at Port
nd drawn or is about to Commence w. II
of are handsome fiat now nearly fin2issasns
n Wail street, for Mr.. John S. Beach.
"a feet long and four stories high. Z
builders are Prince and Elizure H. Sper
- also three tenements which are in yarit
stages OF completion; two private residen
which will cost from 81, 900 to sc, 600
BB%%n 6 bs dHs esaHmP5EfRted tbs pgns
built at Stratford. It will be
Gothic design and will cost $4,000 or 81
600. David Smith, of Milford, will be
builder Another church for which !
Brown is preparing plans is the new Uni
g chapel, of Woodmont. The plans represe
a very pretty little chapel which will prol
BILE seat about three hundred people, It W
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the plans for private residence for viii
- ground has already been broken at Gu
ford. 1t will cost about 81, 800.
At Messrs. Alling & Tyler's Office Mr. !
ling said he was quite busy and had !
hands well employed He is drawing pla
n for private residence for Frank D. Welc
on Bishop street. 1t will cost So, 700. N
Williams & Arthur and Major P Maher a
the builders; also plans for handsome bri
d block for E. Lincoln Goodale on State sire
near Skinner school. 1t will cost about ST.
600. The foundation is now being laid. T
building will be divided up into fs
and will be complete in every respect.
A building for which Messrs. Alling
| Tyler drew the plans is being erected
Grand avenue, Fair Haven, by Drugg
Conway's father, Patrick Conway. 1t W
cost 81, 1000. Bates & Townsend and Y
. A. Lincoln are the builders.
An 50, OOo tenement, the plans for viii
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Sarah A. Hendricks on Grand avenue. 10y
Bros. and A. B. Treat are the builders.
Messrs. Alling & Tyler have just compl,
ed plans for handsome private residence
the corner of Orange and Cottage street
j, Charles P. Thompson, of Platt & Thompso
1t will cost So, 900. A. N. Clark and A
Baldwin & Son are the builders.
Il Another building is to be erected soon,
which the plans are drawn, on Orange sire
near Cottage, for A. G. Andrews. 1t w
| cost Sd, 900.
James H. P. Champion has broken groul
| for new 81, 500 house on Orchard street,
| which he drew the plans, said Mr.. Alling
Clark, and Bates & Townsend are tt
builders.
eve are just getting out plans for brio
building for Rattlesdorfer, the grocer.
will be erected on Wallace street and wi
cost about $4,000. John Leonard is tt
builder; also plans for a $4,000 brick ten
| ment house for T. K. Dunn and a So, 900 pr
| vate residence for George Hoggson on Leo
ard street. Sperry & Clark will be tt
builders for Mr.. Hoggson's residence. Ais
handsome brick fiat will be erected sool
the plans for which have already been draw
for Mr.. Samuel Stevens, who resides on Wa
| street, corner of Orange. The building wi
| be wooden and complete in every detail
Messrs. Alling 6 Tyler have also the pla1
for the new almshouse well under way Tt
l pans SNOW me structure WIN All mOQ6I
Improvements. The contract for the built
ing has not yet been given out.
Architect Lindsey is away on a sum mt
| vacation. He has number of plans undo
way.
Architect G. H. Stillson thought the Sci
son rather dull and that the architects wei
working hard for little money. 'Just
present 1 am pretty busy" continued M
| Stilson, ''but these labor troubles have il
jured the building business greatly. 1 hay
| plans drawn, said Mr.. Stillson, for privat
residence for E. E. Field on Leonard stree
which will cost 81, 900; Baldwin & Son an
Bartlett are the builders; $1,000 brio
house for William E. Ford on Greenwoo
| street, for which Baldwin & Son and Clar
are the builders; plans for remodeling Al
torney J. G. Cables residence on Ferr
street, which will cost $4,000 or IS, 900;
brick residence for Mrs. Kane on Hamiito
street, which will cost $4,000. Larkins
Langley, builders a private residence for
w. Corbett, brick and frame, costing PC, DOC
the builders of which will be Treat & Bart
lett; So, 900 residence for F. J. Morgan o
Orange street, Bartlett & Snow builders
Mr.. Stillson says he is at work on the plan
for number of out-of-town private resi-
dences. He has plans ready for buildin
to be erected in Washington territory. !
will cost 49, 00O and cottage for G. W. b
Hughes, the butter merchant, at Merwin'
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