The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-31
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS BEING PUT IN VIEW
BUILDINGS.
stores. Warehouses. Shops and
Dwellings Included in the
Lists. Fifty-ninc Build
inss Under Way.

A tour among the MANY III" ouiiu1'sa
being erected in the city develops the ~
very gratifying fact that Palatka's build L
ing boom is rather on the increase. In all
parts Of the city new buildings are going
IN. Of all classes from the humble but :.
comfortable cottage TO the elegant resi-
dence. The building going on In the :
business portion of the city presents !,
bnsy scene, with the army of bricklayers,
carpenters and plasterers hard at work 9
in their several occupations, making =
music sweet TO the ear with the ring OF
trowell and saw and constant CHATTER OF :,
the hammer, telling the story as it could
he told in no other way OF the solid pros
! perity and growth of our favored and
beautiful Gem City.
The most extensive single block Is
that now being erected by the Florida
Southern Railway company, on water
street. This block will consist OF eight
large two story buildings, po'tion OF
). the upper stories Of which will be DC
- voted to the use Of the company as gen
sral offices, four large and roomy ware
houses, large passenger and freight de-
J. pots, and the most extensive and sub
r stantial dock that can be found in the
state. The fronts Of the buildings VIII
Il he Of pressed brick laid with red mortar,
N and plate glass and all covered with
ID slate, and when completed will be one OF
the most handsome and useful blocks III
~ the CITY. The cost of this block will be
a, more than 100000. Four OF the store
be rooms are intended for wholesale houses
exclusively, and can accommodate
in large business.
- On Front street the Palatka National
IA Bank is just completing a block OF three
ho two story buildings, with iron, plate
glass and pressed brick fronts, arranged
:, in a very pleasing design. The bank
'.' will occupy one of the ground i'oors'
III while the other two will be devoted to
'c" mercantile business. Just in rear OF
III these buildings are located two large
warehouses, which will be used for stor-
se' ing goods.
was On Lemon street, between First and
~ n Second streets, Mrs. NJ. +. Boyd is erect
rs ing very neat and substantial douo',
two story brick building. The groun'
ong floor will consist Of two store rooms
ary, o5x53 feet in size, with eight rooms an'
walk n hall on tho second floor. II Is only
at a question of n very short time when thi
her entire block will be covered with brio
buildings, as il is one Of the best LOCATED
,r, and most desirable lots in the city,
st to Mr.. p. B. Dalton, the contractor,
first. erecting three large two story brio
liable buildings on the corner Of Lemon an
rices Third streets, for his brother, Mr. ~.
Dalton, of New York. All the outsld
i s,. work on these buildings is about compile
c;,y ed, and the plastering and other insl'
,,, work is we'll under way. One OF the
"A N buildings will be occupied by dry goo
c;,v establishment, and the others will pro
ably be- used for grocery stores.
The new Methodist church buldin
rob- on tho corner Of Second and Oak stree
purse 10 making very gratifying progre
rday' toward completion, and ii will be rea
!. In for the congregation by the first Sund
Ell IN in May. The outside presents VI
term handsome appearance, while the ins'
Is to he most handsomely finished
{ the ash wainscotting and curly pine trI
.illng minps. 1t will he furnished with OF
long, md will bc one of the lovelicst lit
N his churches in the state when II Is &C
on, on plcted
d fcl. Messrs, bingham and Smith are +
d kept ting the finishing touches on very II
two story frame building on Len
News street. just beyond Peck street.
nd 81. ground floor Is now occupied by tho
,ape,,. Of this firm.
rclia. A force of about twenty-five workn
II Lou. under the direction of Mr.. I. IL. II
as well ington boss builder OF the - 1.
$. w. railway. are engaged in building
J.. 49,, extensive shops Of this road situ'
- ~" in the "Y" out Laurel street. The ST
vii, consist of two large buildings 60
'' '' :, feet each, which will he pushed to c
: ,,a. pleticn rs rapidly as possible. a l
number of mechanics will be empl'
:, -. in these shops, which, besides glvln
- ~ very desirable class of citizens
add no little to the trade of the city
in that Mr.. VIM. +. Forwards nine colti
:" Son situated near the junction of the +
,ivc you md J., r. & X. W. railways. are ha
hats oil the finishing touches put on then
Il do I'll the builders and PAINTERS. These
that the taces are very neat little three
lost its buildurs we'll finished, and will
strap e'' read, tenants.
MIR. l.. p. Campbell, of Cincinna
~ badly also having six neat cottages CT
rse run. near the Florida Southern road, II
e,urning & Bro. being the contractors.
f wood. Mr.. NJ. Taughton is having II
.rt with neat two story, eish, room co
OF the erected for his own use. It'll SIT
Is upset, lust block east of Judge HauS
eel pass residence.
him up On Madison street q neat modern