Telegram-herald., 1888-05-13
BUILDINGS GOING Up
CONSTRUCTED AND CONTACTED
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ton thai 40 city IA tks eounfry lstsy. a.
this season of the year, has 80 many rssi-
dsness and hsildinxs Of AL kinds under
orocsss of eo1slE action sn6 Already COM
Plstsd.
His marvellous Every ward IN the city
Ia comparing n0tss vita every otnsc ward
elaims 70 have from Efty 70 oas hundred
hemss already up OF bsinz boilE. while The
business blocks "a process Of erection On
cur central thor0ughfzrss are n1meroas.
and chiefly large and costly structures
Tie BaildlBg boom has ecme. snd it -
not simply BOOM but necessary con-
pleansnE required bs ths rapidly inersas-
ing zrosSA Of Grand kAplds- yerv tes
business places srs vacant. and th3ss tS2t
ara Aaye sOmsthing oblsctionAoie that
causes them 70 rsmzin empty. fe1sment
houses for these OF modsrate means are
much needed, While our successful msr-
ehsnts ana business mea are building Tor
themselves attractive homes. taxing al
vantage Of the present prices Of real estate
bsfo<s The rise that IS sure 10 come
The cnisf contractors and builders have
axresd 70 f1rnisa the TELEsRAa- n EKALD
each week with . Let OF those buildings
which they have IN progress Of eonstruc-
ton, or which have been contracted FOR.
Prominent among these are k0sson bros-,
OF Aill-st. and snslr report is glven 10 com
meaes With.
We hays under contract az the present
time hne residence for W. q. Hsrpol-
| sheimer on CrescenE-aye. near Union-st,
| three stories high. all finished IN hard wood
with plate and loaded glsss and heated with
Quincy patent heater. costing 81 40 total
cost of house about $1,000. Architect. w.
| q. Robinson.
| one Of tae most stylish designs in the
| city is the residence Of Mrs. Byrne, corner
| sheldon and Cherry sts. built of repressed
| red brick stone trimmings interior nnisn
| al hard wood, costing about sl5. 900. Archi-
tees. W G. Robinson.
A residence tor q. V. Ganson on College
ave-, 70 be finished in hard woods. with all
toe modern Improvements. costing about
/ 81 600 Architsccs. Mason & Rice, Detroit
The Home Of rhe Aged little Sisters OF
the Poor Is nearing completion. Ii 10 a
| large brick building i've stories high on
| LafaystIe-st., has large and commodious
| halls, OAK stair cases leading 10 each toor,
AZ = cost of about $4,000. Architect. w. q 3.
| Robinson.
One OF the many changes that win add to
| the growth and beauty OF the city 10 the re-
| modelling of the PARK Place. .msking il into
stores with good easements, plate glass
| mired. costing about LOO. Architecf, =.
| j. Osgood.
| On College-ave We are building for Mr..
& w. Withey one of the best arranged
residences Ia the city, repressed brick ard
| galvanized iron trimmings on the exterior;
| the interior finished in bard woods OF beau
| tiful design in cherry, oak aud butternut,
costing about s., 500. w. G. Robinson, ar
/ enitect
4 NVa.- co..s -l.t;r~ -.g;1>,,a fov Gao
Metz on Union and Chsrry-sts. The ex-
terror Is white brick with galvanized iron
| trimmings the interior is finished IN ma
| hogscy. quartered oak and butteraut. cost
| ing about SIC 900. Architect w. q. Robin
son.
A. residence for K. NJ. Kendall, 116 JEFF
! fsrson-ave., with all the modern improve
ments. plate glass. ETC., finished in ask.
| oak. and butternut at q cost Of about S5.-
| 600. Architect ID. s. Hopkins
double house Tor Geo. Leonard on Ut
tawa-st.. lower floors finished in red oak, at
a cost Of about s.. 500.
Eaton & Lyon, ,stationers. have UNDERGO ne
| o change for the better in making the en-
| tire second foor into book room. Which
can De reached by wide stsirways from the
store below, at q cost OF 81, 900. Architect
). j. Osgood.
Col. Briggs has determined to hold the
4 kkhl1 Ou O4AkOA-tbs AAAo pAO-
perty by putting in plate glass fronts aud
oriole windows at 10 and 81 Canal-st.. and
changing the entire second floors into
| offices, st g cost of about SIS, 900.
Rowson Bros. have ssventy-ive men in
their employ, and all are Kept busy at good
wages, while the best of material is being
| used.'
shearn and Sutton. builders, furnish the
following LIST:
| ID. w. sutton, Charles-st, two story
frame dwelling and barn, cost 81 2O0.
n. b. Clark, Cnarles-st.. frame barn, cost
500.
Mr.. Gill. of Gill & Greenlf corner Turner
and Eighth sts., stwo-story frams yelling,
cost $1,000.
Charles Shsarn, 353 North Ionis-st.. two
story frame Dwelling aud barn, cost 81, 500
| L. Dickinson, corner Barclay and East
Bridge ST., q double tvo-story frame dwell
ling house, cost 81. 500; also Two frame
dwellings for the same party, near the sam
location. ccSt 500 each.
Reai estate ls held low as yet; building
material IS chgan; skilled .abor is lower
than it ought 20 be aud there Is no reason
why the b1ilding boom Of the already most
rapidly growing city in Michigan should
not continue.
The TELEaRAM-HKRALD invites all build
srs and individuals 70 report the location
aud cost Of their new ventures, aud they
| will Be pubiiNhei with plaaSQra