The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-23
NUMBER 43.
Building in MOntnelier.

The present season, now drawing 60 o
close, has seen more building in Montpelier
than for many years. Indeed, it would
probably be safe to say that i'm no one year
in the history of the town has there been so
much building as this year. 1t is a Condi-
tion of things with which our people may
well be pleased. 1t will be interesting to
note the exact status of building Operations
at present The following is a catalogue of
ediices on which work has been done this
year. If it is incomplete in any particular,
we shall he pleased to make corrections
Perhaps as convenient a starting point as
any will be Barre street. On the right
hand side of the street is the residence of
Charles G. Fields, which was completed
about August T. when Mr.. Fields moved
into it. it is two and a half stories in height
with gabled roof, and is tastefully orna-
mented on the outside. The builder was
Wallace w. Noyes, foreman. On the left
hand side of the street is the residence of
George w. Colby-a two-story-aud-a-h
building, with a gabled roof. It was be-
gun some time in May and was completed
about August L. John w. Swazey was
foreman. The fine fOur-tenemcnt house of
Francis German stands at the corner of
Charles street. 1t has two stories and a
hopper roof, and will have cost about $1,000
when finished, which will be about the first
of January Frank Lusha is contractor.
The two-story four-tenement house of
George w. Fox and the late Charles II.
Heath stands as it did at the time of the
death of Mr.. Heath. II is lathed and the
dormer windows are in. Mr.. Fox super
viSed the work far as it went. On the
opposite side of the street is the double
tenement erected by the Mechanics Bald
ing and Construction Company. 1t is now
occupied by two families having been fin
ished about the first of the month, Frank
lin Hoyt was the contractor. The tene-
ment house of the Wetmore Morse Gran
lite Company contains also the Office of the
company. The building is of two stories
and has pitched roof, II is now occupied.
Franklin Hoyt was the contractor.
Passing now to Charles street, we come
to the two-tenement house of the estate of
the late Charles H. Heath 1t is two and a
half stories high, and has a pitched roof.
1t is now completed and is already occupied.
Franklin Lusha was foreman. On Ridge
street is the story y-and-a-half two-tenement
house of Charles II. Cross, finished last
June. 1t has pitched roof and Mr. Hoyt
was the contractor Peter Gauther's two
story residence Is also on Ridge street.
Mr.. Gauthier moved in about the first of
September. George w. Fox was foreman.
On Highland street, recently opened,
parallel to Ridge and Barre street, is the
tenement house of Harvey Freeman. 1t is
one and half stories high, with an l., and
has pitched roof quite snowy structure.
The house has been occupied since the mid
die Of September. Mr.. Freeman himself
superintended the work of contraction. On
IllSnlduh SlIttu dlSO Is Jlb ItSlubuCb Ol
Murray A. Kent 1t is two stories and
half high, and has an l.. Mr.. Kent built
the house himself, and will move in very
soon.
The residence of Charles Def. Bancroft,
on East State street, will be handsome
edifice, having all modern improvements.
1t is two stories high, and has a mansard
roof. The main portion of the house is fif-
teen by twenty-six feet, the easterly wing
twenty-one by twenty-one feet, and the
westerly wing thirteen by twenty-one feet.
The l. is fifteen by twenty feet. 1t will be
occupied about the first of next month.
Wallace W. Noyes is foreman. The resi-
dence of Miss Eliza V. Guernsey, also on
East State street, is nearly completed. 1t
will be of two stories, with a hip roof, and
part of it will be occupied as a tenement.
Wallace W. Noyes is foreman.
The foundation of the tenement house of
c. j. Gleason, on Hubbard street, is now in.
Work on the building itself will begin this
week. 1t will be two stories and will have
hopper roof Mr.. Hoyt is the contractor,
Richard H. Newton is building resi-
dence on Park avenue. 1t will be two and
half stories, with pitched roof, and Mr.
! Newton expects to get into it by the first of
! December. Christopher o. Barnes is fore
man.
S.H. O. Bosworth's house and barn at
| the corner Of LOomis and East Liberty
! streets will be one of the best set of build
! ings erected in Montpelier this year and
! has all modern improvements The house
| is two-stories, with Mansard roof and an
| l., and it will probably be ready for occu-
pancy next month. William W. Goodwin is
| foreman.
On Loomis street, between Jay and Main
| streets, is the two-tenement house of Oscar j.
| Vail. 1t is two-stories and half high, and
has pitched roof and l.. Both tenements
| are occupied. Mr.. Lusha is the contractor.
The two-tenement house of l.. b. Hunt
ington on Cedar street is two and a half
stories high, with a gabled roof 1t is OF
Queen Anne style and has all the modern
improvements. One tenement is already
occupied, and the other will be this week.
Janus Crossett is the foreman.
Henry c. Holmes is building two-tene-
ment house on Franklin street. 1t will be
two stories, has a hopper roof and wings
on each end 1t will be ready about De-
cember |. Edgar Francis is foreman.
On North street, at the corner of East
Mechanic street, James Canning has put in
the foundation and is raising the frame of
a two-story house, with hopper roof and L.
Janus Crossett is foreman.
Charles o. Foster is building two-story
residence on Vine street, near the head of
| Summer street. 1t has hopper roof, with
l., and will be finished in January. ID. D.
Fellows of Barre is the contractor.
The roof of the residence of DR.. Lance on
Elm street is now on and the building will
be completed by January. 1t will be two
Andrew j. Smith is foreman.
The barn of Ashley Hubbard, on Sum-
mer street, at the head of Spring is COM
pleted and the foundation of the house is
in. 1t will be packed " house and will
have a mansard roof, Mr.. Hubbard is him
self experimenting the work.
Thomas L. Cassivaint completed in May
last residence on Hillside street, leading
off Court. 1t is two stories and has a
pitched roof. Elijah White was the builder
Nearly opposite the residence of Mr.. Cassi-
vaint is that of Alonzo Barnes, on the west
erly side of the street 1t is a story and a
half high and has a pitched roof. Mr.
Barnes moved into his house in August.
Elijah White was the builder. George II.
Benefits tenement house on the same
street is nearly finished 1t is two stories
high and has pitched roof. Elijah White
is the builder. Further up the street Seth
w. Corse is putting in the foundations of
residence, which will be completed during
the winter Franklin Hoyt is foreman.
Hiram Clark is building two tenement
houses on Court street They are one and
a half stories high, with LIS, and will be
completed by January. Mr.. Clark is super
intending the work.
The new residence of Edward Dewey on
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