, 1889-01-31
P0Rr TOwNSEyDE nUi LDIZGs
SUB -TAxrIAL IMPROVEMENTS

: business blocks and residences. W
can give but a partial resume of then
but take pride IN pointing ont some {
the more prom inent.
STONE AND BRICK BUILDINGS ALREAD
CONSTRUCTED.
DR.. \. D. Hill took tie lead by erecl
ing the two story brick building, no'
used by his sons as their drug store.
The late +. s. Fowler was the frs
person to erect Il stone bnilding in on
city. This he did IN 1874, building 10
business purposes the stone buIldIng o1
Adams ST, low used for a court house
He died before it was fully fiBished; ant
hence the sale by his estate to the cUun
ty.
Mr.. Chas EsenJies now followed
building on Water st. the one storl
stone block Low occupied by Burkett
| Eisendbies, afterward doubling its sZt
to accommodate NIX Gerson.
Then came the magnificent stone storC
of Bartlett Il Go. ThIs is very sub
stautiaI building, and would be an orna
ment to any city twice the s:ze OF on
| own.
The Presbyterian church is a ston,
structure, and although very small, l:
Yet a very fine buIlipg.
! Next we have the magnificent three
story brick f Waterman Il Katz Then
| Mr. Ensembles followed with annthP!
! elegant stone building ou Water and
Quincy sheet , two stories aud base
| Ment.
The cnterpTi-ing tIapp next put III
| his heautIfuI brick on Water street.
| The First National Bank was thea
buIit, two stories of stone and one ot
| brick. Next came Fred Terry's two.
story brick. This was followed by the
| largest and finest 50 far On ;he east side
of Water street. the McCurdy block.
| Next came tie Kahn Ensembles one
story brick on the sea wall front, which
Contains five large stores, now ugied by
| e. Il. Lowe. Then Kuhu's oue story
| brick CD Taylor street. Next IN order
was the Van BOkkelen building on
| Adams street, which is one ory and Il
| basement Next in order was the Hill
| Iandes, Seavey- -Shecban block. two
stories aod ia basement. which added
! three mere elegant stores to the uuiube.
already here.
After this c. G. Bartlett built another
| three story brick which j. finished but
Il t yet occupied.
Thomas Phillips has just completed il
two story brick, and A. Weymouth has n
| DiiGh D!HC iLiNt 81 ~ ps orc SiOi- y
small brick store belongs also to A |.
Smith, which Is used as a iewelry shop
10y Householder.
We have omitted (because it was not
u busines hGuSe( the fine three story
brick hotel of Mr. ID. Spoor, which for
convenience and size = an ornament 20
the city. OF wooden buildings, there
are the Pontius- Haller building, and
the new Olympic hotel building-the
latter erected by c. T. Clapp.
The Devoe brick residence viii be al
luded to under the head of residences;
also the Morgan brick residence. -
BRICK BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The Hastings-James building is now
mp to the second floor. 1t Is located on
the corner Of Tyler aud Water streets,
AID will contain two large stores. 1t
occupies the site of the original house
on the peninsula.
J. a. Kuhn and SIR. Pettygreve are
also excavatiDg for large brick on the
east side of Water street, which will be
pushed rapidly to completion.
BRICK BUILDINGS UNDER PROMISE OF CON
sTRUCTIoN.
Mr.. Low will build large band
will probably be fogr stories high
Next to this. on Taylor St, will be au-
other building by Mr.. G. f. Clapp. Ad-
joining this Mr.. b. \. Miller has leased
ground and will build two large brick
blocks one on Taylor st, the other on
Washington st. This will make 4 solid
face Oh Taylor between Water an6
Washington streets, on the west. Mr..
Kuhn will build oD the east side of Tay-
lor, cor. Washington. This will make
the east face solid.
The Hastings estate will build an ele-
CANT brick, corner of Water and Taylor,
opposite the .icCuTdy block.
Mr.. KatZ will build between his fire
brick, corner of Water and Quincy ste. :,
and the ClaPp Bank dIstauce of 60
feet. This will be built three stories
and baseme 1t. and will be one of the
finest properties III the city. The Plum
mers will baiIdion the ca side of Wash
iugton st Thee are several other
bindings under contemplation, but
We deem these assured.
ELEGANT AND COSTLY RESIDENCES.
Port Townsend cau DO asst of as many
beautiful residences as my city OF its
size d the west.
Hon. Wm. Payne has, perhaps, all in
all, the finest home IN the city. This is
two-story residence, cor. Lawrence
and Taylor sts.. which was erected last
summer at a cost Of about 50 COO
Mr.. DeVue's VeneeIed brick residence
IL also very beautiful and very commo-
diOus, and cost probably as much or
me re than did MIR Payne's Iioure.
Mr.. q. W. Downs has twostory res
idence which for size and finish is very
creditablc. Capt Il. w. deLion pos
sesses also very elegant two-story
dwelling-cost about $4,000.
Capt. c. Williams has housed him
| self in u two-stoTy dwelling at cost of
about four thousand dollars.
\. y Piummer's residence cost five
thousand. Mrs. Pugh has a new two
story residence cost $1,000.
Mr.. Meyer, OF the entcrprising ship
ping firm of Griffith Meyer Il Stetson,
| has two-story residence worth $500.
Mr.. Dyer is building Il beautiful Queen
Anne, TO cost about $4,000.
! Mr.. Bert Adams is building two
story residence to cost four thousand.
MIR. l.. II. GAYS built on Learned's Az
enue a two-story dwelling that cost So,
300
Mr. Henry Bash has Il two-stOry resi-
dence that cost $4,000. Others, rs Capt.
Dalgarndo, Dr. Hunt, Mr.. Swinson,
Chas Eiscnbeis, J. +. Hill, Henry Ian
des, the Episcopal church, etc, have
built fine houses.
Among the one-story cottages the
following may be mentioned: Capt
Grants, cost $500; Mrs. T. Hammond's,
cost So 600; Capt. McIntyre's. cost s.
800; Mrs Webster's, cost 81 800 Many
others might be mentioned did space
permit.
OTHER BUILDINGS WORTHY OF MENTION
Learned's Opera House is large ant
well appointed building fully answering
itS purpose
The Pontius-Hallcr block on Taylor
! & Washington is three-story buildin.
OF very fine finish. 1t is just nearin2
completion
The Olympic Hotel is a new wOoder
, structure, costing about 50 900.
loves mammoth warehouse on Com
mcrcial dock IS sufficient to store a mul
titudp Of goods.
The Red Mems Hall is Il very larg,
| structure, used by them, and for tn
, uptown wants Of the community 10