Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-08-14
A MODEL TENEMENT.
DESCRIPTION OF A BIG APARTMENT
HOUSE AT GREENPOINT, L.

COnVeniCnceS and Interior Arrangements.
bedrooms and Parlors-Lecturo Room.
Childrcn's Playground.
Among tho buildings erected for the
purpose of supplying comfortable, decent
and economical dwellings, at a very mod
crate cost, that put up in Greenpolnt by
Charles Pratt is worth noting. 1t is to
accommodate 116 families, and is a six
story structure of such massive proper
tons us to attract attention from the
river, which it faces. 1t extends 200
feet on Franklin street, 13J feet on India
street and - feet on Java street. The
chief material used is brown stone, brick
and terra Gotta. There are bay windows,
artistic corniccs and gables so that its
effect is not mOnOtOnOuS. There arc
really six separate buildings, which
would have in them when quite full
about 100 persons each
On the Franklin street side there are
twrnty-one families, who us;o one en-
entrance, and seventeen families Il third
entrance. On the India street side
tWcnty-Six families uso one entrance
and twcutv-ono families another. On
the Java street side eleven families use
one entrance Each house is separate
from all the others. All the halls arc
tirrprout. The steps are heavy blue
Stone SI'o'' l'lNtlte'i III "llIN N"li'i ''o
sta'rrasES are nicely pron0rllohru low
risvrs, with broad steps. The turns are
made on square PLATFORMS, with ample
light at each platform. These Staircascs
are kept heated, lighted with Gas, and
cleaned without expense to the tenant.
EOOMS AND THEIR RENT.
The rents range from 9H'oV 10 2~o per
month. FOR %r' 'ilerc are suites VI S:Nen ~
rooms 'E'F| l">;In Nl'n Nln;.oM IL t,,! ~
opening Oh Il N'uc "l' Sl'It' EiN'", wv
plr!orS, Il Hl|'lfS rooiA' wv" p'''I"o ~
G Ct, ROOM Il hlS:Iitil "il'' a St'.liri
Inc scoI!IrI goes WIN r;'c'' H'' "' "ln'l'-
mentS' ana ITS c0niPle''ItSS l., a 5IeaI
feature OF tins bUIldihS. II cohla'}'S an an
'arthenWAfe Wa'I'un' "i'h i1o' IlI ''iu
W2tcI' large SILK "H" '''' "N'l cli,''T' ~
when an rrit%'e may '}' 'iHiNII3u' lt'"-
ing 10 the ''iI'E' El%l fanny llt' =: d
eepEIHit "t'itI Ilo9ct' =" ia " l''S'0" ~
II opening mo ''lG stull'il. i-"clt sCul.
lerT Is NenlliAtrd ny IN "leiliHS mo
Hue Duilt Tor '!l' S'' l"'ulls 70 nc nc
roof. E3IA 'i;%Arn l'i% Il range a"u lIo1
water D0lIef' Etch TENANT mas IL Sol''lalo
coal ana Wooo ON III me FSll"l, d Sep-
9rate poTtlOn Ol 'lle Edlu 70 10 Ioeo ~
CRYING ciolIieS' anu lidS oo aCct9s " "n &c
Hator WHICH can 4ll' wv po"ll"0 DIV q
tlm ne c,,.,, :. 1911, r
1here IS Il lTlulIl9 tIolo III eaCn IlsLiS
room any! " clo9eI " h9dlIy eNelS IoUl
", w alll9cotAllS prevents u'nl"So ~ WI" 10
1ne[e arc GalSantEzeu IRON e?oAea oll ne
WINDOW slllS loF mowers. rlCIure NOV ,I
lngS are secured 10 an tllo WaliS' ana llle
tellitnco arc suplIlt: ~ iIooh9i ~ liz
thefc IS no temptation 10 mar tlle "al 1S
with mans me rooms average l49
square 1eet. Llcn cIooet HAS Slle1'es i IL
hooks enough 70 tneet tlle wants VI 'll0
moSC clGSeC WorSnlplilS fHa az
Inc plumolnG WOr!. Oh the nc, Ou1luln? -
N,'00 1tI: - " 80 49,. ' ~
material IN IeaG ana iron PIPE was useu:
Eleven TANKS hOldl1l9 %o,VOO SdllollS VI
water on the roo1' supply inc thI rec upper
noorS, anu can DC uStC. also lOl Vic lnlee
lower 1oorS III case tile pressure Is ho'
su1llclenU from lhe Guy pipe.
CELLAR AND bAoEAEN1.
Inc BEDROOMS ana c ParIoEa are lll! TN 1
WIN Whltc "oou! Hlieu' 'arlllslle4 anu
rubbed IreaV pans nave oeell tthGn ~
secure PerlecIly ury cg1lal anu o' I''
ment' i ne lound Id, vans lesI o5i ny
grave! pott0m. 1heT are covered Win
asphalt ana nave a Dltumen camp course.
In the basement thefo are ConnnloulouS
bath rooms lor Ihe use OF inc tenants.
lhev are leaIeu WIN ote1'lI! dL" A ~,
mar3le noors ana "ainScotlh9' Ane
wood work IS pohSilod ASH. ,
1hefe Is reauln$ roo!n' or !ecVule
room on Java 5trceC io[ o4e Tree use ol
the ieh;tlltS: ~ - 1lSI;eu' nc".eu 'o o'lIu
supplied WIN inc le;'dlnS newspapers
and perlodlcalS, c1o
! The suites OF 81 Jour rooms REM lor 90
per month. Ihey COMPRISE p3rlor ,i, oeeI-
room, HlnlnG ROOM kltciiGn ana ScU'lleiy;
Some OF 1c &c: l0ur room HAS iT ,o lt tloa
as low as 9lo.oV per rlolth "a me cd In'e 20
room SulIeS rent lof from ~ 70 ''l0'oo
per month. ~
Chllufen arc hot l'e'tllt'fu 70 pay on
the StdlcaScS or III Tie Na!lNayS, DuC