Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-20
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
About a Number of Handsome and Expensive HOuses--Improvem to the CItY-ReaI Estate Sales.

About a Number of Handsome and
 Expensive HOuses-.Improveme ments
 to she CIty-ReaI Esf ate. sales.
 Quite large two story bay window addi- tion to the house corner of Church and Grove streets is being erected by the new owner Mir. T. G. Bennett. Other Improvements to the house are also in progress. The whole work of alteration and improvement will oo- cupy couple of months. Capt. Charles H. Townsend's addition of 6 round tower to his residence corner of Church and Wall streets is very handsome improve ment to the edifce.
 Nr. Ezekiel H. Trowbridge one of the di. rectors of the Consolidated road, has erected l of late six new pleasant and attractive frame houses on Portsea street, all of which are we'll rented. Mr. Ezekiel H. Trowbridge, | jr., has just completed an attractive double house on the corner of Portsea and Liberty streets. It has three stores, two on Portsea street and one on Liberty street, opposite the chapel of the Sacred Heart church. The store on the corner has been taken by Mr. J. Linde & Son, the Congress avenue druggists for branch drug store. MT. Thomas R. Trowbridge has erected several new houses of late in this same locality. On the northwest corner of Portsea and Liberty streets is the fine large brick dwell ling which is being erected for the parochial residence for the Sacred Heart church. It will be equipped with all the modern i'm provements, with the new residence, the notable enlargement of the church edidce itself and the erection of the new dome-like spire which handsomely crowns the church, the Sacred Heart church has made a great advancement in material prosperity in the last few years, while it's membership has also greatly increased. --s----:-- The fine new residence cs Mir. Edwin H.. English, of EnSl;sil' & Holt, lumber mer- chants, on Prospect street, next beyond the elegant house of Prof. Marsh of Yale col lege, is very handsome improvement of Prospect street, which has become establish ed as an avenue for fine residences. Some of the residents on the street are much in favor of having the streets name changed to Pros- pect avenue. MT. English's new house cost $20, 900 and is quite handsome in an archi- teotuaI point of view. The design is modern peaks and gables and semi-conical windows and lancet windows of parti-colored glass. The roof is slated dark purple with two lines of garnet. The full height of the structure is three and one-half stories. The interior is finished in hardwood, with the facings about the bright lenders. The floors are laid in mosaics of variety of tints. MT. English has just moved into his handsome house.
 The beautiful layout of the grounds of Prof. Marsh, as seen from Prospect street, adds special beauty to this fine avenue. The lawn is finely kept and the landscape gardening effect is very fine. Tine new $20, 900 residence of Mrs. Fresen- jus, widow of the late Philip Fresenius, is well advanced toward completion. It is op- posite the office of the big Fresenius brewery It is of brick and will be three stories high and is furnished with all the modern appli- irip fo v,i1l oonduce to solid comfort and enduring beau- ty. In front of the imposing structure will be a big sweep of lawn; and, behind, an orchard of all the fruit trees that can four ish in our climate. The mansion will be ready for occupancy next September.
 Prof. Comstock of Yale is erecting $20,- GOO two and 8 half story brick house on Trumbull street. The windows will be shaft ed and ledged with East Haven brownstone. Prof. Comstock expects to occupy his new home next September.
 Work is progressing rapidly for Mr. Max Strauss new ssO,OOO house on Orange street near Veto street, next south of that of MT. Russell, the butter dealer. The foundations are well along. The house will be of brick with brownstone trimmings and will be fin ished in hard wood with tile floors and mo- saio mantel faeings.
 MT. F. W. Benedict is building block of nice houses on Sylvan avenue. It will cost SIS, 800 and will be finished in September.
 Fire Marshal Kennedy has issued building permits this week as follows:
 Frederic Fischer, frame building, 23 by 5S feet, two stories, on Grand avenue, near Fil- more street.
 John Kane, brick block, Ss by 4s feet, three stories, on Franklin street, near Will liam street.
 George H. Cook, frame dwelling, A by 3S feet, two stories, on Frank street.
 Mrs. Maria Burnham, frame dwelling, 25 by AS feet, two stories, corner Washington and Cedar streets.
 N. F. Bristol, frame dwelling, 29 by 49 feet, on George, near Orchard street.
 Adolph F. Gustafson, frame dwelling, 25 by 3S feet, two stories, on Richards street.
 James Byrnes, frame dwelling, 21 by 40 feet, two stories, on Willow street.
 Recent real estate sales recorded at the town clerks office have been as follows:
 Prince street-Lot fronting northerly 32x 1e5 feet, Joseph H. Keefe to Andrew J. Condon.
 Elliott strcet-Lot fronting westerly, 40x74 feet, Cornelius T. Driscoll to Eliza Hall
 Elliott street-Lot fronting westerly, 40x74 feet, George w. Dean to Cornelius T. Driscoll.
 Ashmun street-Lot fronting easterly, 32x12O feet, with building, Thomas Kenne- dy to Andrew Newman.
 Dwight street-Lot fronting westerly, 22x109 feet, with buildings, Thomas Kennedy to Andrew Newman.
 George strset-Lot fronting southerly, 50x150 feet, Frederick B. Mallory to Arthur J. Crawford.
 Sherman avenue-Lot fronting westerly, 52x150 feet, with buildings, George A. AL ling to Elinor D. Ives.
 Clinton avenue-Lot fronting easterly, 4sx211 feet, Merritt H. Finch to Emma Pond.
 North Quinnipiac street-Lot fronting easterly and known as the Bradley place, Dester P. Mallory to Luzerne Ludington.
 Howard avenue-Lot fronting easterly, 40x150 feet, Henry J. Pruddea to Bridget E. Lucey.