Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-04

BUILDING NOTES.
Invented Activity In Building Opsr.
asions-The MILD, open weather "a.
vors the Dull Dnlargs.
nsns or new Havsn's manufncsur.
ang Inssrssss-NeW Factory Bul1dlngs
In various Parts or the CITY.
There II large amount Of building going
m d present In this city. This 10 partly due
% The unusually mild and open winter. 1t
dives outdoor employment to large number
u skilled workmen and laborers. II 10
gratifying 10 note that many Of the building
operations sre for the enlargement and Inn
provemsnt Of many Of our factories, which
tells Of marked growth aud activity In the
business history Of the city. One Of the
rinsst houses now In process Of erection In
The city ID the large double brick house
which Builder q. D. Kinney IL erecting on
whitney avenue and Trumbull streets, for
DR.. r. II, Russell. The house. which will
DO occupied By Df. Russell, fronts on Whit.
W VIZ sspS woods inside, ana viii BE- iar.
nlshsd with every Improvement Df, Hds.
sell Intends 70 occupy his house IN the
spring. ~ will be handsome ornament 10
that section OF the city.
Mr., Kinney, who II building 4 large pewa
der house for the Winchester afnefy, has
. eeatFset 10 bald another one OF the same
.ss sad strength aRea, " same ne pss o.
ter houses ont by the ManseH place, IL is
also reported that the same company will
erect three more houses OF similar size on
the tract Of land which they have recently
purchased In the vicinity OF the Hsmdea
Plains line.
Henry u, Peek, . wealthy gentleman,
formerly Of Brooklyn. n. Y, who bought
the Ives homestead on West Chapel street, 10
now having tbs property altered Into two
himself and the other of which he will rent.
He will add very handsome tower to the
western end.
George NJ. Grant, the builder, who vas
awarded this week the contract for erecting
the q. II. Warner malleable iron shops near
Mil river and the shore Line tracks, will be-
gin at once to erect the buildings, and hopes
to have them ready for the company by
spring.
Smith, Sperry 4 Treat, the mason build
ers, have begun the erection OF substantial
barn for Mr.. Cunning, the plumber, on
George street near Temple, next to Mr..
Bristol's stable. They are also erecting o
large addition to the Scoville & Adams fac.
tory on Day street; 1t Is three
stories high aud 40x40 feet. They
are laying there bed for q new
Arm manufacture photograph cameras and
other goods. The firm adds much to the
activity and prosperity of the city in that
vicinity.
The same Arm have just completed large
new brick building three stories high on
Meadow street near Congress avenue. There
are two stores on the first floor, and the
upper part will be occupied by Price, Lee &
company. II is built for Elizabeth Peck and
Henry 4. Peck.
The same firm built the new building for
the Governor Bigelow company and the beds
for the two new large boilers and engines, 80
that II could be occupied month after the
FIRE. II 10 160x10O feet, two stories high. They
have recently finished two additions for the
Seamless Rubber company's shop and built
Q bed for new engine at that shop owing
to the increase of business and property Of
the firm. One Of the new buildings gives
tains the new engine. The other addition
II In the rear.
There ia q two-family frame house being
erected on Brewster street In the rear of John
e. Bassett's residence. 1t will contain twelve
rooms. 1t is Is owned by John O'Shea and is
being erected by Builder Mordecai.
The cellar has just been completed for q
site st. Patrick's church. John MCGUIRE is
the owner. II will contain twenty-four
rooms. On the lower floor will be stores and
on the third floor will be large hall, which
will be used as q school in connection with
st. Patrick's school. Father Russell will be
In charge Of II. The second floor will be used
for tenements. David Il. Clark Is the builder.
The little stone building which stood on
the grounds of the Prof. Shepard place on
Compton street has been moved to the cor
ner of Winchester avenue and Compton
street. In this little stone house Captain
DeForest wrote his we'll known story, pub
lished not many years ago In Harper's
Magazine.
A cellar is being dug on Willow street by
Mr.. w. j. Atwater for new two family
frame house to contain IL rooms. It is neal
| the corner of Anderson street. Builder
| Townsend will erect 1t.
Mr.. Atwater has also erected two new two
story frame houses on Nash street near Law
| renee street, and one new frame house on
Lawrence street near Nash, opposite the new
| Lawrence street school. All three houses
are now being finished.
The project of the Builders Exchange to
erect building for the use of the association
IL likely to prove successful. It is proposed
to incorporate and secure central location
and erect building which will be an orna.
mont to the city and an honor to the build.
ing trades. The officers are: President,
William N. Townsend; vioe-president
David Il. Clark; secretary and treasurer,
j. Glib Smith; trustees, Elizur q. Sperry
Robert Morgan, G. j. Parrot, Jas. f. Todd
VIM. Kaehrle, Chas. E. Brown.