The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-27
BUSY BUILDERS.
BUILDINGSIN COURSE OF CON.
sTRUCTIoN CONSIDERED.
CONTRACTORS ARE ALL VERY BUSY
A Large Number of Elegant New Re-
sidences In the West End-The Fur-
mace 10 be Finished af an Early Day.
Handsome Frame Structure.

Building operations were never Sc
active in this city as they are today
Contractors find it difficult work tt
have their orders for material filled
and on this account progress on 6
great many of the buildings has beer
delayed.
The half dozen brick yards of the
city are doing an immense business
and the brick are hardly allowed tc
get cool before they are carted away
Good prices are demanded and cheer
fully paid, but not withstanding this,a
number of car loads have to be brought
here from Lynchburg and other sur
rounding cities. The class OF build
ings now in course of erection is much
better than it has been in years past.
The work is also being done in much
more substantial manner and Roa
noke is taking on an appearance
which will campare most favorably
with larger and more pretentlous
places in the country.
In the West End any number of
elegant new residences are being
pushed forward to completion. On
Pattison avenue Postmaster A. s. AS
berry is building magnificent home
for himself. 1t is to be of pressed
brick with white marble facings.
When pressed brick is said it is not
meant that the building is to have
the regulation pressed brick front,
but it is to be of pressed brick on all
sides and from the foundation up.
The building when completed will be
one of the handsomest in the city and
will cost in the neighborhood OF $l5,-
000
Just across the street Mr.. Peter S.
Miller, of the Bridgewater Carriage
Works, has commenced the erection
of beautiful little home. The foun-
dations are now ready for the frame
The house will be in the Queen Anne
style which is now so popular every
where.
A square west of these two new
houses is that of Councilman Wood
ward, which is now rapidly being
pushed forward. Mr.. Woodward's
house is on the corner OF Patterson
avenue and d street, and is one OF
the handsomest frame structures IN
the city. 1t is very large, and is ar
ranged with an eye to comfort. A
great wide verauda runs entirely
around the house, and adds a great
deal to its appearance.
In the West End Mr.. Payne, of the
Roanoke Construction Company, Is
also building himself IL handsome and
stylish home at cost OF $4,000. MIR.
Payne expects to get into his house
in the course of two months.
The Moomaw Bros are building
several pretty little Queen Anne cot
tages, and the elegant home of Mr.; H.
L. Powell. description Of which has
already been printed in the TIMES, is
rapidly getting into shape.
1t will not be long now before the
West End furnace is finished, and it is
expected to 60 into blast at an early
day. When the rolling mill gets into
operation it is thought that at least
500 men will be employed there.
Plans and specifications for number
of pretty cottages to be erected near
the furnace have been prepared, and
it is expected that work will be begun
on them at an early day.
A large number of new business
houses are in process of erection or
the plans are being considered. The
ground between the postoffice build
ing and Henry street is to be built
up at an early day. DR.. Reeves, Of
Henry county, will erect on the corner
a large store. Mr.. Asberry intends to
erect another next to it, and the
remaining space between the post
Office will be filled by another large
store. This will add greatly to the
appearance of Campbell street at this
point. Just across the street DIR.
Kirk, it is said will erect hand
some storehouse to be occupied by q
gentleman from Washington who will
open there with stock of gents fur
nishing goods. On the opposite cor
ner the firm of Moomow Bros. are
now putting the finishing touches to
handsome three story building in
which the TIMES will be published.