Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-05-21
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS I'm
THIS CITY.
Leading Contractors and Archi-
tects Tell "The citizen" of the
New Builslings-Can Amy Town
Beat This, or Come Near ltP

BEAT This, or Come Near ltP
A half million of dollars!
Pretty steep figure that
However, that 10 the size of the amount
that is qeing put into building improve
ments in Asheville, the premium city of
the south.
Recognizing the fact that all eyes are
turned toward Asheville now, THE CIrI-
ZEN has visited and talked with the lead
ing contractors and architects of the city
for the purpose Of securing plain facts
and figures with which 70 show to the
world outside just what the young giant
is doing.
All were agreed that at no time in
Ashcville's history had there been such
an amount of building in progress. The
larger contractors have turned away
work, simply because their hands arc full.
In the matter of laborers, there are
plenty of unskillcd workmen, but scare
1ty OF good brick masons.
And the Improvement bill Just passed,
the contractors say will give an impetus
to building instead of retarding it, as
was thought by some of the opponents
of the measure.
In the architects lists below. to avoid
repetition, only such buildings are given
as are not included in the building re-
ported by the contractors. The list in
cIudes all buildings just being completed
and those which are under course of con
struction or to be begun within the next
month.
There are several other contractors
in the city who could not be seen, but
the appended list will give some idea Of
what is to be done in the building line.
The list does not include the 500 900
government building, the Kenilworth
Inn, the hotel OF the Ashcvile Park and
hotel company, nor the new Mission hos
pital.
MIR. TENNENT's CONTRACTS.
]. A. Tcnncnt was very busy when scen.
but took time to give The CITIZEN the
following list of work which he has in
hand, either in course Of construction OF
to be erected in the immediate future:
The most important contract which
Mr.. Tennent has is the new city hall and |
market hoase. This building will cos,
$50, 900 or $4,000.
A residence of II rooms for Thcodo,
Hohagan, of New Orleans, on Starncs
avenue, to cost 1000.
A Groom house for VIM. Dyer, OF
South Weymouth, Mass, on Starncs ave
nuc, to cost $500.
A 9-roOm house on corner of Montford |
avenue and Cullowhec street for Charles
H. Hartshorn, to cost $4,000.
A 12-room house on corner of Reed |
and Watson streets, for Leroy Tread
way, to cost $4,000.
A Groom house on Orange street for J. |
L. Rankin, to cost $2,25O.
a 6-rOOm house on Orange street for
Mrs. Maria Wordsworth, to cost 81 900.
A 10-room house on Hollywood street
for Col. John B. Steele, to cost $4,000.
A 7-r0om house on Grove street for DR..
F. T. Mcrriwether, to cost S., 200.
A 6 room house for 7. A. Henry, OF
Philadelphia, just completed, at cost OF
$1,000.
MIR. Tcnncnt has an order to erect
three-story brick building on the south
east side ofcourt square, adjoining his
work shop, at cost of about $4,000.
He has also just completed the renod-
cling OF his residence on Charlotte street,
at cost OF $4,000.
The work Of remodeling the building
used by the Battery Park bank is being
finished. This work cost about $1,000.
Mr.. Tennent also has contracts for the
erection of $4,000 house for b. Cain
at Sulphur Springs, and a $4,000 house
near Biltmore for Miss Agnes Campbell,
of New Orleans.
CONTRACTOR wEsTALL's LIST.
j. M. Westall's largest contract is the
erection of the Bingham school buildings,
on which 100000 bricks have already
been laid. This contract amounts to
$35,OOO.
Four cottages for Richmond Pearson,
to cost $4,000.
A 1O-room residence and stable for ].
W, Sluder. on Merrimon avenue 3-room
cottage for d. c. Waddell on Merrimon
avenue; 10-room house for T. W. Sharp
less, on corner French Broad avenue and
Haywood street; aggregate cost $1O,-
600.
A 3-story shop for Taylor Bouis &
Brotherton, on College street, and ware
room on South Water street, tor
Thos. D. Johnston; aggregate $4,000.
A residence on Montford avenue, for
Mrs. Atkinson; a residence on Cumber- |
land avenue for Rev. W. s. P. Bryan, and |
residence on Cumberland avenue for p. |
McNaughton, aggregate cost $4,000.
MR.. Millions PLANS.
A. L. Melton exhibited the plans of a
number OF buildings.
First 10 the handsome four story and
basement brick and stone building at cor
ner of Patton avenue and Church street.
1t is 30x9S feet.
A large residence, 21a stories and base
mcnt on French Broad avenue, for Capt.
M. L. Carter. The cost of this splendid
house will be $4,000.
Il brick building, three stories and base
ment, size 34x100 feet, for Col. J. X. Con.
nally, OH South Main street. Cost, $1O.-
900.
An S-room house on Atkin street, for
for Mrs. H. c. Hunt, to cost $4,000.
An 11-room house on Atkin street, for
CASTOR Mears, to cost So, 500.
A 10.room house for r. l.. Graham, on
Haywood street, to cost $4,000.
B, ]. Alexander, two houses, being
completed, on Bailey street, to cost $3,-
500 and $4,000.
A l4-room house for James M. Camp
bell, on Orange street, to cost $4,000.
Groom cottage on Broad street for
S. {. Proflitt, to cost 81 500.
A 1O-room house for w. o. Wolfe, on
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