The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-27
with various offices. The plans for tho
building were made by Architect
Younge, and the work was done under
the supervision of Major Day. The
building cost $4,000.
HANDSOME REsIDENCEs. .

Residence building during the present
year has kept pace with the activity in
every other line. Many handsome res
licences have sprung up in every part of
the city. One of the most notable fen
lures in this class OF buildings, as in
Athens, is the superior character of tho
structure. that have been erected "a re-
CARDS architectural beauty ana superior
workmanship.
Mr.. Il. III. Stewards handsome resi-
dence on South Jefferson street was
completed early this year. This
structure contains eighteen rooms, is
built OF pressed brick with hardwood
hnish and frescoed ceilings. It is ono
one OF the most elegant residences in
the city and cost 5000. 1t was de-
signed by Gustaf Bottiger and built by
the Roanoke Building Company.
Mr. a. s. Asberry completed ono of
the hnest residences in the city last
tall. It's located on the corner of Patter-
son avenue and G street, in one of the
hnest localities In the city The house
Is built OF brick, having pressed brick
'front.', hne stone trimmings and contains
about II rooms,all of which are finished
with different woods. The building
complete cost about $4,000. 1t was moi,
under Mr.. Asberry's supervision. TWAS
designed by w. p. Tinsley, of Lynch
burg.
The elegant stone mansion erected
by General Freight Agent Pope, of the
Norfolk and Western railroad, is one
OF the handsomest residences COM
pleted this year. 1t is constructed of
Pulaski Peak Creek stone, with Rich
mond brown stone trimmings, and tho
n 10 Gxse Il
contains fifteen rooms and Is furnished
with gas and electric fittings. The
structure complete cost S25, 900. w. J.
Ford Is the builder, and j. j. Deery, of
Philadelphia, the architect.
Contractor Ford designed and erected
S3,5O0 residence on Franklin road
for Mrs. Josephine Fitzgerald. Also
one house in Melrose for himself at a.
cost of $4,000. Mr.. Ford also built this
year, six houses on Sixth avenue H. @.
for New York parties at cost of $500
each.
Shockey e GLADDEN., the contractors
and builders, have erected tho follow
ing list OF residences during the year:
"A tine two story frame residence for
Col. s. ). Brooke, on Franklin street.
containing twelve rooms and finished in
the latest style and with all modern
conveniences. The cost of tho build
ing with tho fixtures was about sic, 900.
1t was completed about six months ago
MIR. Gustav Bottiger is tho architect of
the building.
A fine brick residence on Second
avenue s. W., for II. II. Fishburne, two
stories and containing twelve rooms.
The cost Of this building was about
IS, 600. ~
iine frame residence on Chairman
avenue for l.. Morrison containing ten
rooms. 1t is two stories high, has n
good com modions basement, and con.
structed throughout on the most i'm
proved plan, being finished in hard
WOOD and oil. The cost of this house
was about $4,000.
a nice residence for Mrs. II. G.. Mas
sic, on Seventh avenue S. W., contain
ing ght rooms, and costing in tho
neighborhood of $4,000.
Two nice residences, one for Il. Rust
on Ninth avenue 8. W., and the other for
a. l.. Tremain on Seventh avenue 8. w.
Also three others in tho same locality
for j. Wm. Boyd, Joseph Longstreth
and ). Il. Jones. The cost of these
buildings averaged about $1,000 each.
Mr.. Boyd's residence was designed by
Architect Bottiger.
C. ID. Refer, the contractor. has
erected the following residences during
the year:
Two nice frame residences on Tenth
avenue and Roanoke street. Both houses
are built on the most improved plan,
and contain about ten rooms each. Thew
cost $1,000 each.
A fine frame residence on South JEFF
ferson for w. w. Coe, containing ten
rooms. and costing $1,000. Also one OF
similar design on tho same street for
ID. w. FIickwir.
a frnma hOuaa on Wall, c+root e.,
Capt. III. DAWN, costing in the neigh
borbood of $1,000 and containing nine
rooms.
Mr.. ketfer also built a nice residence
for himself on Tenth avenue S. W., con-
tanning ton rooms and costing $4,000.
w. IL. Horton has erected a largo
number of buildings during the year.
moss OF them cheap frame one-storv
houses, but he also erected several nice
houses of pretty design. Following is
the list OF his work of building during
tho year.
Twelve houses one.story three rooms
eacn' on Fourth avenue N. e., costing
$500 each.
Ninth avenue n. Q.
Eight throe-room one story houses.
costing about $3.50 each, on Wood street.
Four two-story frame residences,
seven rooms each, on Fifth avenue n. O.,
costing 81 500 each.
j. Is. Northrop erected handsome
residence on the south side OF west
Campbell street 1t is a two story frame,
and contains o rooms, costing about
$4,000
Il. I'll Woodrum built nice brick
residence opposite his dwelling shouse in
west End. IL Is now about complete
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