The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22

Roanoke is not standing still. With
the favorable Spring weather building
operations have become active. Fine
residences and neat cottages are going
up in every part of the city.
The two hundred residences that are
now nearing completion and that are
we'll under construction will cost over
100000.
While residence building is active in
every quarter, the northwest section
leads in the number of houses that are
going up, there being seventy-five in
this section alone.
While there are not so many buildings
being erected in the Southwest section,
they are of better grade and range
anywhere from So, 600 to s12, 900 each
Schockey 81 GLADDEN. have large
amount of fine work on hand. They
are just completing Colonel Brooke's
elegant new residence on Franklin
street. This building Will cost in the
ncighborhood of 1000.
They are also finishing n new house
for Lyle Morrison on Chapman avenue
to cost about $1,000, and residence for
Mrs. L. q. Massie on Seventh avenue
S. W., to cost $500.
Millstead IL Welborne are building a
large boarding house on Shenandoah
avenue and residence on Tazcwell
street s. G. for G. l.. Darnall. The
cost of the two will be about $4,000.
j. w. Volt is erecting a handsome
residence for Rev. j. E. Bushnell on the
Crystal Spring tract to cost about So, 800
Mrs. Mahony is building an addition
to her boarding house on Railroad ave-
nue. to cost about 81 900.
DR.. w. S. Butler is erecting n resi-
dence on Seventh avenue S. W. to cost
81, 500.
A. p. Hamilton is erecting two resi-
denca buildings on Franklin street for
E. Didier to cost about So, 600 each.
w. j. and L. Blair's new BUILDINGS on
Seventh avenue are progressing ra pidly.
One is nearing completion, the other
about half done, while the foundat ton is
only being put in for the third. The
aggregate cost of these buildings will
be about Sl5, 900
James Price Is erecting a So, 500 two
story frame residence on Fourth avenue
II. q.
David Davis is putting the finishing
touches on q So, 500 residence on the
same street.
W. ID. Myers has under construction
a house on Fourth avenue for James
Roberts. Cost about ST 600.
Simmons Il McCahan are building six
residences on the same street. Thew
are two story, five and six rooms each
and cost ST, 800 each.
IL: L. Richie & O., are building a
residence on Fourth avenue n. W. for
r. IND ,,,,1
1880. This firm has also house on
Dale avenue S. e. for ]. Doughertv to
cost 81 200 and two other on Fifth ave
nue. n. @. for j. +. Adams at 81 200 each.
Frank Follingsbee is completing a
$1,000 house on Fifth avenue, IL. w.
Deery IL Smith are building five two
story frame residences on Fourth
avenue II. W. near Park, for c.. Mark
ley. They will cost about 81 900 each.
MIR. Markley is also building nine other
houses on the same street to cost about
81 900 each. lie has begun the erection
of eighteen others on Fifth avenue at n
cost of 81 900 each. This is thirty-two
houses at cost of as many thousand
dollars which Mr.. Markly is erecting
within stones throw of each other.
High & WEIGH are building two frame
residences on Center street, near Grove,
10 cost = 900 each.
Mrs. G. M. jackson is having four
frame residences built on Center street
n. W. at cost Of 81, 200 each. The
work is superintendent by ID. A. Bowies,
who is building two others for j. j.
Davis, of Chicago. at $500 each, on
Sixth avenue n. c.
w. H. Stricklcs has under construc-
ton two houses on First avenue for
a 70 - ft,t
are two story, with ten rooms each.
John Lakewood is building two
houses on the same street for Mr..
Roberts, to cost about 81 900 each.
j. e. Moores house on west Salem
avenue is assuming splendid proper
tons. 1t is frame residence of ten
rooms and will cost about $4,000. c. NJ.
Thomas is the contractor.
Charles Lunsford's new residence on
west Salem avenue, which is being built
by ). Mahoney, is nearing completion.
1t will cost about Sc, 900.
Il. M. Mays is building a new resi-
dence for A. H. Gorley on west Camp
bell street. Will cost about So, 500.
r. w. Sykes is building two cottages
on the West End Boulevard TO cost $500
each.
The foundation for T. w. Van Horns
residence on Campbell street in front of
Rorer Park has begun and the work
will be pushed at once. The building
will be frame and will cost Sc, 900.
Wright Bros. are building q ten.room
residence on Eighth avenue s. w. to
cost 81, 800.
c. d. Keffer has under construction
two frame residences of nine rooms
each for R. 8. Koehler. They are To-
Gated on Roanoke street and will cost
So Q0O each