Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-22
BUILDERS ALL BUSY.
AN Unusual AMOUNT OF WORK IN
" PROGRESS FOR THIS SEASON.
uom,. for the Mechanic a. Well ." 'he
Man Of Means Being Erected in
All Parts OF the City.
croo, activity prevails in house-buildins

Nearly all Of the contractors IN INC CITY
-. and there are perhaps more
borsos nnder construction or in contem-
,,lot,on than have been at the same time
for many years past. ,.
properly speaking the building season
DOES not generally open until the LIST OF
Anr;l. and sometimes It is even later; out
4horo has been an unusual amount. OF WORK
dane during the winter and with the OPEN
inc Of spring operations become more
INC l architects. too. have enough to Keep
tba,n nrottv well occupied. They regard
March as n month Of talk and speculation
40 irrespective builders are discussing pans
FOR various enterprises into when tney
think of embarklng. Just now they aIe
chiefly engaged on private, residences VI
which great numbers are to be Dulit uullns
the spring and summer.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOME.
Ono Of the largest buildings that will be
orected here this wear will be the elegant
home for the Chamber of Commerce when
will cover the three lots OF the southwest
corner of Main and Ninth streets.
Competitive plans for this structure
were submitted about six weeks ago, anu
after a careful examination OF them al the
Rnildino COMMITTEES accepted the eleya-
t;ons of Messrs. Rogers h Higham and the
general arrangement of Mr.. Charles H.
Read. Jr. The architects have nearly nm
ished harmoniZing the details or thelr re-
spective plans and will soon commence lnG
preparation of new perspective. ms WIZ
probably not be finished before the Isl Vi
May. Lo,dsor,o
ono and will be an ornament to MAN
street and the section of the city III whlch
If is located. A description OF what Tue
Chambers home is to be has already Deen
given in the DIsPATCE.
Major Il. j. Black Is preparing plans LOT
the hotel which 1t is proposed 10 pulI1 AZ
Ninth and Capitol streets, and Mr.. carr
Reuhrmund is engaged on the plans lor
several handsome residences.
HANDSOME RESIDENCES.
Captain Marion j. Dimmockreports from
his Office the following handsome houses
now under way and TO be commenceu NJ
A handsome granite residence Tor MI
w II. Jones. corner of Franklin and Lau-
rel streets. 1t is intended TO have 1t ready
for occupation by midsummer. This house
is notable for being constructed entlrely OF
James-river stone. rooted with gIaIeu
tiles. The interior is to be finished WIN
hard wood. and TO contain al modern lhl-
pTOyements. -.
The residence Of Mr.. Oscar Cranz is sit,
uatcd on the corner of Grace ana Second
streets. and is faced with stock-brlck; with
brownstone trImmings-the latter belhs
from Virgins quarry. A prominent iea-
ture of this house will be an arcade porc1
OF this stone. The roof will be covered
with Buckingham slate, with copper orna-
meuts, and the tower covered with the
same material. Hard wood and native
nine Will be used for the interior finish.
When completed this will be one OF the
most beautiful residences in the CITY, .,
A new work projected Is a store on Broad
street upon the site Of the negro Motel,
Maison DorGe, which has long been an eye
sore, but which viii now be entirely re-
moved and the new structure built IN ITS
stead. This store viii have q basement ana
three stories. The design of the 'front.' ele-
walton will be different from anything else
in the CITY. and viii be faced with the best
stock-bricks an. rrownstone. The lnte-
rior arrangement VIII contain such modern
appliances as elevators, electrlc-llShts,
bells. and speakinc-tubes.
Extensive improvements are being made
in the upper part of the Merchants Ma
tlonal Bank building, corner OF Eleventh
and Main streets. Twenty additional
Offices Will be made on the upper noor., A
quick.moying elevator will be placed IN
the building. taking people from the cellar
to the fourth floor. These offices are de-
signed TO be as handsome and convenient
as are TO be found in any city of the Union.
Each will have a permanent wash-stand
and a new feature will be United States
mail-chute from each Office floor. Inc
building will be heated by steam.
HOUSES BY THE SCORE.
These are other buildings in course OF
erection and to be commenced, OF which
the DISPATCH man hears:
A block of three dwellings on Main be-
tween Laurel and Pine streets. These
residences will oe three stories high, with
fronts of stock-brick and Virginia brown
stone. They will contain all the modern
improvements.
Mr.. Cardoza will build handsome store
on Broad street near the Cohen Company,
between First and Foushe.
Mr.. j. c. Dudley, two residences on Clay
between Twenty ninth and Thirtleth
streets.
Mr.. c. n. Goodwin will build for himself
on Wallace near Reservoir street five
frame tenements.
Mr.. James l.. Taliaferro will build in
Howard s-Groye Addition three nice frame
houses.
Messrs. John T. Maynard & Sons, brick
work contractors, for themselves on First
near Baker streets two brick houses.
Sir. Jere Rouke, a nice brick store on
Seventh between Clay and Marshall streets.
Messrs. lrexler x Elmore, contractors,
for themselves on Main near Laurel street
two tenement-hOuses, and on the corner
of Main and Laurel streets three more.
MIR. $. W. Slggins, two tenements on
Reservoir between Main and Cary streets
to be of brick.
Mr.. samuel Cottrell, a fine residence on
Beech between Main and Cary streets.
Mr.. q. /. Hunt, contractor and builder,
tour fine residences on Harrison between
Park avenue and Franklin street.
MIR. B. w. Bowles will erect for Mr..
Horace Elicit a block of two tenements.
Mr. BoWles Will also put an addition and
dence on First between Main and Cary
streets.
BY TIE BLOCK.
Mrs. Bridget Irving will build n block Of
four tencment5 on Seventeenth street near
the elevator. An old house will have to be
removed 10 make room for these buildings
Messrs. Trcxler d Elmore. contractors.
will finish IN a few days two nice brick
houses on Foushee between Grace and
Franklin streets.
AIr. A. G. Houston, contractor. six tene-
ments on Adams between Main and Cary
streets.
Mr.. j. L. Talaferro, besides building in
Towards Grove Addition, will erect four
houses of two stories and basement on
Church-llill avenue between Grace and
Marshall streets.
Mr.. jefferson Powers, bHck-work con-
tractor, will put al addition TO Mr.. W. f..
Hancocks tobacco-factory on Main near
Twenty-siXth street.
Mcssrs. Beyeridge d Powers, brick con-
tractors. will build for themselves on Bovd
between Hancock and Harrison streets a
block of four tenements.
Mr.. l.. W. Minter, contractor, has re-
Gently commenced for Mr. - Elicit a
block of four teuements on Twentv-sixth
between o and Z streets. Messrs. Bey-
eridge d Powers are the brick-work con-
tractors.
Mr.. Michael b. Leonard. superintendent
telegraph Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
will erect very hne residence on Chestnut
Hill.
Mr. James Sherry. foreman Richmond
Locomotive and MACHINERY Works, a nice
residence on Chestnut Hill
MIR. J. f. Quarles, residence on Chest
nut Hill.
Mr.. Fred Witty, three-storv brick house
on the corner OF Twenty-third and Clay
streets.
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