Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-25
BUILDING NOTES.

" Ofk He&un xeBtefOay TOT tnc EsEoC- l ton of a Temporary Building on Orange Street by St. John Street M. E. Church-The Erection of a Thirty l Thousand Dollar Church Soon to be Begun-Several Fine Houses to l be Erected on Whitney Avenue Other Notable Improvements.
 Yesterday workman begun on the lot corner of Orange and Edwards street, for the erection of temporary building for use by the St. John Street M. E. church pending the erection ot their new church ediice on the same lot. The building will be large enough to seat 400 or 500 people and will be sort of tabernacle building, on the plan of the Moody and Sankey tabernacle building of a few years ago in this city, only much smaller. The St. John street church peo pie are preparing to vacate May l their present church edifce, which they sold to the Swedish Lutherans, who still occupy their place of worship on Humphrey street A prominent member of the St. John street church said yesterday in response to inquiries that the church were to commence in few days the erection of their new church edifce, which it was expected would cost when finished and equipped about $3O,OO0. The plans for the same are now nearly~completea, and is the work of an Ohio architect of note who has made the plans for many church edi6ces, including the plan of Methodist church in New Rochelle. We expect to have a handsome church edi6ce, and our pastor, MT. Blakeman, said the other day that he had hopes of seeing it dedicated free from debt. The new temporary structure will be done and ready for worshiPping in be- fore May 1.
 Whitney avenue is also to be the scene of number of notable Improvements this year. This splendid avenue has long ranked as by far the most beautiful of any of the main approaches to the city. AL ready adorned by not few fine residences, including several erected recently, it is to be further embellished this year by the erection of more of the same class. A very handsome new residence is soon to be erected on this avenue nearly opposite the beautiful residence and grounds of Mrs Crane, widow of the late Dr. J. J. Crane It will be on the east side and next north of the Everit residence and grounds, and will be erected by daughter of Mrs. Crane now residing on Trumbull street. The plans are being prepared by MT. Brscl Trowbridge, the New York architect, sor of Professor w. P. Trowbridge of this city.
 Another fine residence will be erected | by Mir. Atwater, son-in-law of Hon. Wm | B. Downes, who resides on the northeast cerner of Whitney avenue and Edward. street. It will be erected on the opposite corner, same side of the street, and vii be handsome addition to the avenue. MT. John w. Nichols has plans out fol l the erection of nice residence on tht same avenue and has force of men al wofk filling and levelling his plot o1 | ground where the new house is to b, | erected.
 Frederick A. Betts, of Betts & filling who bought lot on the avenue couple of years ago, has had an offer of ovel $1 ,O0O in advance of the price he paid fol it, which he has declined, as he proposes
 to erect house upon his lot for his resi- dence.
 MT. Craig has completed his attractive and well built new residence on Whitne, avenue, out beyond the Clark residence | and Mr. Hopkins of the New Haven post ] office has just completed a pretty new residence on his land purchased from thu tract of building lots on the avenue be l longing to the Massena Clark estate. MT | Hopkins lot is on the corner of Col(
 Spring street and he will shortly remov
 into it.
 Mir. Friend E. Brooks. the Chapel stree
 natter and furrier, has also erected and i
 completing an attractive and we'll bull
 residence on the avenue. It is situate
 opposite the Mrs. Massena Clark residenc
 and MT. Brooks expects to occupy it b June 1. It is another creditable addition
 to the avenue.
 MT. J. B. Darlington will soon com
 mence the erection of house on land re
 gently purchased by him of F. Waylan
 Fellows, near the site of the Lawn clut
 The Lawn club are commencing work 0 their recently acquiredland and will 800
 remove the house to the line 200 feet bac
 from the avenue.