Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-13
OVER TWO CENTURIES OLD.

One OF the Most Veneer.
able Houses In COnnecticut-Hecall
the Days OF Davenport and Eaton-
Relic and Coin Hunters ON the
Lookout for Treasures-A MaEn.d.
ctent Apartment House On tho Rest /
New York Plan, the Finest In the |
State, TO Rise from Its Site.
A notable old house, somewhat cels- |
brated old landmark of New Haven lie now
being torn down and on its site is to rise
notably fine building It will be the finest
apartment house by all odds in the city or
state. The old house which is now being
demoli.hed is the David Atwater house on
the southwest corner of College and
Grown streets, and reliable local antigua
rians are positive that the aged structure
is over two centuries old. Some place its
exact age at 80 years. It was in its early
history tavern of considerable local note
and reputation, and known quite extern
sively as the old ''Bunch of Grapes" Its
venerable and massive tinbers speak of
its antiquity and so do its ancient glass
window panes, which are of the old hand
made kind. Soma of our relic hunters
have been closely watching the fast falling
remains of the old structure looking for
relics, and one New Haven lady has Sc
cured an ancient piece of furniture from
the ruins by the payment of = reasonable
sum therefor. The coin hunters are not
neglectful Of the old ruins either, as ru-
| NOR says that within its walls and in the
| crevices and in the venerable old fashioned
| chimney will no doubt be found coins, val
1 Ia for q t.,
| trinsie worth. The old house is within q
block of where Davenport preached his
famous first sermon to the Puritan settlers
of New Haven, under the oversp1 eadipg
branches of the famous historic tree. 49,.
Exit the old, enter the new. The new
| apartment house to be erected ON the site of
the once old tavern will cost, it is esti-
mated, about $40, 600. It will be as much
aheadin elegance of the structure it re-
pisees as the Richard Peck surpasses the
first boat that ran between New Haven and
New York. 1t will be q splendid apart
ment house, credit to New Haven and
marks the new departure, which is being
inaugurated in this city SO advantageously
for the city's appearance, and which it is
sincerely hoped by thousands of our citi-
zens, will strike some portions of Chapel
street ere long, between State and ChuIch
streets especially. The work of erecting the
structure will begin in short time, as it
is intended that it shall be completed by
the first of next May. Mr.. Frank w. Ben.
edict, the gentleman who is to make this
handsome improvement of College street
has inspected many of the finest apart
ment houses in New York, and this one
will embody tho best features of many oil
the most desirable ones in the metropolis
1t will front on College street, have a front
anG sides of Ohio pressed brick of beau
tiful notified color-red and backbone
thing novel for New Haven. The trim
mings will be of limestone There will bt
sixty rooms, all elegantly finished and di
vided off into suites of two or three o.
more rooms each, for use by gentlemen
and their wives, or for bachelor apart
ments, or for wealthy Yale students.
There will be twenty elegant bath rooms
one for each suite of apartments, and Their
will be two New York rapid elevators
Tho building will be five stories in heigh
and the stairways and elevator passage
ways will be of iron 30 as to render tn
premises entirely freproof. On the from
there will be bay-windows of stone, tn
, entire height of the building and on tn
eide they will be of copper. A heavy arch
way of stone leads into the building. Bacl
of the entrance will be the elevators ant
iron stair cases enclosed in solid brio]
walls and made fre-proof. The apart
ments will be conveniently arranged witt
large rooms and every improvement. TIL
, plans are now in the hands of variou
builders of repute for estimates and tn
j contracts will be awarded soon.
Arrested for Trespass.
Thomas McFahey and Thomas Galpil