Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-17
THE TREND OF TRADE.
A New System of House Building In
troduced Into Pittsburg.
GOOD EXAMPLES IN THE EAST END.
Local Speculation Increases in Volume, but
Some Figures Reduced.
ANOTHER GOOD LIST OF NEW BUILDINGS

| Pittsburg is as full of new ideas as o
business It has been mentioned that
Scotchman has sent here for suggestions tt
be utilized in an Office building to bt
erected in Dundee. Several American
cities have done the same thing. Pittsburs
promises to become rs noted for its archi
| lecture as for its iron and glass.
Within year new scheme in house
construction has been devised and carried
| out in this city which is attracting consider
| able attention in other places. Illustra
tions of this important innovation may be
| seen in the cementine houses of the Messrs
Chess. Steel freproof lathing is fast
ened to the usual framework of wood,
and covered with German Portland cement
in an artistic manner. The materials and
process are simple. The effects are artistic
and pleasing.
Examples Of the System.
One of the houses referred to, that of Mr..
Walter Chess, on Wightman street. is after
designs by Mr. Sauer, and represents rather
conventional suburban type in its general
makeup. The interest lies in its admirable
representation of rock-faced range work,
produced by clever modelling of the cement.
This is colored to a pleasing warm brown.
The hardness and durability of these cement
walls seem beyond question.
Very different is the style of the pair
of houses of Mr.. H. B. Chess, also
done in cementine, on Aiken ave-
signs furnished by Mr.. F. j. Cooper
Tho ,ro11u ora ,,rodpoad nc in ba ofbar oo "a
by high grade Portland cement application
to the same steel fabric, but the treatment
is quite different. The large surfaces are
left fiat in coarse sand finish, and decorative
effect is secured from free use of mold
ings, brackets, etc., all executed in cement
in the same way as the body of the struct-
ure. Even the window heads, sills and
lambs are so produced. The cement has
been left gray in tone, and in their hand
some setting of the old carefully preserved
naples these houses present decidedly
pleasing and interesting departure.
Handsome Interior Effects
Interiors are equally interesting. Wood
trimming about doors and windows is
largely dispensed with and the full color
value of the decorated wall comes up to
these openings The walls meet ceilings in
all the rooms in graceful elliptical coves
springing from picture molding which
seems part of the wall. The troublesome
inside shutter question is cleverly met by
screens which slide sideways into the hol-
low walls, out of sight and ENHANCEMENT.
1t is needless to say the whole interior
plastering is done OH the same fre-resisting
lathing as is the exterior. and that no strip
ping off by any accident is possible.
As whole, these structures present the
results of an intelligent and successful effort
to devise new system of building, and are
well worth visiting.
Homes for the People.
Seventeen permits were taken out yester-
day for 20 improvements. aggregatlng in
cost S19,617. The most important are:
Samuel Giffin, frame dwelling on Boggs'
avenue. Thirty-second ward, $1,000; Samuel
Sweeney, two frame dwellings on Monte
yuma street, Twenty first ward, $4,000; @.
H. Watkins, frame dwelling on Burrowe
street, Fourteenth ward, $1,000; Charles
Clancy, frame dwelling on East End ave-
nue., Twenty-second ward, 50. 800; August
Drost, frame dwelling on Dickson street,
Thirteenth ward, S1,700; Lawrence Berg
Thirteenth ward, 81 ,625; Mrs. Mary j. Dun
ming, brick store and dwelling on Wylie
avenue, Eleventh ward, $1,70O.
The week opened with considerable
activity in nearly all business lines.
William Mcfarland, the East End dry
goods merchant, has torn down the old
building on his lot on Penn avenue, between
Sheridan and Highland, and will at once
begin the erection of four-story business
house.
The bad condition of Perrysville avenue is
keeping back large number of buildings.
Mud and progress are incompatible.
The Pennsylvania Renting Company has
sold to B. 2. Wallace block of 81 lots in
jefferson township, for Sl4, ,430.
soe show Isa there a1s were in the United
12,6sO.l52 families, aggregating 32,62a. $50
persons.
Good building lots in the Shadyside dis
trict at $50 a foot front should meet the pop
ular view. This price is certainly low for
such a city as Pittsburg.
Michael Geary has sold his stock and re.
tired from the Exchange.
The First National Bank of Duquesne
commenced business yesterday in regular
way.
The annual meeting of the Man chester
Traction Company was held yesterday
evening. 1t is reported in another column.
Additional Points in Realty.
Howard Brown sold to Michael Page lot
No. 60, Bank of Commerce addition ex-
tended, Brushton, having o frontage of so
lCcI VII DdAICi SeiScp Wy <ov lCOt III ueDCu,
for 81, 100.
S. A. Dickie Co. sold for Sara Cassel ct
al to j. C. Adams property on Collins ave-
nue. lot 1S2Nlls1a feet, with two-story frame
house, for SO 900. 1t is the purchasers inten-
ton to build few frame houses on this lot.
NJ F. Hipple & Co. sold for d. w. C. Bid
we'll lot 5lxlSl feet on the north side of
Wallingford street, near Neville, for 81 500.
The purchaser w. W. Thompson, a promi-
nent attorney, will build fine residence at
once.
John r. Ewing 6 Co. sold for John X. Tur.
ner to John Ii. Miller the property Nos 3l6
and 3ls Washington avenue, Second ward,
Allegheny City, consisting of two two-story
brick houses OF five rooms and hall each.
with lot 34xll0 feet to Logan street, for St, 600
cash.
Black s Baird sold to George NJ King for
Earnest Bauer a lot on the south side of
Madison avenue, Thirteenth ward, 22xlOO
feet, for 500 cash. .-'.
j. E. Glass sold for j. C. Dick lots Nos 1, o
8 and 81, in his plan, at Sheraden station, for
ST l,000
j. w. Breen yesterday purchased through
Algeo Bros. business property on Federal
street. Allegheny, three-story brick and lot
near North avenue, for $lO,25O cash.
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