The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-28
TO SUPPLY A GREAT DEMAND.

Factories, Business Blocks, Churches and
Elegant Residences by the Hundred
The Biggest Building Year in the His
tory of MISUNDERSTANDING Build
ing Season just Opening and Best
fthe Work to be Let to Contract
What Has Been Done and What
is Going on Thoroughly Reviewed
"A Forecast of the Future That
Facts and Figures That Talk and
Refuse to be Silent or to be Denied
-Winston-SaIem Still in the Lead.
From Saturdays Daily Sentinel
One million and a half dollars is
scarcely an over estimate of the
amount of money that will be put in
buildings in Winston Salem this year.
The building season has not fairly
opened yet. Many of those who pro-
pose to build are just preparing their
plans and only a small percentage
the contracts for the year have been
let However the more than 200
buildings already completed and con-
tracted for will cost considerably
over half million.
This building activity is not con-
fined to any special line. Factories,
business houses and residences are
springing up in different parts of the
city, but the greatest activity is in
supplying the demand for residences
Although much Of the best building
for the year is yet to be contracted
for, review of the work that has
been done and the preparations that
are being made for building is inter
esting.
The field has been zone over as
carefully as limited time would per
nit, and doubtless many buildings
have been overlooked.
The business houses erected and in
course of erection, cost in round
numbers $125, 900.
The plug and leaf factories compile
ted this year, those in course of cree
tion and contracted for will cost
more than $175 900, while several
structures are contemplated which
have not been taken into this ac
count.
This is an unusually active season
in the building of residences, the
number of those completed, in course
of erection and contracted for
amounting to 13S, at an aggregate
cost of 100000.
Many of the representative citizens
of Winston-Salem contemplate and in
fact are arranging to build expensive
residences at an early day. Howey-
er, their plans are not sufficiently
matured for a place in this review.
THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
Winston's municipal building which
l.
be handsome and imposing struc-
ture when completed, and will have
few equals in the South for conyen-
icnce. The material being used on
the exterior is selected red hand
made brick, with trimmings, caps,
etc.. of ornamental terra Gotta, iron
| and copper and cornices Of galvaniz
ed iron, all made from special designs
Granite was used for sill courses,
| lintells and steps.
| The building will be Romanesque
in style with free treatment OF
Spanish architecture. The tower al
the corner of Main and Fourth
streets will be about 90 feet high and
will be left open at the top so as tc
| form an observatory, from which a
beautiful view can be had of nearly
every portion of the city. On the
four sides of the observatory clock
faces, made of wrought iron with
| gilt work, will be arranged so as moi
to obstuct the view. The works OF
the large time piece will be placed
several feet below in the tower.
The main building, or City Hal
proper, will be ninety feet square anG
three stories high. The rear build
| ing or Market house will be 1OSx6(
feet and two stories high. The first
story of the latter will be used for tht
market house, and the second story
for a drill or armory hall for tht
Forsyth Rifemen. The main build
ing will contain on the first story
four stores fronting on Main street
These will be rented to the highes-
bidders. The Fire Company will al
SO have department on the frs
floor with a waiting room and rooms
for storing provender, and fue
for FIRE engines, etc.
The second story will be occupied
by large Mayors court room, cit,
prison containing six cells, three B