Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-18
MOVING SOUTHWARK
THE TENDENCY OF BUSINESS MEN TO LOCATE
ABOUT TIE CREEK.
Handsome Buildings to Be Erected in That Locality
The New Peabody Building
Other Buildings

The rapid increase In population on
the South Side during recent years, az
fording a relief from the crowded GEN.
ter and northern portions of the city,
has created tendency among the
wholesale and retail merchants to To-
cate farther south, and that section Of
the city contiguous to the creek on both
sides is destined to soon become the
business part of the city. The location
of the Union depot at Market and
Eighteen streets has given property in
the immediate vicinity quite boom,
and there are already number Of
handsome buildings under contract.
The completion OF the stone bridge on
Main street is another important factor
in bringing about this change. AL
ready property on Main street below
the creek is looking up in value, and
the time is not far distant when num-
Der OF substantial business houses will
be erected in that locality. Some OF
these are already contracted for, as pre-
yiously noted In the REGISTER.
At the South approach to the stone
bridge, the old GJshorn buildings which
fell in a short time ago, will be replaced
by handsome building, to be occupied
by Hunters spice mills. At the south
west corner of Maine and Twentieth
streets, the United States Baking Com
pany will erect an immense cracker
bakery. Across the street short dis
lance below, is the Democratic club
house, with two large store rooms on
the first floor, which is almost COM
pleted. Below Twenty-first street, the
new building for Donaldson Lewis Il
Co.'s carriage factory is we'll under
way.
The block bounded by Market, South,
Sixteenth and Main streets and on the
south by the creek, will undergo a won
derful change in the course Of the next
twelve months. The principal improve
ment will be Simon Baer's Sons new
building, which will be seven stories In
height, exclusive of the cellar, and the
two-story tower on Main street.-the
largest building in the city. Architect
c. p. Hamilton has prepared the plans.
1t will be 200 feet long and so feet wide,
running from Main street back TO the
alley. A railroad switch will run into
the building, and it will be equipped
with two elevators and q chute from the
seventh story to the cellar. The whole
building will be constructed Of re-
pressed fire brick. Some idea or
its immense size may be learned
when +: IS stated that
1900, 900 brick and 100 car loads OF
lumber will be required in its construc-
ton, and one and one-half MILL oEs OF
square inches of glass will be used.
The building will cost 100000. Work
is now progressing nicely on the re-
tanning wall. When it is completed
work will commence upon the building,
which it is expected will be finished by
January 1st, 1898.
Just across the alley from the Baer
building will be the new Evan gelistic
Hall, and on the corner of Market and
South, a neat business house will be
erected. 1t is rumored that other
buildings will be erected during the
present season in that vicinity.
A 100000 Building.
Architects Leiner & Faris have com
pleted plans for the new Peabody In
surance Company building on Market
street, north of Twelfth. IL will be
four stories in height, with an orna-
mental granite front fifty feet in width,
aud will cost when completed between
$50, 900 and 500, 900. Work will be COM
menced in short time. The first floor
will contain two splendid store rooms
10 feet deep, and the other three stories
will be divided into Office rooms.
other Buildings.
Work has been commenced upon the
superstructure of Christian Schnepfs
dwelling on Chapline street, between
Twenty-second and Twenty-third
streets.
Work on the new bottling cellar de-
partment of Schumalbacb's brewery is
being pushed rapidly.
The Wheeling Turner's are looking
about below the creek for a suitable
piece Of ground upon which to erect the
new hall. Work upon the building will
probably be deferred until next season,
although large amount Of stock has
been subscribed.
Work has been commenced upon the
new iron front In Stone & Thomas
building on Main street 1t will great
ly enhance the beauty of the building.
The new Jail building is rapidly APP
preaching com letion, although large
amount of work yet remains to be done.
Henry Sondermann is erecting a
handsome dwelling on Thirty-ninth
street, near Mccullough.
The foundation has been started for
the new Webster district school build
ing, and the work will be pushed
RAPIDLY.