The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-22
NEW BUILDINGS GOING UP.
What Savannah Architects and Build
ers Are Doing.

What Savannah Architects and Build
ers Are Doing
A tour among the builders and architects
develops the fact that Savannah is steadily
growing.
The general depression in money matters
last year had the effect of making the build
ing trade this year open rather dull, but
the last few weeks have brought marked
improvement, and new buildings are being
projected daily. A large number will be
commenced during this month. and while
the season will be late, it is safe to say Sa-
vannah will maintain its usual activity and
make a good showing at the end Of the
year.
s. Guckenheimer & Sons wholesale
grocery house, four stories, 92xl24 feet, at
Bay and jefferson streets, is fast nearing
| completion, and will be in some respects
even handsomer than the building destroyed
by fire last September. Mr.. A. s. Eich-
berg is the architect.
The remodeling OF the board of trade
building at Bay and Drayton streets is pro-
crossing rapidly and will be completed
within the next few weeks. The old Com
mercial building win hardly be recognized
when this Improvement is completed, The
changes will add greatly to its exterior ap-
pearance and interior convenience. The
work is being done under Architect Eich-
berg.
Adjoining the board of trade building on
Drayton street the foundations are icing
laid for a 4-story, 60x90 feet, buff bricB
Office building for the Provident Insurance
Company which will be a very fine structure.
Mr.. Urban is the architect.
On the same street. covering the block
from St Julian to Bryan streets, the Mer-
chants National Bank will erect a fine
3-story office building. brief description
of this building was given in the MORNING
News some days ago. The designs are by
Architect Echberg.
The McAlpin estate is preparing to re-
build the stores on Bay street, which were
fire. The designs have been furnished by
Architect Eiohberg, and work is to be be-
gun at once. The building will De similar
to the one which was burned.
Mr. A. r. Altmayer has completed a
2-story block. containing three stores and
offices. at Bull and State streets, which is a
great improvement over the rookeries that
occupied that site before.
The foundations are in for the new
Guards srmory, Bull and Charlton streets,
and work is progressing finely. Mr.. W. G..
Preston is the architect.
Mr.. L. Collat has completed two fine
dwellings on Whitaker street, opposite Park
extension. They were designed by Archi-
techt Eichberg.
Mr.. MoCauley is building a neat frame
frame dwelling on Whitaker, near Hall
street.
MIR. Solomon Cohen is building block of
six dwellings on Perry and Barnard streets.
MIR. w. Ii. Adams mas begun the erection
Of a 3-story brick residence on State street
from designs Of Architecht Echberg
Capt Paulsen is having a large frame
residence completed at Henry and Bull
streets
Mr.. William Kehoe has begun the erection
OF fine brick residence corner State and
Habersham streets from designs Of Archi-
tect Dewitt Bruyn.
The Harnett house is to be completely re-
modelled and improved from designs of
Architect Eichberg.
Mr.. Joseph Hull is having the Hardee
mansion remodeled and improved.
Mr.. p. II. Walters is building brewery
on Bay street, near Lincoln, from designs
made by Architect Eichberg.
The City and Subur ban railroad is build
ing power house for its electric plant at
its Bolton street terminus
Mr.. ]. s. Collins has completed a pretty
2-story frame dwelling from Architect
Eichberg's designs on OFT street.
The fine brick school house on Henry
street is nearly completed. 1t is one of the
finest buildings in the southern part Of the
city.
Mr.. Mcmillan, Mr.. Vessels and Mr. Salo-
mon Cohen have started to rebuild on the
site Of last weeks fire. on Huntingdon street
and Gaston street lane. The new buildings
will be finer than those burned.
A large number of dwellings are being
constructed in every section of the city of
which no special data could be obtained,
and a very conservative estimate of the
total amount being invested in buildings
this year will exceed 24OO 600