The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-20

there were more residences being built
In the city than at present, but such is
not the case. Yesterday a TIMES re.
porter conversed with several luu Der
dealers and was informed that their
sales this spring were larger than ever
before, and that there were also more
dealers in the city than has ever before
done business here. These gentlemen
think that counting small cottages and
houses that have been completed within
the last month, there are at least 500
residences being built in Roanoke. The
houses Will cost in the aggregate, at the
lowest calculation, over 81, OOO, 900.
Among the residences Of q good Quail
ity that are nearing completion are two
houses in East Roanoke, which are be-
Ing built by Unlisted & Wilson for NJ.
A. johnson. These houses will cost
about $4,000 each
Thomas Gross will soon have com
pleted two houses on Centre street,
which will cost 81 500 each e. Y. Tug.
gle ~ Co. are just finishing handsome
| residence in Woodland Park at a cost of
| $4,000.
The Washington Land Club Company
is building on its property, at Washing
ton Heights, beautiful suburb in tho
western part of the city, ten handsome
residences OF ten rooms each. which will
cost about 81 500 apiece. They are also
building large chair factory at this
place, which will draw quito a number
of people and which will cause more
houses to be built at an early date
q. ID. Keller is building for Mr. Mea-
dows, of the First National Bank, "A
handsome residence which will cost.
when completed, over $1,000. Henry
G. Shelor is building on Patterson ave-
nue. residence which will be ono of the
most desirable homes in the West End.
The work on this residence is being done
by c. ID. Keffer e Co. and will cost some
thing over $1,000.
f. B. Ludwig is building handsome
residence in the West End. Mrs. Nan
ME Bandy is having constructed on
First avenue, near Fishburne's mill,
three cottages, which will cost 81 900
each
j. H. kennerly will soon have com
pleted nice house on Chapman avenue
at cost of $4,000. j. N Willard has
just completed nice residence. S. w.
Aliif is building good house in Bel
mont addition, which cost $500.
- A. Comfort has nearly completed a
good residence on the corner Of Seventh
avenue and Commerce street II. C.
Oakley is building three nice houses on
Sixth avenue s. W, which will cost over
81, 500 each.
George Payne is building a good
house in Belmont Addition at cost of
something over 81, coo. Shockey e.
GLADDEN., contractors, are finishing three
seven room cottages on Sixth avenue $.
W., between Sixth and Seventh streets,
which will cost $1,000 each; and have
under construction, on Fourth avenue
n. w, house for Thomas EnQleby
which will cost 81 500. They have bro
ken ground for three houses on raze-
we'll street near the cemetery for Thos.
Engleby which will cost $1,000 each,
and for two houses on Third avenue 9.
W., for the Exchange Building and In
vestment Company, which will be
erected at cost of $4,000 each. They
arc also at work on building to be
used as carriage factory on HOLIDAY
street for Peter Mills, formerly of tho
Bridgewater Carriage Company. This
structure will be 25 feet by 1873 feet and
will cost 81 900.
George Gravatt has nearly completen
handsome residence on Henry street
at cost of $4,000. s. A. Comfort,
contractor, is building two nice houses
on. Third avenue n. W. Duncan Scott has
just completed good honse on Roanoke
street, Mr.. Lead better, contractor,
is building for w. A. Tinsley nice
residence near the City Cemetery II.
+. Barksdale is building an addition
to his home on Salem avenue. Thos
Fem, colored, is building number of
cottages on Peach hill which will cost
from $500 to 81, 200 each.
wilson Wertz has nearly completed
ha md -,
End, which will cost. when finished,
$500.
NJ. c. Morris has just completed two
houses and begun two more on Eighth
avenue S. W., which will cost So, 0uO.
each.
+. Ii. Stewart is just finishing nice
home an Ninth avenue s. W. j. W.
Waltz X Co. arc building for Prof. A.
M. Trimmer handsome residence on
Eleventh avenue W., at cost of So.
600. Messrs w. j. and l.. Blair, .Ir
have just finished ten or twelve elegant
residences in Rorer Park which cost
$4,000 each, one nice residence on Com
Derca street which cost 81 500, and one
building, of two residences, on Henry
street, and two houses on Franklin
road near the corner of Henry street.
They are also building very hand
some house on South Jefferson street.
Franz X. May. contractor, is building
handsome residence for Reno de Saus-
sure, at the corner of Roanoke and Wal
nut streets, which will cost over So. 500.
L. d. Booth is building near tho gas
plant dwelling house for the Roanoke
Gas II Water Company. j. Il. Moore IL
Co. are building, in West Roanoke, for
the West End Development Company,
five houses which will cost 1900 each.
w. Ii. Groves is building for w. P. and
j. c. Moomaw on the West End Boule-