Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-23
NEW HAVEN REAL Es FATE.


State STRENGTHENING Down an An
cient House.
The gates to the entrance of Yale's |
splendid new gymnasium have been put
In position. They are of iron, very orna-
mental in appearance and are in keeping
with the artistic beauty of the whole
premises.
Train Dispatcher Chatterton of the Con-
solidated railroad has about completed
building on an addition to his residence on
Crown street, near Park street, by which
he squares his house and gives him three
additional rooms, including new bath
room, etc.
The venerable and dilapidated old fash
toned house on State street, next beyond
the Alling block, a few doors from Kel-
logg's gun store, is now undergoing dem
clifton and will soon be no more. 1t has
outlived its usefulness and State street
property in that section is getting pretty
valuable. The house in question is over
one hundred years old and was owned
until recently by the Foote Brothers, the
livery stable proprietors. The house was
enduringly built, as is shown by the
strength Of the floor and supporting tim
bers. The floor was of oak. The house
was in its palmy days occupied by Mr..
Foster, who married daughter of Abra-
ham Bishop, who was collector of customs
over fifty years ago in this city. A new
block will be erected on the site of the
old house and, 1t is said, the owner is Mr..
Griggs of Waterbury. The new block
will be of brick with stone trimmings and
will have store or stores and the upper
part will be pleasant flats for families.
An important addition is being made to
the United church chapel on Temple
street.
Quite important changes are being made
at the premises SO long known as the
Goodyear axle shop on State street near
the new company, which is to manufact-
ure Ice there. The company has built on
quite large addition, and is making many
changes preparatory to beginning active
| manufacturing operations as soon as pos.
sible. A new entrance to the main build
| ing from State street has just been com
| pleted. The new.entrance is at the southern
end and is quite convenience for the
business. In the interior of the build
ing various Fl alterations have bser
and are being made. The tall chimney
of the works, which needed repairing
has been repaired. A ecaffolding all thu
| way to the top had to be erected for th.
purpose. Driven wells have been sunk il
the yard from which to pump up waite.
for conversion into ice. The company il
evidently in hurry to occupy the prem
ises as soon as possible, as carpenters wer,
at work in the building nights of late. Oh
Wednesday an auction sale of machiner,
not needed in the premises took plac
there. The main part of the machiner,
had previously been removed to a Noun
Carmel factory.
Work on the mammoth new Office build
ing of the Consolidated road is going ahea
finely. People from all parts of the cit
stroll down that way in leisure moments t
see and talk over the work and the immens
changes the great corporation ia making L
that part of the city. New Haven has bu
few fine buildings of any sizs, outside G
Yale university's, bat this one will be
grand and notable addition to the number
Work on the new building has advance
in some parts to the second floor, and
good idea Of the big proportions of til
structure is now to be had from actual il
spsction. The building will be gres
credit to New Haven and to the enterpris
ing spirit displayed by the Consolidate
road.
One of the noticeable buildings which
being erected in the city at the preser
time and which is now assuming propo
tons and showing its handsome front I
the people of our city is that which
being erected next the Republican leagt
building by Mr.. Henry A. Warner, in fro,
: | of his Warner hall. The style of arch
lecture of the front IL very creditable I
the artistic taste of the architect. Mr. Ru
, sell, and the tall form of Mr. TOWNSEND
the builder, is daily seen about the prem
ises experimenting the erection of tt
3 | structure. The chief ornamentation thi
. | strikes the eye is the handsome Mooris
arch over the main hallway or arcad
The arch is very happy thought and
: very tasteful adornment. It is in OF
, | own East Haven red sandstone. Til
stone, handsomely dressed, forms tt
fscework for the entire first two stori
Q of the building. On the stone work 81
4 | mounting the arch is cut into the stol
j. the name "Warner" and the year 1882
The entire upper part of the building, 70,
, stories, will be fronted in Philadelph
t pressed brick. The entire sides of Il
structure are Of North Haven press,
n brick, which are of fine quality and col
pare very favorably with the Philadelph
pressed brick, which cost four or Fl
= times as much. The whole interior of &
r building is to be handsomely flushed
l. choice woods, and the premises are to
q equipped with all the modern improy
a ments, The red sandstone front of t
i structure compares very favorably in a
I pearance with the Longmeadow stone
" which Yale's new library building, aero
. the way, Is built.
Mr.. F. F. Andrews, formerly prophet
/. of an eating house on State street, is ere,
l. ing two nice two-family residences on Gi
l. den street. They will be we'll equippa
Mr.. Phelps, who remodelled the Gra
a opera house, is building the places.
- Andrews is also making improvements
a other real estate owned by him.
= Architect r. g. Russell has let the &C
n tract for II. L Hotchkiss' new cottage
a Indian Neck to B. F. Crosley.
Architects Stilson & Brown have plann
nsw house in Hamden for John Sanfo1
jr.
g The contracts for Charles II. Webb
three new bouses on Orange street ha
been let to ]. B. Mcqueen for carpent
= work aud D. g. Carmichael for the mas
% work.
; Joseph Sheldon has broken ground +
10 three new houses on Henry street, betwe
y Dixwell avenue and Canal street. Tn
will be first class single houses with b
y water heat and all the improvements a
= will cost So, 900 each. Henry Kirechner
/ also building a two-family house on
y adjoining lot for William Woodcock.
\ DR.. Bissell has recently had very pie,
ant and neat addition built on his hou
y on Crown street, the Major Bissell hou,
The addition is two stories high. T
:. office is handsomely finished in choi
x woods and plate glass. Phelps was
u contractor Mr. Phelps is building nj
u Isoffice in connection with his own residen
on Crown street.
The new Office building of the We
% Haven electric road, on the site of t
. burned building, is nearly finished. T
interior of the building is finished wi
oak Besides the main Office there Is
: waiting room and room for the condt
Il tors and motormen-
% Alderman James H. Mcdonald of t
Tenth ward is erecting a new houss on Il
> west side of Norton street, between Char
10 and Elm streets, which will be ready +
l. occupancy about May 1, 1898. The
terror will be finished in hard wood Al
heated with hot water. The cost of t.
house will be in the neighborhood
l. $500. The house will be one of t
handsomest in the western part of the cit
y, , and will be a great improvement to th
!, portion of the city.
At the Catholic Churches.
= There will be a mass at $3.50 in st. P.
# rick's church Sunday morning, which W
d take the place of the regular midnig
y mass The last mass will be solen
y high mass, and there will be a spec
u | organ service. There will probably