Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-15


Within the past few years the North
End Of Water street has lifted it, head and
nor smiles iovn on some Of its neighbour
that formerly held somewhat aloof.
Without circumIocufion ie, Il be said that
some Of the best appointed stores and most
convenient tenenents 10 be found ia the
xhoIe city are in the new brick blocks built
% that part Of Water street in the past five
Years, first the new Edwards block. three
s,oyies front, the new Hin & Maeomi,er
block. three stories, and last bit not least the
whitehouse & Libby block which ia now
practically completed.
Wien the old buildings standing on thi.
land owned By Messrs. T.. w. whiteisoase
and W. II. Libby we've burned, the gn.
slightly ruins produced very undesirable
change along one Of the busiest portions
Of the principal street. At first the
owners thought they could not af-
ford to rebuild with brick and hegaa
on the foundations with the inten-
ton Of having the part Of the baiding low
er than the street Of stone and brick and the
upper part Of wood separated from the
other buildings south by massive brick
wall. Later however, the contraes for n
brick block was awarded to Horace Purin-
ton q Co, Of Wa;eryiile and the owners
speak very highly Of the thorough and per-
fectly satisfactory manner in which the
contractors performed their work. Fred
Garland pat in the granite foundations and :.
r. Howard the brick also did the plastering.
C. l.. Allen Of wassryille was the foreman
and Messrs. Whitebouse & Libby regard
him AZ one of the most faithful and efficient
they could possibly have had. The plumb
ing there are five bath rooms and water
closets in the building was done by Orrin
williamson in very thorough manner.
Chandler, BeaIe Co., were the paper
hangers, and Bangs Bros, put in the plate
glass front. Charles q. Turner Of Card
ner bad the painting contract. The archi-
tect was Mr.. Charles y. Fletcher AMI the
structure bespeaks his skill in that pro-
fession.. It is an unpretentious build
ing yet one Of the most attractive
Is well as conveniently arranged of
any in the city. 1t is three stories in
front and Ave In the rear. is 81 feet long
and j3 feet deep. The front of the iirst
story is of plate glass and iron. The cost
Of the building was ST. 300.
Let's nov go through the building be-
ginning at the upper or north end The
store and tenements in this end are So feet
deep and 10 feet wide. The store below is
occupied by Edward Il. Hanson. of Water
vile AS pool room and cigar store.
The floors are of hard wood. In the
tenement above, Mr.. c. 5. Hadfeld
and family have become very pleasantly
located tn their new home, and dainty,
light and airy home IL is with modern con-
yeniences. The bath rooms are finished in
wildwood The front rooms Of all these
tenements are lighted by large bay windows
and in the rear fine view across and up
the river is obtained. This tenement con
tains nine rooms. In all parts of the build
ing there il every evidence Of thorough
workmanship. Next south is the only I'M
leased store in the block This store is
63sl7 feet, the overhead tenement Is occu-
pied by Mrs. Benjamin Copp. Next below
TIL. entrance the store and rent above are
10 be occupied by Mr.. Harry j. Godfrey.
The dimensions or these rents area the
same as those next door above. The store is
being handsomely fitted up restaurant,
this being connected with the upstairs part
by dumb waiter. The restaurant ia leased
by Godfrey 4 Co. Next below is the store
occupied as clothing store by Leon He
bert. This is one Of the best business stands
on the street and Mr.. Hebert makes a fine
display of goods The tenement above is
leased by Miss Lena G. lIebert for home.
Al these interior tenements are so arranged
~ to be well lighted. The south tenement
and store 10 the building are the largest in
the block and are occupied by II. Cher
nowsky The store is finely fitted for the
purpose. 1t is a dry goods store and
is lighted with electricity, The tenement
is an excellent one. The floor dimensions
OF these are l9x53 feet. Chernowsky also
has a basement below l9x2G. In the rear
of the building Is basement running the
whole length of the building and lighted by
10 windows. The floor dimensions are
s712G This is TO be occupied by Anton
Demling of Chicago, for an electrotype
foundry. lie will be established there in
few days The sub-basement will be oc-
cupied by j T.. Howard for storage.
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