The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-24
Notes on Builders.

Three Johns-John Muiyena, John
Hamilton and John #. Dickey 4 Co. 4
arc building up the west side of
Broome street from Oiiyet Church.
which is on the corner of Fourth, all
the way to Second street Mr.. Null
Iyena has his five houses completed.
They extend to the north side OF Third.
street. Mr.. Hamilton has live we'll
lstnTted, some of them being In the
ilrst story, while the John 4. DickeyI
Company has began the excavations
OF the first seven OF the large series
they will build.
This Dickey Building Company conf
sists of Nathan Lieberman, John NJ.
solomon, Henry D. Hickman and
others.
! These Broomo street houses gener-
ally range from $4,000 to &5000in price.
II is surprising to observe what mod
eTn science and art In tho improve
ment and adornment OF dwelling
houses has accomplished. Beauty,
comfort, convenience and even luxury
are combined. Mr.. Diekey or MIR.
Hamilton will be glad to be consulted
by any prospective purchasers who
will nuke u deposit of cash and order
any charge Of plans or new features
in the houses thus purchased.
| MI lDtEc pulldtto Will Bull uCusbS III
prices az which the buyers can afford
10 buy and sell again. The houses are
three stories. including the slated
mansard roofe. and OF brick with
stone trimmings. The lots are deep.
There are front plots, terraced and
riazzas. The view from this locality
lie over large part of Wilmington,
over the noble delaware river and
Into New Jersey. The air is cool and
clear, much cooler than the low land.
Not lar from this locality, Thomas
worth, Of 1908 Lancaster avenue
has built rows OF houses on Porter and
Linden streets near jackson. The
Iparty walls of Mr.. Samworth's
houses are built SO conversation can,
mot be heard from one house to an
other. The floor joists and studdinR
lare all sixteen inches from center to
center and well Dridged The win.
ldows are two lights with inside blinds.
THE pressed brick front walls are
lLied In with the gables, being the sub.
lstantial brick work OF Herbert Sam.
worth. These houses are profitable to
lbuy either for Investment or residence.
They are strong and substantial and
have elk rooms and bath each. The
lprices ure so moderate thut people car
afford to live in this clean, cool ano
healthy part OF the city. to which the
street cars are convenient.
Patrick Fahey is no doubt the most
defensive builder In this section Of tho
lefty, the old county poor farm having
Furnished cites for numerous man.
lsions. Mr.. Fahey is man of great
liability and remarkable enterprise. His
shop and home are not far from Fourth
land Droome streets.
n IA ~
lsidy has built mUny houses, He Ii
well favored for the neatness of his
work. His house is on Banning stree,
near Broome. He ID expected home
lsoon from the Chicago fair grounds
where he built the Delaware State
building. Some of the trade OF this
building came to Wilmington. The
hardware was furnished by material
man that our builders find to lie salts
factoryand accommodating, " no Is well
known as tho proprietor OF the firm OF
y. V. Carlisle d Co., hardware mer.
lcbants, No. SOB Market street.
He furnished the hardware for the
Equitable Guarantee ard Trust Com
Eany's building, Grace ii. Z. parson
lage, Wilmington entail Works, S. N
lrumps new residence at Carcroft, fol
potswood Garland's new mansion
land for buildings too numerous tt
mention. His building hardware in
lcludes the most substantial, artistic
Imodern and very Lest He has wiring
ers, useful household articles and =,
general and varied assortment OF al
kinds of hardware. including the lat
at and most improved. Neither thu
prices nor the attention of the sales
men could possibly be more satisfac
tory.