The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-15

XXXvIII.
THE surprry orurs At soHoor,.

NOTES on Butiuefss 49,
xXXvIII
THE sHrPLEY GIRLS AT SCHOOL.
In the onward march of building i'm
proyements the old two-story brick,
pitched roof house. No. 1909 King
street, that would have been 100 years
old In November with its one story
frame ell. has been demolished. In
the times when the Starr family, which
built 1910 King street In 1903, whore
the descendants still live, sent Thomas
to school there, and when the Shlpley
family, which owned the old house
and the great tract of land. sent the
Shipley girls to school there. an or.
chard OF apple trees surrounded IT,
Those Shlpley girls ure all dead now
and so Is Captain Thomas Starr, who
died years ago at the age OF rs years.
There were three rooms up stairs
and one very large front room down
on tho first floor which was the school
room, besides the kitchen in the ell.
Miss Gibbons. maiden lady and ex-
cellent teacher. taught this private
school and ''thimbIed" the unruly
boys She boarded around with her
patrons, and when her 2 or weeks
were up, all of her pupils In the family
were glad to see her depart because
she WIS SO strict and made them study
at home. John Jenkins and family
lived In 1t IL years and was the last
tenant.
Thomas II. Melvin Is building four
houses there, now having about COM
pleted all his seven new ones on 18th
street. four of which are thus quickly
soil, one OF them being occupied by
Daniel Horisk, whose stall in the
Eighth street market, for the past ~
years, will still continue, while he will
run tirst~class grocery store at Thir-
teenth and King. A purchaser OF
another is NJ. Cambria, proprietor of
morocco factory at Thirteenth and
Lombard streets, and part owner in
the damask mills at Baldw In
Cecil County, Md. An extensive rea,
estate owner told Mr.. Gambril he
would soon be able TO got $500 more
Tor his house than what he paid for 1t.
He thinks he could get 500 more for
1t now, because 1t is so near the bust
noes part of the city and so near the
railroad and the line of this electric
cars. He watched 1t while 1t was being
built, and considers IL most solid and
substantial.
Charles L. Anderson. one Of the neat
est aud most satisfactory brick and
stone contractors. built all these
houses, and has purchased one for his
family. The carpenter work. and
much other, has been done by the day.
THE BEST NEW HOUSES.
There is no end to the extras that
Nj. Melvin puts on his houses. These
have an open area extending the eel
lars under the front portlcos clear to
the building line, and enclosed by
galvanized iron lattice work, giving
tho cellars abundance of light and air
The soil is gravel and sand doep down.
The pHvements are the Portland Com
pans best. Even the alleys are paved
with the granallthic as smooth as
floors.
All drainage is trapped by Trnynors
best plumbing, and flows In under
ground pipes into the street sewer.
The heaters are the best with heat
Hue to every one OF the seven looms
or eight rooms and bdthin each house.
Hot and cold water flow to the marble
washstand, and a nickel mixing spig-
OF supplies the bath tub. Flush clos
cts are used. The plumbing OF the
Kitchen and closets Is open work, neat
and healthy. The natural oak, quart
cred and finished. makes the cabinet
nantes, set with French plate, bowel
ed mirrors, ookattraotive. The front
hall StnirwayS are open and rallied in
tho three stories with solid ash railing
and baIisters finished In the natural
wood, and built by Henry Evans, s16
West Eighth street.
Madison b. Smith, of COG Tatnall
street. has done a perfect JOB OF
plastering.
All these houses have porticos In
both front and rear. There are back
upstairs from the kitchen and down
into the cellar. You can walk up the
alley and enter the dining room.Or Dor
Tor by rear door, and the kitchen by
another from the outside, most In
genious arrangement. whereby occn.
pants OF other rooms need not be dis
turbed. You can light any room by
touching an electric button. In the
same way YOU can light the front hall
from every part of the house. The
system OF electric gas lighting is used.
A striking feature IL the double cabi-
net wardrobe set In the wall, contain.
Ing three great French plate glass,
beveled mirrors and made of quarter
ed oak finished In the natural wood.
The vestlbule door is also of French
plate, beveled glass. The front doors
are about two inches thick. mo
closets are many and very large.
The hard ware and ali other materials
are Of the best quality. Thus far these
houses have been sold before finished,
There are three still for sale. Prices
range from about "a, 600 to about
"a. 800 and terms easily arranged. Any
buyer can sell his house for more thar,
he pays for it
The slate roofing on the 3rd story
Mansard is by G. l. Speer and the
Thinning and heating by Vim. ]. john
son of No Sl5 Shipley street. The
brick came from the Delaware Terra
Gotta Company and the stone from
Philip Peter Tyres quarry. The brown
stone stills and trimmings were dressed
by William aud Thomas Davidson.
The painting and wood finish have
been done by w, ii. Valentino Il Son In
the most substantial and elegant
manner.
Any one of these eligible houses will
rent SO as to pay high rate of interest
on the Investment and sell at any time
at higher price than is now asked.