The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-27

Residences Springing Up-List of Some
OF tho Structures Now Being Erected.
Tho sight of houses and business
blocks going up all over the city may be
taken as q faithful criterion of Roa-
noke's steady growth. Yesterday rep.
resentative of THE TIMES made tour
around town and figures tho cost of
buildings in course OF erection a. $500,
600 on conservative estimate. Espe-
cially in the west and southwest does
private enterprise find vent in tho driv-
ing Of nails and the laying OF bri ks.
Five handsome churches, now in the
hands OF contractors, mean much for tho
high moral standing of the Magic City.
Four new business blocks on tho main
streets and many others in quieter To-
calities toll the story of l!voly trade and
business prosperity.
Below are somo Of the structures that
aie under way at the presens time but
not completed.
finished in about Two weeks and costs
SEQ This building is only wing
OF the main edifice, which will be built
later on. V. e. Hodges is doing tho
work for tho Bucna Vista firm which
has the contract.
Mcssrs. Coon and Asbcrry are putting
up two neat and substantial business
blocks. Ono is next 20 the Terry build
ing and will be three stories, largo
basement with a handsome front of the
finest buff brick obtainable, with brown
stone trimmings. This building will
cost $4,000 and is already rented for
the 18th OF January to 4 large furniture
AID CARPET firm, who wi occupy tho
entire four floors. The other building
is on Campbell avenue, opposite the
postoilicc, and costs $4,000. This one
is enclosed and also has front Of buff
brick and brown stone.
Contractor Frank Il. May is putting
up an So, 900 warehouse for DR.. Gale,
which will be occupied by the Armour
Packing Company, of Chicago. Tho
contract is to be completed in sixty
days. Mr.. May has been granted tho
contract for the hospital, but the papers
have not bcen signed yet, and, as the
pledges arc being paid but slowly, the
ground will probably not be broken be-
fore spring.
Contractor JIG. Nesbit has the founda.
ton laid for the new S. w. Jamison
block. which promises to be ono OF the
most handsome business and Office
buildings in the city. 1t will have fifty
feet front, runs back ninety feet and
will cost $40, 600. On the first floor will
be two large store rooms, and the upper
floor will contain numerous offices. The
front will be something now TO Roanoke
in its style of architecture, having largo
bay windows overlooking the street.
The front will be of Indiana limestone,
old gold brick and heavy French glass
To-
lead to all parts of tho building, with
wide, easy stairs to the floors above. M.
Fielding, of Philadelphia, prepared the
plans.
The Kirk and Baer block on Salem
avenue is also receiving the finishing
touches. When completed it will DO
ono of the finest business blocks in the
city. Tho New York Bazaar will &C.
cupy the east storeroom. The structure
is double building, three stories high
and has 4 beautiful buff brick front
with red tile trimmings. Wilson &c
Higgins are the architects. the build
ing will cost STA, Goo
The Same firm drew the plans for the
Berkeley and LOWS building, opposite
the Terry building. The brick work is
we'll under way. The cost of this build
ing will be IS, OOO.
Tho most notable building under way
is the new Lutheran Church This edi-
fec will cost about $50, 0O0, and will
be one of the finest houses of worship
ST nth Of tho Potomac The walls are
up and the roof is on but tho building
Will not be completed before the last of
spring or tho first OF next summer.
Another fine, unfinished church is ST.
Johns Episcopal on South Jefferson
street. DR.. Meade hopes to meet his
congregation there tho first Sunday in
December. The building costs e35, COO
Both of these churches are stone.
Tho Belmont school building i'll tho
Third ward is being plnstered. Tho
pupils will find it open after New Year.
The cost is 1880.
Tho Christ Episcopal Church on West
Campbell street will be occupied for the
first time this morning.
The High street Baptists (colored)
are erecting large wooden structure to
cost several thousand dollars.
On the corner Of Commonwealth ave-
nue. and Second street n g., a large
four.story brick block with granite rock
trimmings is going up. This is to be
used as wholesale warehouse. Across
from this a smaller brick store is under
way.
II. A. Plumley is building hay and
feed store on Second street. and good
brick building is going up on Campbell
avenue, near the market. A comfortable
two story brick building is going up
near the Park street bridge.
Among the private dwellings in course
of construction might be mentioned the
following: j. P. Thompson, on Third
street, above Eleventh ave, to cost So
600; d. v. Reed, corner franklin street
and Ninth avenue, to cost $4,000; D. H.
Scott, Roanoke street, near Walnut, to
cost $500. DIR. Buckner has rented this