Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-02
MANY NEW HOUSES.
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN Bull DING IN
RICHMOND THIS SPRING.
Handsome Private Residences 10 the West
End--Archissets and Contractors
Busy-DwsiI!ncs in Prospect

The architects and builders who pre-
dicted great activity in their lines this
spring and summer did not reckon with
| out their host. An unusually large num-
Der Of handsome private residences are GO
ing up or contracted for and plans are be-
ing submitted for many more. stroii
along any Of the residential streets IN any
part of the city affords evidence OF most
decided building improvement not only IN
new structures, but in the remodelllng
and undermining OF old ones. Another
noticeable feature of substantial progress
/ is that on the cross streets neat ana SUD
stantial residences for persons Oh Houe-
rate means are being erected.
Captain NJ. J. Dlmmock has now under
wav or about to be commenced the follow
! ing residences for the persons named;
w. j. Whitehurst, Franklin and Harri-
son.
W. E. Gum, Grace near Harrison.
ED. Hotchkiss. Franklin near First.
Isaac kaufman, two houses, Grace near
Shafer. 49,, ,
red brick with terra-cotta trimmings.
r.. h Valentine and Mrs. J. &. Meade,
adjoining residences on Third ana Cary.
| brownstone and red brick, and Henry
Lee Valentine, Third near Cary, brown
stone and bun brick.
From plans drawn by Mr. Carl Ruehr-
mund, residences are erecting or to
be erected for:
Moses Thalhimer. Grace nenr Ryland.
Simon Sycle, Grace near Harrison.
| Mrs. X. l.. Robinson. Grace between
| Harrison and Shafer.
Mr. w. fl. Cheatham, Grace near Harri-
son.
Mrs. r. E. Robinson, tour brick houses
on Laurel
Messrs. Read & Field have broken
| ground in Lee District for handsome
| brownstoDe and brick dwelling for Mr..
| Otway Warwick. The house will front on
| Lombardy street. The same architects
| will erect magnificent residence at the
southeast corner of Franklin aud Harrison
| for Mr.. j. L. kecney.
Messrs. Poindexter q Bryant are build
| ing for Mrs. Joseph X. Anderson at the
| northwest corner Of Franklin and Shater
| streets a beautiful residence of brown
stone aud Roman brick. Messrs. Heppert
& Co. are finishing up from plans pre-
pared by these architects three handsome
residences on west Grace street and con-
template building three more.
Mr.. Walter Higham will put up ior d.
| George A. Taber n gray brlc k-and brown
stone dwelling on the south side Of Grace
street between Adams and Jefferson.
Mr. Egerton S. Rogers will erect ut the
northwest corner of Canal and Ihlrd
handsome fats and adjoining, two resi-
dences
Mr.. I. Wiley Davis is building on Park
avenue. near HowtEer Place. two band
| some residences-one for Major L. i. u.
| Myers and the other for Mr.. William L.
Preston. He is also erecting on his own ac-
count, on Twenty seventh street between
Broad and Grace. three fine dwellings.
Mr.. G.. w. Parsons is building for Mr. w.
b. Waldron five two-story brick dwellings,
on West-End avenue.
Mr. w j. Westwood has nearly CON-
pleted for Mr. Edward H. Brown four very
attractive brick houses on the west side OF
First street between Main and Cary.
Mr., Edgar Allan is going to erect seven
new houses on the lot on the southeast
corner of Clay and Gilmer streets.
MIR. Gilbert Hunt has prepared plans for
q residence for himself to be located on
Floyd avenue and Cherry street.
Several new houses are going up at the
intersection Of Belyidere and Beverley
streets.
All Of the buildings aforementioned
| are to be of brick or brick aud brOwnstone,
and while no radical innovations IN the
way of architecture are noticeable IN the
plans, many of them will have very ad-
| NQutCQ improvements III IbcptGb VI sduAth-
ton and interior Ornamentation. Hard
wood finishing and grill work will play a
more important part than ever IN the
| building this season.
In addition 10 the above the architects
have in prospect various other buildings.
! The outlook is bright, too, for great deal
of building near the city during the spring
and summer Large numbers of houses
will be erected at Sherwood Park, Barton
Heights. Fairmont. Chestnut Hill. Wood
land Heights, and the other popular su-
buTbs.
The basement walls Of the State Library
building are going up RAPIDLY under the
direction of Messrs. Burton * Chester
man, the contractors, and Mr. Burton IS
pressing as theoretically as ever work at
the Chamber OF Commerce building.
The furniture is being put in the new
Planters Bank building and 1t is expected
TO move the force in this week.
The new tobacco-f factory under way at
the penitentlary will be outside the walls.
| When it is completed the present tobacco
factory will be pulled down. and In Its
place will be erected large addition to
| the shoe-shop. Thereafter there will be 75C
men and women worked in the shoe-shop.
Several of the architects and contractors
are advising with property owners relative
| to the erection OF new stores on Broad
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