Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-22
THE BUILDING RECORD.
What Has Been Done in 1898.
10 New Residences Erected--the Total
Amount Expended About 100000.

10 New Residences Erccted--the Total
Amount Expended About 100000.
No town i'm the country can look back to
the record Of 1898 with greater satisfaction
than Brattleboro. The business depression
now affects the local industries, but in
comparison with other places we are fortu-
nate. Three new manufacturing concerns
. have been established, and none have been
moved away. The new concerns are the
Brattleboro Overall company, the Carruth-
ers paper MILL and the Randoll knitting
| needle establishment now being moved
here. The publication of the Holstein
Freisan Register office has been moved
back here. There have been no epidemics,
and the death rate is not higher than usual
the number of deaths in the village district
being about so. The pumping station has
been put in at West River, and we are now
sure of an adequate supply of water for all
purposes. Since May there has been the
| unusually large number of eight fire alarms,
but the loss in no case has exceeded $1,000
The building record has surpassed that of
any year since the Chaplin and Williston
street sections were cut up into building
lots The total expenditure for new
buildings and Improvements is probably
residences have been built
In the North Part Of the village.
In that section of the village north of
/ High street are noted the large new dwell
| ings of 5. w. Richardson on the corner Of
/ Williston and Oak streets, Lucus Adams
/ on Oak street, and c. f. r. Jenne on Oak
/ street, the latter now in process of erection
TO take the place Of the one destroyed by
/ fire last summer Z. II. Van Doom com
/ pleted the handsome house on Chaplin
street which has been sold to Mrs. Hast
ings, and the one on Oak street sold 10
Edward Clark. y. r. Ryan has moved
/ what remained of G. f. X. Jenne's burned
I house to Forest street, where he is rebuild
ing it, II. :. Josselyn has the work well
advanced on a new Involvement house on
the same street. On North Main street,
next above the Degens place. \. d. Wyatt
has built a handsome and finely finished
bouse of unique design, which will be ready
for occupancy at an early day
Charles Miner is converting the barn be
tween his TWO houses into a tenement.
Extensive improvements have been made
ON the Bradley house on North street.
Very substantial barns have been erected
by George ;. Dowlcy on North Main street.
and +. +. Brooks on Oak street W. W.
Cook has fitted over the house which he
bought of Mrs. Leonard on Asylum street
INTO two tenemeutS, added pazzas, and
made other Improvements.
Forest square, High and Green streets.
ON Forest square the only new building
noted is the story and a-half house built on
Cedar street by Seth Stone. On High
street c. r. Briggs has enlarged his house.
\. +. Thurber has built an addition to his
house put handsome piazza on the front.
aud made other Improvements. On Green
street Mrs. Edgett has rebuilt the Bennett
house into a very desirable two-tenement
structure, A. L. Gibbs has raised up his
house, :. :, Hunt has built an addition to
his house, and +. II. Putnam has put up a
barn at the Bingham place.
ON School street the very elaborate in
terror work on Gen. J. J. Estey's house
has been completed
Main. Flat and Frost Streets.
On Main street very noticeable improve
ment is the large new glass fronts and the
new ceilings in the stores in Williston block
occupied by +. c. Thorn and W. K. Ged-
dis. rear addition has been built TO the
store of George +. Greene in Herrck d
Wyman's block, giving much-needed room.
very elaborate piece of work is the new
officers and directors rooms in the Yer
mont National bank, which were described
in The Phoenix last week The new cleo
trio light plant al the rear of the Valley
Machine shop is the most expensive work
of the year. This very substantial and
complete building of granite and brick,
with its new engines, dynamos, etc, prob
ably represents total expenditure of
So, 600.
Flat street, which last war made rapid
strides forward, has had no building oper-
ations this year, and Elliot street none Of
Importance. on Elliot is the large one
story addition built by L. H. Richardson
on the livery stable occupied by j. II.
Chamberlain.
ii. >. Sherwin has erected a commodious
two-story house on Frost street. On the
Frost meadow opposite Frost street Charles
Lang has put up two-story house, and
Egbert Brasor a new house and barn.
In the Fourth Ward.
In that ward which comprises the streets
south of Milestone brook there have been
quite extensive operations. On Reed hill
the old schoolhouse has furnished the
foundation for a two-tenement house. On
Vernon street board fence has been erect
ed, by the town and railroad COMPANY
jointly, the road bed has been changed and
rebuilt, making the best of the dangerous
place which has so long menaced passing
teams This change necessitated the re-
moyal of some of the small houses which
were within the highway limit. Improve
ments have been made at the HouGhton.
Riley and Ahern cottages.
One of the most desirable houses ON
Canal street has been built by Andrew
Horton. 1t is for two tenements and fine
ly finished. Mr.. Horton first removed his
old house 10 rear lot before putting IN
the new one fronting the street. A part
Of W. A. Conant's house has been torn
down, two-story addition put in its place
and small barn built near the Aouse.
On Clark street c. II. Eddy has added a
story to the l. part of his house, and X. /.
Haskins has made Improvements at his
house.
An important addition to Brook street.
near Birge street, is the large three-tene,
ment house built by James Bowler. On
Brook street Frank Burnett has enlarged
the house bought of c. G. Whitney into a
Involvement structure
A growing suburb is South Canal street
where Mr.. knOwlton has built a story and
a-halt house, and G. b. Park and Mr.. Bull
lock have houses in process of erection.
On Prospect hill there has been GOOD al .