The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-15
TIE OLD STYLE GIVING WAY
Modern Buildings Taking the Place Of
URpTeteltiOuS Ones.

A Revolution in Architecture Within
the Last Decade-Antiquated Struc-
lures Disappearing in the Business
Section-The New Part of the CITY
Filling in With Handsome Resi-
dences in Place of the Old Time Box
Houses-Last Years Building.
Within the LIST decade a marvellous
change has been wrought in the architect
ural features of Savannah. The an
pearance of the city is rapidly moderniz-
ing The old square, undressing and
uupreteDtious buildings are giving way
to odifces Of the highest ARCHITECTURAL ex-
cellence.
The change has been both in public and
commercial buildings and residences.
A few examples of the architecture of
half a century ago still remain, how
ever, and promise to for years to come,
o reminder of style that is fast disap-
pearing before the war of architectural
re Orm.
RELICS OF THE PAST CENTURY
Among these are the city exchange,
built Just at the close of the last century.
and the theater, built in 1878, and now the
L
court house which gave way to the pres
eut fine structure three years ago was
another relic Of by-gone days.
1t is not alone in public buildings that
the change in architecture has taken
place. 1t is even more noticeable
within the residence section The
increase Of modern buildings with
in the last ten years is remark
able. Before 1888 there were few
modern residences in the city-they could
almost be counted upon the tngers-now
every street in the section built up since
then is lined with more or less preten-
tlOus homes.
THE CITY's PRIDE.
The public buildings and churches of
Savannah however, are the most note
worthy feature The court house, the
custom house, although the latter, built
forty years ago, are imposing structures;
Christ and the Independent Presbyterian
churches and the cathedral, the Chatham
Academy and High School buildings, re-
modelled from a most humble mixture of
architecture, the Cotton Exchange and
Board of Trade buildings, the Southern
Bank and Merchants National Bank. the
New Provident Insurance Cempany's
building, the De Soto, the MORNING
News building, the Guards new armory
and the county Jail are among the sub
stantial edifces that are ornaments
to the city. Among the more imposing
commercial buildings are the Quicken
heimer, Schwarz, Adler, Weed and ODD
Fellows buildings.
THE INSTITUTIONS.
The Tefair Academy of Arts and Sci
onces is an unusual and striking design,
and one that is not readily passed by
without more than mere notice Part
old and part new it combines the architect
ure of a century ago with that of to-day.
The Georgia Historical Society building
fronting Forsyth park. although of plain
exterior arrests and commands attention.
The Savannah and Telfair hospitals.
and the Episcopal Orphans Home, are
structures of note. The new United States
postoftice and court house, upon which it
Is expected that work viii begin in a few
months will add greatly to the already
large lot Of buildings that make up Sa-
yannahs pride.
RESIDENCES MODERNIZING.
Within the last year nearly fifty new
residences OF Moorish and Gothic archi-
lecture have been erected. The box-like,
carpeuters-designed houses are no more
punt, and those that were built not long
before the city began to modernize. are
fast being remodeled into houses of the
present day.
The building industry during the last
year has added a great number of new
cummings TO growing Savannah.
OVER 200 BUILDINGS
The city's records show permits for 21l
new buildings, issued during the twelve
months ending August 81 This is an av-
crage of Is a month for the entire year.
or new building every other day. Most
OF the buildings last year were small
residences and tenements, and the total
investments in buildings was somewhat
less than 1t was the year before. Among
inc larger buildings erected last year was
the Independent Sunday school building
at Bull and Hull streets, which is now in
course of completion, the Guards
new armory at Bull and Charl-
Ton streets, the new Palmer Hard
ware Company's warehouse on Bay
street, the Weed building at Brough-
ton and Barnard streets, the improve
ments at the savannah Florida and
Western railway and the addition to the
Peoples Electric Light and Power Co.'S.
buildings, the new building by McKenna
ana Welsh. on York street and half dozen
other commercial buildings, besides a
large number of dwellings south of An
Ierson street in the city extension and in
Collnsyllle east of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway
Architects and builders say the out
look is good for brisk season of
building this fall and in the
spring The money stringency has
depressing effect on the building
industry, as it has had upon all others.
In splteof this, however, Savannah made
very creditable showing in building