The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-19
MANY NEW BUILDINGS.
EVIDENCES or THE GROWTH AND
PROSPERITY or RICHMOND.
The City 10 Expanding Rapidly In All Di-
rections-Ths Substantial and At
tractive Styles OF Architects.

Go where you will in Richmond and evil
| dence OF growth Is presented. 1t Is not a
| little remarkable that the improvements
| In the city have continued TO so large a
degree through all the depression ana
stagnation in business.
! The city is expanding in both the EASY
! and West Ends, and the improvements
are mainly substantial and unusually al
tractive in architecture and construction
| A hundred neat frame and brick dwell
ings are going up in all parts Of the city
and large number Of more pretenuous
residences are being built, as wen as
| several important business houses anu
| public buildings.
DKEssFD N wHrrF.
The jefferson Hotel. which is now reach
! Ing point OF architectural symmetry
| presents a pleasing appearance on ffahn-
lin street. and one feels IN loohlhs Al 10
superb proportions As though a new era
had been Instituted in Richmond building
The erection Of this grand hosiery, uAe
Chamber Of Commerce, ana me State
Library buildings. with their large eA-
piuse Of light-cOlOred bricks, have lnau-
gurated grateful change from the eter-
nal red OF former days
This departure Is also marked IN the
street. opposite the Chamber OF Com
merce. The light brick fronts are Of very
tasty design. Mr.. y. +. Ancarrow IS the
contractor.
Among the most important buildings
recently erected in Richmond l. the hand-
some business block under construction
at the corner OF Ninth and Cary streets
owned by Mr.. John K. Williams. Inc
building is convenient and well appointef,
the lower floor being prepared for stores
and the upper part for a military armoty
and for manufacturing purposes.
This building illustrates the utility OF
operations. Mr.. VI. j. Dimmock Is the
architect ana Messrs Joseph Heppert a.
Co. contractors.
NEw STORES.
Mr.. y. W Bowe is having alterations
made 10 his store, No. 1901 east Main
street.
Mr.. Charles J. Bnups Is now occupy
ing his handsome new store. No. 800
east Main: William q. West, Esq. ar
chitect; Mr.. r. c. Bristow, contractor.
ornamental galvanized iron front.
Messrs. " y. Davis q Bro. contractors.
are making alterations, Tor the owner. 10
the store No. 1893 east Main street, press
Mr.. Fritz. sitterding. contractor is
erecting three stores on Main street near
Fourteenth, for llr. Lewis H. Blair.
The new store. No. JOB east Broad
street property OF Magnus Hessberg
Esq. has just been completed. Mr.. ".
g. West was the architect, Mr.. Chas:
jenkins. contractor. II will be occupied
by Isaac Sycle x CO.
HANDsoME DWELLINGS.
Among the many dwellings in course
Of construction throughout the city the
following may be mentioned a. bens
among the most noteworthy.
Mr.. Fritz. Sitterding is erecting for Mr..
Nirginius Newton a handsome block OF
oh Iffr
deuccs corner Sixth and Grace streets.
A modern pressed brick and brown
stone trimmed residence - being putt
fer Mrs Herman Schmidt corner Grace
and Fifth streets after plans Of Carl
Ruehrmund. architect.
Mr.. j. /. Boswell is having built two
modern residences on Flfth street. be
tween Grace and Franklin.
Mr.. James II. Anderson IS having the
third story OF his residence. No. 4Jl
east Franklin street run up, a WIN.
built at the rear. ana the whole dwelling
vii be renovated and repaired ana many
modern improvements put in. MeSsrs.
George t. Newell q Bro, contractors,
William C. West. successor TO Albert l..
MR. r. carter Scott. No. 4O2 east
Franklin street IS having the third
story OF his residence run up and many
other improvements made. Mr. \. W.
Pearce. contractor; William {. West, ar
Wr James Fox. contractor. is erecting
q small modern pressed brick red mortar
front. modern residence on Elshtn street
between Marshall and clay streets, from
plans Of VI. j. Dimmock, Esq, arch'
Dr. Taber is having a light brick front,
handsome residence built on FRANKLIN
street. near jefferson street
Mr.. G. j. Hunt contractor, is erect
Ing n row Of pressed-brick. brown-stone
trimmed residences for colonel \. -.
Buford. on Franklin ana foushee
Dr. Chalkley's tasty residence, on Grace Grace
street. between jefferson ana Mads7"n'
nears completion. II Is bens erected from
1r,Win4s OF Architect NJ. j. Dmmock.
PUBLIC Bu.LDiNGs AND CHURCHES.
Nfles Robinson. the proprietor Of the !
Relytderc kiudergarten, mas hdl a con
venient ana well-appointei bthdins eI.l
ed for school purposes on rIys' ",'" |
near Cherry street, Me7~rs. Parsons
Anderson being the contractors ana aren't
Thc Virginia Hospital. corner clay and |
Twelfth streets, has been MieIed dhd i'- |
arranged in its appointments Iol" P'""'
The coneregati0n Of the Seventh-Street |
Christian church have had thelr pulpit !
erected over the rear part OF II. ana their |
handsome modern organ 10 be put III inns |
place has been shipped. r.,...-.,.,,o-
II will be equipped with a BacKuS water
me Meade-Memoral Episcopal ,congre-
cation. OF Manchester. have nag pians
ere sF'ic of new church on the site OF
their present building II IS pTgP2s'+ Ies 10
- tho church this fall. and at a future
date pull down The old church and build
~ Tb ~ handsome alterations OF granite
T 2qi5itS are 'sy pr OF well Nr ] stew
art Barney is the architect, Me.sIs'
George French n Brother cohtr"cloiiS'
and Nr f. T. billiard, Jr., the superVis-
ing architect.