The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-12
N0RGANToWN'S GROWTH.
Some Of the Latest Improve
ments of the place.
NEARLY ALL THE OLD LAND
MARKS HAVE DISAPPEARED.
And In their Places are Many Hand
some new Struetures-And There
are Scores Of New Houses
Where Formerly There
We're Vacant Lots,

"a great UauN Oi our CltlLSuS udNt
but little knowledge of the rapid
growth of our town and list of {
few of the improvements made in
the past few months and others un
der way will not be without interest
to them as well as to the Morgan
towners who are away from home
There has been no effort made tC
create ''boom" but building goe:
steadily on, and to-day there arr
more buildings either going up, un
der contract or just completed than
ever before in the history of fhe town
The erection of new buildings is ne
longer looked upon as a novelty
and our people have grown so ae
customed to running across new
house that they DO not realize th,
rapid growth of the town and tn,
large amount of cold cash that ha:
been in the past few months and i:
now being put into real estate. A
glance at the various improvements
will convince the yeriest ''old fogy'
that the "world do move and that
Morgantown is keeping, right VI
with the procession.
The old Carraco store house and
residence corner of Main and Wal
nut streets now being torn down will
give way to handsome three story
block to be erected by the Ode
Fellows at a cost of over $4,000
1t will contain two store rooms, 9
theatre with a seating capacity o.
600 several offices and two lodge
rooms. Work will be commenced
on this building within two weeks.
On the site formerly occupied by
Mrs. Laura Piekenpaugh' s residence
the Second National Bank wtll with
in q week or ten days commence thu
erection of the handsomest banking
house is this part Of the state The
plans will be completed in few
days but we are not informed as tc
the cost u the building, suffice il tC
say that it will be a credit to tho
town.
The Bank Of the Monongahela Val
ley will remodel their present larg,
building and make of it a modern
structure in all Of its appointments
An effort was made to have this
building moved to the other side o
the lot, but it was found that tht
cost of moving so large a building
would be almost sufficient TO remode
it in such manner as to give it the
appearance of an entirely new build
ing. When completed it will he one
of the finest business houses in town
Bids were received Saturday fol
the building of the new addition t
the Mechanical Hall of the Uniyer
sty and the contract will be LEI
within week or two. The addition
will be building exactly like tn,
present building with the exception
that it will have basement.
As soon as the Second Nationa
Bank is moved into its new quarters
the building at present occupied by
it, recently purchased by DR. Geo
B. Morris, will he remodeiled The
first floor will be thrown into stor'
room and the second will contain
several Office rooms.
The Miller Block is now receiving
the finishing touches after being re
modelled by lowering the first hool
and putting in plate glass fronts il
the two store rooms. The SECOND
story is used as a residence and tn,
third contains two lodge rooms on'
of which was formerly Grand Army
Hall the only public hall in the town
around which tender memories lingcl
in the minds of our older and mid
die aged citizens. They can give thu
youngsters of to-day pointers on bow
to have a good time.
The Science Hall at the Universe
~ recently completed at cost o
over $40 600, though not as costly a.
some of the other structures is q
handsome buildin5 that Morgan
towners with other citizens OF thu
state take pride in.
The new addition to the Agricul
tural Experiment Station, completed
a few weeks ago, is admired by every
one and makes the Station compare
favorauly with Che group of hand.
some University buildings.
The Brock Wade and Reed three
story brick block completed late in
the Fall is the finest business block
in town. The first floor contains
Two store rooms, the second several
handsome office suites and the third
two large lodge rooms, occupied by
the Masons and knights of Honor
The vacant lot next to this Block
on the corner OF High aud peasants
streets will probably be soon occu
pied by a similar building Just
back of this building on peasants
street is.a large two story frame
building; the first floor is used for q
store room and the second for a pho
tograph gallery. Adjoining It is q
two story residence, next to the res
idence is the business houses Of
Davis and Huston and above this
the Offices of Huston and Demair
and DR.. w. c. Kelley, and on the
corner of Peasants and Spruce the
handsome residence of DR.. w. G.
Kelly all recently put up.
The new houses on Walnut street
are the large frame erected by
Squire John Alexander used for a
store room on the first floor and
printing office on the second, and the
two story store and office building
erected by DIR. Geo. b. Morris on the
corner of Walnut and Spruce streets.
The Morgantown Planning Mil
Company is now erecting hand
some building on Beechurst Avenue
1t will he about 60 by 125 feet and
is near the large brick occupied by
the Farrow Arms Co., manufacture
ers of firearms.
N. Z. Skaters new business house
corner of Front and Peasants street
was the first building ever erected in
that part of town to be used exclu-
sively as a store house.
Some eight or ten business houses
and residences have been remodelled
to such an extent that they are vir-
tually new buildings. Among the
most notable of these are Miller
Block, the Clark building, Hotel
Peabody and the Pickenpaugh prop
erty owned by the Second National
Bank.
Tough Bros. Carriage manufac-
tory on Beechurst Avenue was put
up last Fall and is one of the largest
business concerns we have, as we'll
90 tho first hnsinpss hnuea arpcfa6