The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-09
LAND AND | BUILDING
Real Estate Business Is
Picking Up a Little Now.
LATE TRANSACTIONS FAIRLY HEAVY
Quite Boom In Westminster Street
Property-The List of Intentions to
Build Grows Longer as Spring APP
proaches--s Some Recent Sales.

Among real estate dealers, the feeling is
one of much better outlook for the busi-
ness than for several months past. "Busi-
ness Is picking up" said one dealer
yesterday, and this is the univer-
sal opinion. OF course, 1t will take
some time for the trade TO recover from
the shock received in the late depression,
but with each day the feeling OF relief Is
accentuated. Transfers in real estate
for the week past number 20, while
the calls for loans upon
property, both real and chattel, are numer-
GUS. For the week there have been
recorded thirty mortgages upon real
estate and thirty-three upon personal
property. A considerable demand for
houses exists and landlords are kept
busy in responding TO questions.
Local builders are busy in filling contracts
and the architects are all hard at wosk
upon plans for new buildings to be
erected when the "frost leaves the
ground"
As announced in THE NEWS yesterday
the old "Bull Dog Tavern" on Randall
square will be sold at public auction next
Monday. This building is one of the
landmarks OF Providence and In fact is
about the oldest structure in this locality.
Built in 1890 by the New York Stage Com
pany, il has weathered the storms OF 20i
years, and Is still a serviceable and sound
habitation. The manner OF building in
those days was very different from that
OF the present, but while apparently
awkward and slightly uncouth, the fact
remains that the house still stands a
monument of times long before the war OF
the Revolution when Generals Washington
and Lafayette made IL their headquarters.
The Kent g. Stanley Company has dur
ing the week purchased two parcels of
land adjoining the site of its new building
on Aborn street. One was from the Prov
idence Dyeing Bleaching & Calendering
Company, lot on Sabin street,
and the other the interest OF Sarah Percc
in the lot at the corner of Sabin and Aborn
streets. The new building is progressing
rapidly, the foundations being completed
and the walls laid TO the second story.
Dutee Wilcox purchased the estate on
the southeast corner OF Aborn and Wash
ington streets this week. The estate was
the property of Elizabeth b. Chace of
Valley Fells, and includes about five
thousand square feet. Mr.. Will
cox will not take immediate
action towards the improving OF this
property until the question of widening
Washington street has been decided. Be-
sides this Mr.. Wilcox has bought the
estate owned by George n. Proctor on
Mathewson street. The estate measures 4S
feet on Mathewson street and 40 feet on
Martha street, and is bounded on the
north and west by land OF the Women's
Christian Association.
The Kent a. Stanley COMPANY have
inortgaged the estate on the northeast
corner of Aborn and Sabin streets to
L, ~ t..r
Real Estate Sales.
Isaac l.. Goff reports as evidence OF the
reported boom in real estate during the
past week he has sold 13 houses and lots
in his Washington Park property. These
sales are located in different parts of the
park and are classed among desirable
home sites. The real estate market is de-
cidedly better since warm weather set in.
Mr.. Goff also reports the sale OF piece
of property in the Calderwood plat this
week. ye
Benjamin w. Gallup Is erecting four
brick houses in East Providence tnat will
be ready for occupancy in very short
time. The property is already disposed OF.
There is said TO be a considerable boom
in real estate on Westminster street.
Several valuable pieces of property are
on sale and some transfers have already
been made.
Sales on the Moses Brown farm plat
which has been cut up into convenient
lots for residence and investment purposes
are reported progressing favorably.
Every foot of land not suitable for build
on has been reclaimed and put into the
best of order.
The Sanders estate on the corner OF
md
nounced to let. The property embraces
over 5000 feet, and will be sub-divided If
patrons so desire.
Intentions to Build.
The following intentions to build have
been fled:
Walter G.. Gartside, build History,
1-family house on south side of Stanwood
street. between Broad and Niagara streets.
John A. Swenson, build 2h-story, 2
family house on southwest corner OF
Stamford and Pilgrim streets; cost =, 400.
Mr.. Pearson builder.
Patrick T.. Harding ct ux., build 2h
story 2-tenemcnt house on Gratis street
cost 5000. Charles Bray ton, builder.
Alfred Barth, build 2hs-story building
for one tenement and shop, junction OF
Daboll and Public streets. Frank Camp
bell * Co., DulIuersj II. Il. Nlckerson, ar
chitect.
George A. Rice, build 3-story, French
roof, g. family house, 1863 Lockwood street,
next TO corner OF Broad street; cost $1,000.
Richard Hayward, builder.
Spicer Stove Co., make alterations to
brick foundry corner Aborn and Merrill
streets; cost $50; Thos. Stubbs, builder.
Giuseppe ID. storti, build 3-story 6-fam-
lily house on west side Eutaw street, be-
tween Spruce and Cedar streets; cost
5000.
Angelo Deluxe, build 3-story build
ing for five tenements and store, corner
Douglas avenue and Ceres street; cost
$500. II. Y. Murphy, builder.
Frank j. Clancy, build a2k-story, two
tenement house on Clematis street, about
$50 feet from Gladstone avenue; cost
sisOO.
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