Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-23
REAL ESTATE INTERESTS.

Another Elegant New Block-Mr.
Frank Benedfct's Latest Purchase
-Mr. Henry r. English,s Latest
Purchase-Other Otes.
The house and lot on Grown street next
to the Hutchinson fats, known as the
Booth property, was sold yesterday by
Mrs. William T. Booth, through Charles
D. Nicoll, the real estate dealer, to Frank
W. Benedict. The lot is As feet wide by
60 feet deep and was originally part of
the old Atwater property, the main por-
ton Of which was used as site for Mr..
Bsnedict's beautiful building, the Clutch
inson."
The price paid was about $12, 900. Land
in that Vicinity is valued at 5000 q
front foot. The house is substantial one
of brick and was built by Wilson Booth
about twenty-five years ago.
Mr.. Benedict intends In the near future
to build another fat on his newly pur-
chased property. His idea now Is to con-
meet it with the Hutchinson.
The Hutchinson" Is already the finest
building of the kind in the state and with
the new one added will be unequalled by
any in New England. The new building
will contain . cafe, which will make the
two new buildings q magnificent family
hotel. The general design will be the
same as the "Hutchinson," with an en-
trance on Grown street. The new build
ing will cost SO, 1000. will be the same sizs
as the Hutchinson" and In a few days
Architect W. 81. Allen will begin on the
plans.
Mr.. Henry F. English said yesterday
that ultimately he might erect a handsome
residence for himself on the site of the
Porter residence on Hillhouse avenue,
which he purchased few days ago of Mr..
A. D. Osborne. Mr.. English had taken no
| steps yet in that direction, but had the
idea in contemplation. By the purchase
Mr.. English gets most desirable aud large
lot, its frontage on Hiilhouse avenue be-
| ing one hundred feet and on Prospect
street in the rear one hundred and three
feet, there beibg over 10000 square feet of
land in the plot. 1t il one of the finest
| aud largest building plots on Hillhouse
| avenue.
Everywhere about town this season the
! city is being improved by the laying of
| new pavements aud none attract more at
tention or more favorable notice than the
| vitrifed stone pavements which @. W.
Kellogg & Co. are laying in many parts OF
the city. One conspicuous section just
completed is that on State street all the
way from Grove to Veto streets, west side,
also long section across the street, the
work having been done for Messrs. Charles
A. Warren, Mrs. S. E Strong, 81. Mans
field. George NJ. Grant, Francis Potter. A.
D. Rlddinger, J. NJ. Hennessy, A. Krsh
and ]. P. Carney. Another noticeable sec
ton is being laid on the Orange street side
of the home lot of Mr.. Eli Whitney's resi-
dence. The pavemsnts are exceedingly
durable and very handsome.
| Among the many fine residences now be
| ing built in this city we notice two upor
Park street, one of which Mr.. Pnilande
| Armstrong is building as a home for hil
daughter, Miss Maud. upon her approach
ing marriage to Mr.. J. B. Smith, j., OF
this city. Work ia we'll under way upor
this residence, the frat story Of which vii
be built of buff brick with granite trim
mings, capped by a second story Of narrow
clspboards, and apportioned frst-clasl
throughout. A similar residence across
the way is nearly finished for Mr.. Charles
b, Miller, who, having disposed of hi
Wooster street property, has built himsel
fine residence of similar design as hi
nei9hbore.