The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-15
XVII.

A carpenter by trade. with AZ years'
Experience and a brioklayer by trade,
with over 20 years experience in build.
ing. the Henry L. Dure and Thomas
IL. Melvin Company, now improving
the Square from Market to King, and
from IwolIth TO Thir Leenth stree Ia to
"a value of oyer one hundred and iirty
Thousand dollars, las tho strength
aud experience and ali other requisites
OF success.
More than one thousand houses and
buildings In Wilmington are In the
aggregate credited to them severally.
The Dure and Melvin houses are
particularly stamped with the practI
cal and unique genius of natural born
builders developed by their successful
experience. Securing to their houses
STABILITY, cominodiousness and beauty.
Their system Keeps tho bost build.
lers. rather than the lowest bIdders
steady in their employ. executing
their methods with thoroughuess and
completeness.
Only three remain unsnld CT the
many they have built on that square
These are thtee'story. including man,
sard, contain to rooms and are
worth $500 to st7O1, with all moderr
improvements. They are building np
/ ha whole square with IS houses.
Those Just started will be unlike any
others. They will be OF buff brick
with one OF pink moItnr, another OF
French gray mortar and another OF
purple mortar etc.
They will have French plate windows
on Market street with front porticO
IOnd two story rear portldoes. 1hey
VIII 10 three story with mansard root
top. and contain Q to ii rooms each.
They are IL to 20 feet front and NJ
feet deep. They combine all the
llure and Melvin improvements ana
tho best OF all modern imp rOYements
They Will take orders to build houses
exactly to suit buyers. 1t Is best Ia
buy now. in hard tlineB, and get big
bargains for your money. Building
will never be cheaper.
The gentle slope OF the land to the
north and the trees secure cooler
atmosphere. This hillside and Very
deep foundations of sand and grnyei
securing drynes5 and cleauli ness are
most healthful.
Quietncss and retirement character
ilze the location, which 10 c0ntiuguous
TO the business heart Of the city, thus
saving to business men much time
for rest, coupled with quickly reaching
0usiusss and tho principal buildings
To- the city.
1t would be difficult for practical
business man, who means to keeT
i1usy. to lind Iuore desirable family
acme. Our reporter IL satisfied that
buyers from this company can hive
Everything in their houses That they
may ask Tor, The reason these houses
sen so quickly Ia because great value
rs given i1r the price.
HE above concern ls iueorpor, ted
i4ndGr the laws Of the State OF Dela,
wmo as The Peninsula Land and Loan
company, OF which Henry /. Dure ii
trestaent, Thomas II. Melvin, vice
president, Joseph l.. Carpenter, s.,
secretary and treasurer. Mr. Melvin
enn be saHu on tho grounds every dul
experimenting the work.
There Is 10 better brieklayer i'm the
city than Alr.os Il. Anderson. WIN
HAS tie brick ana stone contract, ut
built the city's iiiterer and has es
peel lily distinguished: himself by OK
relleEt work on Vii. Mslym houses.
Nj Melvin Will try II po-slJ.e. tC
make these houses excel any he has
ever b8ilt. He hires the best work
men who arc acquainted with HI.
methods. lhinsS unseen, as vol as
seen In his balldidgs lie has OF the best
material and workmanship, His pecu
mar genius adds many foatlras t.
dwellings that are exceedingly uttlac
1--WE 10 families OF refinement.