The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-28
NOTES ON BUILDERS.
xLvIII.


Great Progress In tho Science and ART o
building dwellings fors Comfortable
Homcs-Eieaant IIouses-Buiidina His
tory.
In an experience of many years II
building many hundreds of houses, In
cluding many OF tho finest aud costlles
oil The houses built for sale In this city
Messrs. j. IL b. seeds 4 Son. who buils
better and better every season. have now
as u appears upon inspection Of our build
Ing reporter, ''capped the climax" In theii
nearly completed houses on Tenth street
near Broolne. and The six at Ninth aud
Franklin, fiuished Inside with hard wood,
and furnished with stairs by Henry Evans
far superior to any ever heretofore con
structed In Wilmington In houses built
Tor sale. aud ascending from large and
attractive reception halls, l3xlY feet
with open lire place and other attruc
tions.
GRAND VIEWS.
From their elevated location delightful
views include Cool Spring reservoir
Northwestern and central Wilmington.
and New Jersey In part. Pure air. health
and restful CONT are assured.
Ihe eight houses have nine to twelve
rooms each with bath rooms and toilets,
oil The attractive modern furnishings in
cluding p0rceiain-liiied tubs. marble
Wesn-stahus anu uhcohceaieo Plumbing oil
SANITARY perlection ny henimln I. shaw,
They are three stony with nansard roof,
timed, spouted and heated by Reese and
Broiher. OF Az Nug street. Formerly Of
. Fast Fourth street. WHO have supplied
~noa.ote ~ ~ ,v' nouseo VI Cheries w. "eiuin'
S;.oiEe w. puen Iawaru Sranstoh' Saeh-
II. M oneMaru, rIunh he,sier. MISS boyd;
a,',i uipey ,,, n,ps.' Malsnai'ton sehooi
MI NJ, hu,uerous otiier hrst-cidss ouliuihgs.
nhey oitsn take ons oid heaters to put
are sole agents
They have lois % feet by 108 and 1856
fee. They are OF brick aud red mortar
trimmed with Warsaw blue stone, heavy
cornices and open verandas. They have
bay windows and are eighteen feet front
aud 81 feet deep. Mitchell did the slatIng
and Win. Davidson the dressed stone.
RICHARD KELLY. THE PAINTER.
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nv painuhR anu .lazihg, inciudiDk me
r,uuou i,1l., piu.o ILL.,. a.u .ho L1iuiIui, leaoeo,
hv Richerm koilv Of Hia s,inlav s,rsa,
who has u first cass reputation for con.
sclentivnsly doing neat and eubstartlal
r-,Ork. He hus the Iixnth nnd Wollaslon
puhlic school and tyo houses mt Nine.
teenta and Washington sireats. He did
the Convent OF the yieitation and I'D,
JUaeph's Church and Home, CX.pOst-
=. aster Stewart's house ia a fine ion of
his
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1I. e1cavotou anu IeoIRe
.n',i1'.'a uvs tno ianusoape molh; Mc
cal. oy. ", WIG p,a1.ol,ngi e,.gi DeiaWare Terra
!, , M o..a Soinpauy. ofichsi L. ". henI iun-
~, ~, ~, snent geiiar % Hoors anu paSemehts
~ ~ tIo "a. Q, isnei o, protner to.i mortar
~ .na,ios "aIuer Sompahy anu llWton'
o1 e.e'ii ,eiun; iho in.iWorh was NY o. % o.
~ ~ ,ue prioA anu STONE Work w ueorge
einrles. Ii!
Aho o'ioas "re oeh'
THE ARCHITECT
The architecture Ia composits.
Henrv n See,Is the arcbItect NM, ,noa-
ter buti,lar in chnrpe said tn tha ranort ar.
: We hnye built These houses soIid al
heavy timber and the best M aterinIs and
as we'll as II we ,nterded In Iiva in them
They will go many years without renairs
and last LONGER than n lIfa.t,me Wa
have tried to built them so AS to plys
satisfactlon to their most erIll.
chi Durehasers anI crsdit In n,Iraeivcan
r,,,, nn, ,,.,.r IN, ,,o,,a,,,,,nn,,ns
fhE pE''iuhi of hooShhEEPEhs'
We noticed front and roar poiticos and
atairs mud the perfection OF convenience
and cozy comfort in the arrangement of
the rooms. There are plenty Of large
closets. There IL an intermediate room
separating the Kitchen by two doors, 80
as Go Keep the scent OF cookinE out OF the
dining room II is lifted with drawers
ana shelVes ior tnpie supplies. IL nus Il
double swinging door. which Is always
smut Only great experience IN building
INST class houses could think OF the nu.
merous improvements ana convenIences
OF these nouses which must be seen to be
Justly appreciated. They Will be tho de-
lisht Of housekeepers
ine aware 9 - ol me nnest oy Sieler
q WoouWaru' oo3 AiafkeI street, VINO iur-
nisneu the MONIES VI Ut. anu Wn DuPout.
L W, hoopsS, wizard SALISBURY. Frank
,ye. D;r tewart lawyer Dru country
nome, .. IL; y; See ~ & oon ami NO.
Hcboot, anu VINO eAcsi hs the popular tur-
OF oui,aihg haruwnre'
lhe manties are Nolohiaf IN the latest
styio and higiiest grade OF workmanship
anu ln'sn INC lifepiace tiing aud deco
raIions' gone ny skilled nlsclaiics entire
Y, are vi the most httlstic oruer. Ihe'
saasi1nais sassH @ WA marrrooes a a,e 1l SOIL guar.
Iet ~, ou oah anu rreHch pe'eiru piate glass.
! 4 ~ 70 onelioliers are oohVehlent. All these
~ IeneGt ~ great creuit on Jesse n baylis. OF
40 M"rhet stteet, VINO supplies tne latest
anu ~ oess III az tnese lines anu VINO says.
.. w ~. aeous "oh put the pesL OF al
lnatesia' III 'heir houses fesardless OF
eost. ,,
Ar. Evans, the stair builder. says OF
Lheee houses that the architects state.
lhent, lhat they centaiil the Dest materials
,nu ofhmahship throughout ID true.
HIS WORD carries weight FOR. in business
.or thirty years ne lns put stairs In
homes OF Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Bpuia.
min Nields, Esq, Wm. DUPONT. all OF
thomas ii. Meivin's and j. Il. ID 5eeis
Y SONS best houses and st. Joseph's
Mission.
Archie s. Reed says there is not In vii.
ninRton m ore eligible lot, location and
view for "A home for him than the ones at
Ninth and Franklin
The cement puvements are the best and
ne built by excavating two feat deep and
.hs n hilinR In with small stones, brick
bats and Stag. After settling solid this Ia
'oNereu Win Tour inehes oi concrete and
,a y.m,n. .,o,,n,, ~ -. u ,',t,,i tho
was aleo laid by tho A. Is. Reel X Brother
o., who take contracts for eyeryihiuu in
he building line from a door All Ia n mat
,llica ali kinds of Uricl, and stone masonrv
including cut stone work. Esnec,nily
,uch largo buildings ma the new ii n, ems,
o IN house, Conyent of VISITATION Jrlpity
!. Il. Church. Lore bulI,linp ST .Iosani,
jhurch, Ferris Intl,,sti;Iol Sehooi arr