The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04
LAND AND BUILDING.
Suburban Property Enjoying GOOD
Sized BOOM -Conveyances In Land
New Building Projects.

The real estate market for the past week
has shown signs OF an increased activity;
sales have been numerous and the demand
has exceeded the average OF the past SIX
months by large increase. The suDur-
ban districts have shown an especially
large boom and owners OF rentaple
property report a large call Tor tenements.
Real estate agents are hopeful OF lhe
future and the prospects for lively sea-
SON with rapid sales were never better
The loan market shows an increased cali,
and 3S real estate mortgages during the
past week were recorded. The sales OF the
week amounted to 39and the mortgages on
personal property TO 27. Altogether the
week has been teeming with activity In all
branches of the trade and the prospects
are much brighter than week ago.
Conveyances i'm Land.
Among the largest sales during the
week were those of John Moiles, by mort
gagee, OF an estate on Power street, 10
Mrs. Thomas Flanagan, for s29lo; j. n.
McCusker, by heirs, of an estate on
Kent street, to James III. and Cathe-
rine McCusker for s1450; William
Gardiner street TO Nathan III. Truman for
$500, and Il. b. Wheeler, of building ON
Winter street to Henry +. Huestis, for
$3.50.
A New Structure.
Stone, Carpenter & Wilson, architects,
are drawing up plans for magnihcent
brick house for Samuel Conant OF raw
tucket. The structure will be built oil
handsome pressed brick, the architecture
in Corinthiau style, and will cost s26,OOO-
Westminster Street Changes.
The old Butler Row is within a day or
two of complete demolition and the work
nj In ha faunA q for the
building to be erected will be COM
menced within a short time. The
buildings which have occupied this
plat OF land for SO long a time
have been nearly razed and soon
the new structure will rise from the midst
building will be among the most hand
some in the city.
Kent a. StanIey's Building.
The workmen on the new building for
the Kent 4 Stanley Company, are very
busy on the structure and the most stren-
uous efforts are being made TO complete
the structure before the winter
months. At the present rate OF
progress it will be ready for
occupancy early in the winter, and
when completed the building will be one
of the most perfectly equipped in the
city.
The foundations for the new passenger
station on the Cove lands is being pushed
forward rapidly. The abutments have
been completed and the bridge across the
W0onasquatucket river on the Francis
street extension will be finished shortly.
Several hundred piles for the underpin-
ming of the new structure have been sunk,
and Within a few mont hs the weris Oh the
station proper will be well under way.
Intentions to Build.
Il. M. Mcclellan, lessee, build shed at
No. 212 Public street, between Ocean and
Burnside streets. Mr.. Allen, builder.
Walter T.. Randall, build a 2h STORY,
two-tenement house on northeast corner
OF Hamilton and Ontario streets; cost
$500. s. A. Randall 4 Son, builders.
Mrs. T.. d. Williams, build a 2h-story.
one tenement house southwest corner of
Hope and Bowen streets. Thomas Il.
Ross h Son and Bowen Il Doane, build
ers; Martin d. Hall, architects.
Annie M. Pine, place History, one
family house on north side OF Althea
street. west OF Dexter street.
John w. Prouty, build an addition to
house 20 East George street.
Asa Messer heirs, X. o. Whitney, agent,
build two 2-story two-family houses on
north side OF Wendell street, west of
Crsnston street; cost $500 each.
David Bernkoph, build 2-story one
street, near Elmwood avenue; cost 5000.
j. A. Wells, builder.
Edgar l.. Richards, build a 2h-story,
one family house on west side of Provi-
dence street, between Linden and Somer-
set streets; cost $500. William ii. AL
crow, builder.
George Colburn, build y STORY. three
tenement house on west side of Ayrault
street, between Orms street and Chalk
stone avenue; cost $500. II. w. Lock
wood, builder.
Jennie Stains, build 2H-story, one
tenement house corner of Stamford ave-
nue. and Spooner street; cost 5000.
Aaron Stairs, builder.
family house on southeast corner OF Ridge
street and Atwells avenue; cost 5000.
Mitchell, builder.
George B. Lee ct ux., build a 2-story,
one-family house on north side of Ohio
avenue; cost 5000. Person Brothers,
builders.
James A. Foster, build two, 2h story,
ne-tenement houses on south side Of
Marlborough avenue, near Broad street.
Day work. w. II. Colwell, architect.
James A. Foster, build 2h-story, two
tenement house on soHtA=siae=af Mafi-
borough avenue, near Broad street. Day
work. w. II. Colwell, architect.
Bernard Meehan, build history shed
on Harding alley, near Power street; cost
$35. David Glover, builder.
.. 8. Stevens, build a 2h-story, two
family house on north side Of Ohio avenue;
cost $500.
Manuel Antoine, build a history shop
No. 104 Gano street; cost 200.
Greece.