The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-06
LAND and BUILDING.
The Political Campaign Called
a Halt in Trade Circles.
SUBURBAN PURCHASES POPULAR.
Leading An Other Forms OF Realty
Investment at Present Time In Point
OF Number some Big Changes IN
Ownership Intentions 10 Build.

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with the excitement. attending inc
spring campaign IN the pAst
week there was noticeanie eoh,lae'ivn -.
the real estate market. Sales Whlch
for the month had been steadily increasing
in number fell off somewhat rom lhosc
of the previous week, and tho ehtHe
market was in a general state ol uepIss-
sion. However there were thlrty-nlne
recorded conveyances Of property inNolV-
ing many thousands OF dollars. Inc
cail for loans remains brisk and the
market reports a total OF 80 real estate
mortgages and 20 chattle mortgages
The buying of land in the outlying dis
tricts OF the city Is the most popular
form OF investment for the people
The several agencies OF plats report
comparatively brisk movement IN lots
with a general tendency tosecure those OF
good proportions and large area. owners
OF rcntable property report inc oemanu
as good, and theagents OF business blochs
tell a similar story.
week was the sale by l.. A. Tilllnghast TO
Amos &. Barstow OF the estate on the
corner OF Page and Weybosset
streets and the counter sale
by Mr.. Barstow 10 Mr.. I1lling-
hast OF large tract OF land on Olney
street. The former estate contains nearly
9OO0 square feet of land, upon which
large brick business block IS
being erected. The estate adjoins that OF
the Providence Athletic Assocla-
tion's new building and IS one
OF the most desirable locations Tor
business purposes in the city.
The latter estate is on Oney street, north
OF the Homeopathic Hospital and IN
cludes nearly 20 acres. Mr.. III
linghast will plat the property
and will place il in house lots upon the
market Between $150,O00 and Sl1O,OOO is
involved in the transaction.
The Nnrragansett Real Estate Company
is making drive in lots
on the Bartlett Plat at Edge
wood This plat lies between
Broad street and Roger Williams Park,
and Is graded and laid out ready fo- occu-
pancy. Quite number OF houses are IN
follow shortly.
The Wayland Park Annex has been
brought before the public by the owners,
Knowles, Mccain AZ Co. The annex in-
cludes $50 lots, and early in the summera a
passenger station is TO be erected by the
owners on the New England road, within
100 yards of the plat.
VIM. II. Walker a Son are drawing up
plans and estimates for the new armory
building 10 be erected ut the northwest
corner of Exchange and Fountain streets,
Pawtucket. Houlehan u Mcclure OF
this city have been awarded the contract
for building the armory. According
to the plans the building win
be 202x9O feet in area. The design
will be after the style OF architecture in
feudal times, with towers and parapets
gracing the front corners OF the building.
The walls of the first story will be OF
rock faced granite, and the
u f.lr frit in
OF sandstone and terra Gotta. The
roof will be fiat. The armory Will
he divided into an administration
building 60x90 feet, with drill shed o3x
( 142 feet in the rear. The cost will not
exceed s6l 900.
on Aborn street will be completed early
In July. The structure will be
275x221xi06xi23x15i feet on Mason, Aborn,
Sabine and Beverly streets and IN the rear
OF the New England Mining Bureau. It
will be seven stories in height, and when
finished viii be one of the best fitted
manufacturing jewelers. plants IN the
country.
Intentions to Build.
George Gardiner build a2l5 story build
Ing for one tenement and store on south
west corner Of Broad and Cyr streets;
cost $500
Ednah Is. Hale. build h-story, two
family house on south side OF Bowen
street, near Congdon street; cost $1,000.
H.. A. Paris d Co., builders.
Catherine r.. Mathewson, build n 2iI-
story, one-family house on northwest
corner of Hicks street and Atwells avenue;
cost 5000 Henry X. Evans, builder.
John Kearns et ux make repairs TO
house, 1870 Pavilion avenue. Michael Me-
Donough, builder.
Martin Clason, huild a 2-story wood and
iron building Tor cornice factory, etc, on
west side of Canal street, between Otis
street and Canal avenue; cost $1,000.
Gilbane Bros, builders.
Rebecca and Hannah Danforth. build
2ih story, two family house on south side
ol~Pond street, between Pearl and Winter
streets; cost $1,000 Dawley q Phelps,
builders.
Richard +. Lynch, build 1-slory bakery
on northwest corner OF Knowles and
Pleasant streets cost 500.
Mrs. Annie Coniey, build n 2K-story,
two family house on north side of Penn
street, near Ridge street; cost $780, Pat
rick Mcdonald, builder.
John Sulliven, build 3k story build
ing for four tenements and store on south
west corner OF Wickenden and Furnace
streets; cost $1,000. r. w. Barry, builder.
William II. Low, Jr., build 3-story,
onc-tenemcnt house on southwest corner
of knight and Brighton streets. Robert
Paterson, builder.
VIM. Gammell, build an addition TO
residence on northwest corner OF Hope
and George streets. j. w. Bishop d Co,
builders; Gould, Angel d Swift, archi-
tects.
Joseph IT. Monroe, build 2-storv. two
tenement house on Benevolent street, be-
tween Thayer aud Brook streets; cost
1880. Thomas III. Jones builder.
Warren q. Busweil, build a HISTORY,
one family house on west side Of Vermont
avenue, near Eddy street; cost $1,000
John Gray q Co.. builders.
Thomas j. Mckeen, build 2i5. story
two-iamily house on north side OF smith
street, between River avenue and Nelson
street.
Annie A. Eddy, TO build 2-story house
IN Cranston; cost $500.
John X. Hamilton, 10 build cottage on
81 Roger Williams Park plat; cost $500.
John Egfn and Ierasa Egnn, 90 build
2H-siory cottage on spragOe Homestead
plat cost $500.