Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-01
BUILDING
This Year Is a Record
Breaker.
GREAT VARIETY OF HANDSOME
NEW HOUSES EnIcrEn.
ARCHITECT TALKS.
m. MEssrn TELLS SOMETHING OF
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
THIS YEAR.
I'm uninterrupted stream of Con-
...,,. L., puring the Past Eleven
Montbs-some Houses bniH'
ARCHITECT TALKS.

Az n town or city BroWh ~ p'P"
ton the value OF Its real estate hu-
vanccs. and In propor,ionate degree
the character OF Its buildings Improves
Increase In the value OF lots accom-
pnny Increase in population ana DUST
ness men and people build better pusi-
ness and residence houses. As RUE
they don't like TO cover costly ground
with cheap structures.
So. for great number OF years past
not only the number Of houses In Fort
Worth. but the character OF theni' Nus mas
advanced in a marked degree lne
houses that went up last year were hs
a mic better than those OF the previous
yohr, md the buildlngs this year sur
pass all othern.
Fine residences and stores and pub
lie buildings have arisen on every hhhu'
others ara now in process OF construe-
tlon; on otherB work VIII begin al an
early date. and the great majority OF
ali will compare fRvorably with similar
houses anywhere In the Union. Ihe
year Just closed has been marvellous
one for Fort worth.
with tho idea OF learning something
OF the history of architecture IN
Fort Worth during the eleven months
OF the present year that have already
elapsed Gazette representative
sought Mr.. Howard Messer OF the We'll
known firm Of Messcr, sonEulnct a.
Nesser. lie found him busy In his
office. but ready to talk about the art
30 which he Ia devoted. Mr.. Messer
said
During the present year there has
been erected In Fort Worth more rcal
substantial buildings exhibiting ntchl-
tecturnl beauty than has ever been
done In similar period during the
history OF the city. | include In TINS
statement those buildings that have
been finished this yenr aud those that
are now In process of construction.
Take the Scott-llarrold house now
being finished on Main street and run
ming through to Houston. for Instance.
No handsomcr structure for the size
rNh money invested can be found any
where. II marks n new era In Texas
architecture. Tho terra Gotta and the
pressed brick, the handsome finish on
the front and sides are unexcelled. II
may be of interest To say that the
brick were made in 81, Louis aud meas
urc | i-2xl2Ni inches The house wher
completed VIII cost $4,000.
Among the notable new residences
might be mentioned the one now coins
up on Summit avenue for J. Burnett,
Collins, which viii cost $500. II | nm
not mistaken, It N tho only mOderr
hollow wnll brick residence In the city
II has n modern hot mir heater In IN,
cellar and IL otherwise complete In al
it's appointments In this home tn
mRntels were made 20 order ACCORDING
TO design and to match the otho
woodwork aud 10 nt the room, The
were made right here In Fort WORT
and are beautiful and cheap, convinc
ing me that It IL unnecessnr" 10 50 I
Northern cities for fine mantcla
I'VE also should mention the nel
homes OF Nat Washer on Burnett. r. {
Barron on West Sixth, DR., j, Il. Pol
lock on summit avenue, the two ne'
houses OF Max ElHer on the corner c
jackson and Taylor. all showing point
of beauty. These are only few OF IN
many that might be mentioned,
THE Missouri avenue church bulit
Ing OF stone, at coat OF ylb 600, rank
high up among the buildings now
process ot c0nstr,ation,
'Rcver,lng again to the husine'
houses, W. Glen Walker erected
handsome three-story stone on SlNt
and Main, and Humphreys ana Bewls
one on Mum and Ninth.
"Then there are some other ham
some buildings 20 20 up at once Thu
Glen Walker VIII erect two-stol
stone nfty feet front on Houston 400
to cost $500 and Dr. T. y. Primo
Of Chicago, one next 20 Humphreys
newley to cont $500 Tho contracts 4
thos. have already been lot, 9th
buildings are in prospect, 40 that II W
be seen that Fort Worth IL on We
much Of building boom.
IA noticeable feature OF this yea,
building In TINT more furnaces (
heating ana other appliances for COZ
fort nre being put In thnn ever befol
Then In tho office BUILDINGS great
style IN used IN the inside finishing.
Riso notice that the iavutorlea In the
buildings are n great deal better IN
formerly All this creates demand I
the new buildings and tends 10 thru
the old ones IN the shade.
"More attention II also heInE paid
general style and beauty Of the hnus
In tho main much moro suhstant
structures nre being erected Iron .,
beams are replacing the ancient wo
0irderr. more Iron In being used
store fronts, marking great lmpro,
fnent over the old tin cornice fronts
our grandfathers.
Everybody has noted the large I'd
eral building now being finished.
consider II well-huIlt, pubstant
structure. on which the carving Is
pecially fine.
For classical architecture the n,
courthouse Ia quito as good, IL !
rurcrlor to any public building In /
The 0aystte win contain more
this line In u few days.
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