The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-13
NEW BUILDINGS GOING UP.
BUILDERS BUSY FOR THE SPRING
AND SUMMER.

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tects and Contractors Having
Their Hands Full of work.
| There has been considerable activity
/ during the last few months in building
/ Architects and contractors have more
work on their hands than they have had
/ for some time. The most important of
new buildings are the Bell telephone build
/ ing, to be erected at Congress and Dray-
/ ton streets, and the new public school
/ building at Anderson and Ha5ersham
streets. Both Of these will be substantial
| and handsome structures.
The principal building going on is in the
residence section of the city, and that
in the southern section. While there is
not large number Of handsome residences
! in course of cons truction, many are in con-
temptation, and builders are busy now
| figuring on work for the summer and fall.
Following the inactivity in building for
the last year or two compared with
few years ago, the outlook is for busy
season from now on. The rebuilding of
the Savannah Grocery Company building
| on Bay street. the Collat building on
Broughton street, and the Bryan, Snede-
ker and Adams houses on Gwinnett
street, burned last week, with the
remodeing that is going on, and that
in prospect win give employment to a
large number of people during the sum-
mer and fall.
| ern section Of the city-Jhat portion of
it south of Anderson street-wln tend to
the rapid building up of that section. The
| city councils policy of opening the streets
as rapidly as possible is an assurance TO
| property owners that they will soon have
open streets throughout the entire south
ern section, and If they build homes they
will not be shut in by unopened streets,
and property owned by otner people, with
out any way Of getting to them or getting
The plans of Architect Eichberg for the
telephone building are for a two-story and
basement structure, As by so feet. The
basement will contain the storage rooms.
The first floor on the corner will be rented
as a store; the rest of the space on this
floor will be divided uD into the managers
and general offices, linemen's room and
repair shop. The second story will con-
tain the operating room, the storage bat
terry room and parlorS and lunch room for
the use of operators.
A portion of the building at the rear
will be three stories high, tie addition be-
ing given up TO apartments for the jan
| itor. The comfort of the opera tors has
been carefully looked after; the space set
apart for their use contains bathrooms
and a clothes-drying room, kitchen for
the preparation of their meals, and loung-
ing rooms are provided for their use when
off duty.
be a polygon. 1t will consist of several
sides, with the chief operator in the center,
the operators in charge of the board be-
ing ranged about in semi-circle. The
general arrangement of the receiving and
transmitting apparatus as regards its
working parts is modelled after the best
in the country. The building Will be strict
ly fire-proof throughout and will cost APP
proximately $50, 900. The front VIII be in
the modern decorative style and will be
very attractive. The materials Will be
buff brick with ornamental terra Gotta
and cut-stone trimming. The interior VIII
be finished in hard wood throughout and
will have steam heat and electric light
The Anderson street public school build
ing, the foundations for which have been
buildings in the city. 1t will be the only
public building in the colonial style of
architecture. 1t Is to be ready for Oc-
cupancy at the opening OF the next school
year, Oct. !. The building will cost APP
| proXimately $4,000. The resumption of
add lie to the Dullding Industry also
One of the most attractive private resi-
| dences in Savannah from an architectural
point of view, is the residence of Mr.. c. A.
Barnard streets. The house is a fine ex-
ample of the pure colonial architecture,
and the interior arrangements are carried
out in that style the ar6 0arte6 oe'ns
Architect Urban, who designed the hand
some residence of Mrs Honora Foley on
fist church, has accomplished an effective
| work. The building Is four stories nigh,
! and when completed Will be one OF the
| most substantial and handsomest resi-
| dences in that section.
The majority of home building Is. of
| course. in the southern part of the city.
| The four houses of Col. George a. M9r-
| Ger at Abarcorn and Waldburg streets
| are nearing completion There are three
| tenements fronting Aoercorn street. Ad-
| joining them on the south and at the
! corner of Waldburg street is Col. Mer-
| GERS residence in a rather unusual, but
| attractive style, which, when completed,
no Of a a
4 row of six houses at Bolton and Lin
coin streets, part fronting on Bolton street
and part on Lincoln street, Is in course OF
| construction, for Mrs. Margaret Flaherty.
| The row viii be of convenient and at
| tractiVe tenements, and will add greatly
| TO the section in which they are built.
Still further south, Mrs. Clara V. Butler
| has about completed home, at Abercorn
| and Anderson streets.
| on Bull street the improvements in the
! last few months have been marked. The
completion of st. Paurs Lutheran church,
at Bull and First streets, is a marked inn
| provement to that locality.
Further south, two handsome residences
| are being built for Mr.. John 1. Morrissy
and Mr.. II. ]. Meyer, and al Seventh and
Bull streets ground has been broken and
the foundation is partly laid for Mr.. E.
b. Fitzgerald's new residence. Still fur
ther out on Tenth and Twelfth streets a
number of homes have been built by peo-
pie who own property there, and who are
interested in opening up and building up
the southern section. With the progress
that has been made in the last few years
this section will soon be built up, as the
section south of New Houston street or
Duffy street was a few years ago.
On the western side of the city, north
of CASTOR street there is considerable
building also. Mrs. Davinia f Minis is
building a row of five tenements at Mont
gomery and Alice streets, and further
north two two-story buildings, store ana
dwelling on the west side of West Broad
street at Charlton, and also a two-story
dwelling on the east side of West Broad
a Charlton
The colored Roman Catholic orphan asv-
lUm. on East Broad street viii he one Of
the leading buildings on that street
In the suburbs a good deal of building is
going on. Mr.. George Frierson's new
house east of the Savannah. Florida and
Western railway win be an addition 10
that section. South and east OF the CITY
there are dozens of small tenements ana
houses in course of construction furnish
ing modest homes FOR. the people who have
heretofore lived in rooms in the crowded
parts OF the city.
Aside from the home building and tho
other Improvements already in progress
the Improvements west of the city al the
Ocean steamship wharves and the build
ing Of the new Georgia and Alabama rail