Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-24
THE BUILDING RECORD,
A Total Expenditure Exceeding
$3.50, 900.
The small showing Due 10 the Fact
That No Business Blocks ar Large
Factories Were Erected---PrOgress IN
EstryviIIe and west BrsttIeboro.

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That No Business Blocks ar Large
Factories Were Erected---PrOgres in
EstryviIIe and West BrsuItboro'
Brattleboro's building record for 1897
shows an expenditure Of about $50 ,OUU
This sum is only fractional part Of The
| outlay in most of the recent years, but me
difference is accounted for by the non
erection of business blocks or expensive
manufacturing establishments during the
past IL months The number OF new resi-
dences in the 1897 list is 10 First place
| must be accorded the handsome new house
OF ;. O. Miner on Common street upon
which has been made the largest individ-
ual expenditure. This house is two sto-
ries high and is thoroughly colonial in its
architecture About one-hsli of the eX-
penditure upon Rev. /. A. Slack S colo
nial residence on Western avenue was
made this year. Patrick Fleming has
built a handsome twO-stury structure With
modern improvements on Myrtle street. A
convenient and cOmmodius iwostOry
house has been built on Canal street 10y
Andrew Horton Two cottage houses
have been built on Clark street boy d. J..
Prescott Miss Mary j. DOnnel has also
built a nice cottage house there
On South Main street Clarence Whita-
htI mas PIT lIl tN IsNalltiht DAiF- A'liN
house A good two-siory house ina, been
erected on Washington street by l.. II.
Bingham. John /. knowlton has built
an addition TO MS Whippie street house
Eugene FerrIter has bought and rebuilt
the house on Vernon street which was
damaged by ire IN August Willard In
gram has raised the l. OF his Brook street
house James Bowler has raised his
house al the corner of Blrge and Brook
streets and has graded his grounds a. =.
Robertson has completed his house on
Highland street Mrs Mary l.. Sibley's
house al the corner OF Elliot aud Elm
streets has been remOdeled. New fronts
have been put IN at the stores OF Randall
a Ciapp and Freeman Scott in Wllliston
block Three stores have been fitted up IN
kettlng block. Waugh IN a Burnett eX-
pended $500 iu fitting up their lewelry
store In Hooker block Eddy ~ Mitchell
spent $1,000 IN fitting up their bakery IN
Cutler block and lhe owners of the block
put ia a new front The repairs on CrOs-
o., and Harmony blocks, including the
store Of Morris a Gregg. cost $500. :.
s. Smith a Co. have built All engine
house near their Frost street factory. A
new saw mill built by d. i. Prescott mark.
the siie of the Que which was burned Oh
the Brook road in May An addition has
been made 90 the hosiery factory o. the
rear Of lilo, street. Holden a. Martin
have uulI q lumber sned Oh Fla. street.
The Estey organ company have installed
machinery for making their own keys a,
. an expense OF several thousand dollars,
have added another s.N-foot tubular boiler
% their battery and are IN better condition
than ever TO produce largely and ecouomi-
caliy their unrlvaled organs.
An office and shed have been added 20
, Rev / =. Morses plant a. the Williams
street wood ward. A g. Barnes has built
an addition 90 his barn on Prospect street.
. l.. H. Richardson has completed a two
story house on II Oh street. Thomas
! Cess has bull, practically q new house on
Williams street Mason Wood has en-
, iarged his PArk-street house. William
Martin has rebuilt his Elliot street house
4 which was damaged by fire new foot
, bridge has been uuii; across Milestone
4 brook near the Estey organ works.
, In EsteyvnIe.
b While this part Of tue town has not
z made so good a showing in the line OF new
buildings and the repairing OF old ones, 10
I has not been idle. John Manley has nm
ished the cottage house on Maple street
3 which he began last year and has built an
. other and is now al work on his third
u
foundation In for a new house on the
r. Clark road Henry Clark has built an /
% and shed TO his farmhouse. c. c. Winches-
ter has built an annex 10 his barn for a
D. / silO. Peter ). Chase has built new aviary
D. I The Strengthening and grading OF Maple
street, the extensive repairs on Pleasant,
& / Cottage and Cherry streets, a. an expense
! OF about $1,000 10 the town. is sure TO add
enough 10 the grand list of the town IN the
o way of valuation OF real estate in a few
years to show the wisdom OF the outlay Of
the money. The much-needed water sup
! ply that MI Crowell has put in has given
greater protection against fire. The out
look for next year is encouraging.
I In West BratsIsboro.
b Building operations in West Brattleboro
e have not been SO extensive as last wear.
+ Three good substantial dwelling houses
5 have been built. however. Charles Prem
s tice has put up a handsome two-story
a house near the new iron bridge +. G..
Il: TAYLOR has built a satisfactory abiding
place with good barn attached. r. ?.
, Hamilton has built for himself good two
+ story house near L. j. Johnson's L. II.
f Davenport has remodeled a barn. which
y was on the property lac bought last year,
u into general merchandise store and is now
e doing business there. Aionzo johnson
S has done considerable repairing on his
j. farm house. W. c. Miller has added a
e large shed to his Job shop. Geo. Knowlton
70 has bought and rebuilt better house on
II Melrose street. Chas. Smith has built a
d new barn on Bolander street. Chas. Miner
C has spent several hundred dollars on his
d farm near the town farm in rebuilding, en-
d larging and improving. Il. NJ Williams
d has improved his farm buildings. Arad
u Gould has put mp a building for manu-
featuring purposes and several other i'm
provements have been made all over the
l. village. The prospect as to building next
/. year is about even with former years.
b. Cotton Mather is all ready for the work
# on a new house and it is probable that a
Il business block will be put up on the burnt
q district.