The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-14
ARCHITECTS.
Carpenter and PEBBLES.

The firm. Carncntcr & Pcahlcs nrchi-
iects. Of which The members ayG
J. Edwin II. Carpenter Formerly OF Co
lHn'ba, Tenn. and John kavan Pes
Dies, originally from l'ctcrsh!rg. Va
open an Office in the city cr Norfull5
July 1923.
vi, Carpenter and Mr.. Pogblcs BON
had the advantages rr technics. train
ing in their profession The fur-lucr nav
iHl; attended tn" institute III T1cnuulD-
KY Boston, Massachusetts ana HE
latcH being q graduate uE The
University u Nirgiril, wh,ra lie WAS
lp!' two years assistant II iha school ~
Applied Mathematics rha now firms:
career began Win the Market and Ar
nory building Tor The cay Of Ports
mouth. and they followed this oloEriy
with The l'uyCrwt.Ithar Gymnasium for
| he university Of Virginia.
From the onset, Tie firm established
. name for aDility. accuracy a;A reiA-
bility Their man} Buildings shnw iha,
Inc iuAll2 haE" appreciated the pains
taking character or lhcir Hoi,R.
Ihrir practice is confined 10 no parti&-
lllnr Kind OF structures In residential
won'i they can refer 70 HE res .dcnces a.
Mcssrs. Geo. H. Alp4, \. :. icwArt.-
Eor;f,, Harry HERMAN. AIc !, l.. Wrenn,
Y = " f.,
Samuel ". Bowman ana H. IL. ana n
itJrIih>l. all in Cihant 10 thbS" of D,,
Southgate Jieiwh. ". W GAIT H. A.
NarSGcn anu The. iEpIsc8izal residence,
III various paris Of the city.
In rrrs.l property. the Hughes proueY-
~ in Ghhnt Consisting; r the bl3c5 %
1hi't huu&iS ana f@tacited house, and
The AfcCHrrick block, EU,e strcci. teS-
iify TO thc!" sAill.
IN business structures they point IL
The Norfolk ana Southern railroad tar
ninal thr Progress Eujian@ the TAI
bot building. store of AiesSHS watt i:ct-
tew & Clay. tho City GAS Tight cOmisa-
ny'si office |luilding, Inc Bo.ctCurt .trcet
Casino building.
In church work, the universally admir-
a t.pworth Methodis! Episropnl Church
south heads the list and L; followed by
The Park Avcnu" baptist church. Braun
b!Gt1n. the South Street ana Dillingham;
Street Methodist churches. thcae latter
being in Portsmouth.
The latest addition to Norfolk's places
II entertainment, the Country Club, IS
their work.
Probably the structure which viii APP
peal more thoroughly to the people as Il
successful work is the Monticello Hotel.
now being erected by the Monticello
Realty Co. from their plans and under
their supervision. While it Is not de-
7 J
ways yet in quite 4 number OF res
poets it will equal that hosiery
The accommodations are all the most
exacting could ask. rooms. sngly, en-
suite with ana without bath and with
private dining rooms. Il desired,
the ma in entrance hall, q sumpious
apartment forty feet wide and fort Y
fest high and q hundred and twenty
five feet long, wainscottcd high on the
sides with scagliolia. and with its fres
coed ceiling sparkling with electric
lights, will equal ANY similar apartment
and exceed most. The dining room will
occupy the fifth and sixth floors Of the
CRANKY street wing. 1t will be fin
i3hcd in CHARTERED oak. with Danalied
wainScot. At It's fa- end viii be a mus-
clans gallery supported on handsomely
carved oak brackets. From the dining
tables the guests will command a View
down the harbor and Will enjoy its
brecZes without the noise OF The street.
Cafes for ladies and gentlmcn are also
provided. and over the dining room will
bc the roof garden for summer theatri-
Gals.
The Monticello VIII be open for guest IS
not later than October 1888
Messrs, Carpenter & PEBBLES have Of
fees in the Columbia building, this city
and also IN the Kellogg building,
Washington, D. G.