The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-27

NOanOKe Is just now about to expert
ence something Of building boom. 1t
is not spasmodic. but will be the natural
outcome of Il demand for better and more
substantial business houses. 1t will not
he Il boom based on fictitious values, and
the building OF houses 20 be seen and not
USED. In fact this year the building pros
poets are better than any year since 1892
For the past four years Roanoke has
suffered severely from the effects of n
boom that was not of Il desirable character
She is now recovering from the effects OF
the craze incident to that boom, and it is
hardly probable that the people of Roa-
noke would like to go through a similar
experience. The population of the city is
as great to-day as it ever was, and is now
in a fair way to keep up a steady growth
in that line, as many new families have
come here and located permanently within
the past six months. Roanoke is good
place to live, and with her natural re-
sources and many facilities, should he one
of the best towns in the South.
Following will he found Il statement
concerning the building prospects for the
first half of the year:
Perhaps the most important building
to be completed this year is the Norfolk
and Western general Office building.
This building is now up to about the
l T-NitnuS one tnLlrC DlOck
along Jefferson street. and also fronts on
Shenandoah avenue. Since the recent
cold snap set in work has practically been
suspended on the building, but it is un-
derStood that it will b, pushed rapidly to
completion. and WILL i'll the course of Il
few months, lie occupied by the entire
official force of the ROAD. j. G. Nesbitt,
of Harrisburg, is :hc contractor and the
building will be substantial ami lasting
in every respect. 1t will cost the Norfolk
and Western hallway Company about
500, 600.
Next in Importance possibly is the new
public building. put up at cost to the
Government of 1000 This is a mag
niiicent finished building on the interior,
and IL showys structure from the out.
side. 1t is located on the corner of Henry
and Church streets. 1t is understood that
Mcssrs. Spanglcr Bros, of York Pa,
who are the contractors for the interior
work, will corlplcte their contract to.
morrow. All that remains to be done
then before occupancy will be the placing
of the lighting apparatus and the new
furniture. This will all be done within
the next two weeks and on the 18th of
February the postoflice will he removed
To this building.
Judge y. II. King and Capt. c. g.
-
brick building. !GXS0 fcet, ON the corner
OF Kirk avenue and Jefferson street, near
the y. NJ. c. a. building. The first floor
will be used for stores, and the second
lloor, containing seven rooms, will be
used rs offices. II. IL. liuggDs is the
architect, and the plans are now com
pictcd and the contract let to j. +. Bar
hour, who has already begun work IT.
is expected that the building will he
ready for occupancy in about ninety days
from the time OF letting the contract.
j. ii. Marsteller, the marble man, will
erect IL very handsome two-story bricl;
building on Campbell avenue, north of
the FarMcrs' Supply Company. The
building will he finished with IL white
marble front, and will be % feet wide by
$50 feet deep. 1t will be used rs II mar
bic yard and Office by Mr.. Aiarstcllcr 1t
IS understood that work Will begin some
time in March, and will he pushed to
completion as rapidly as possible.
Nelson & Myers, hardware dealers, will
erect plain, substantial three. story brick
building on Campcbell avenue, about
half way between the Farmers Supply
Company and the Terry building. The
building will be 2j.l110 feet, and will he
used as II hardware store. No plan for
the building has yet been arranged, ncr
is it let TO contract, but this cntcrprsng
firm intend to begin on the structure as
soon rs the winter opens up. ii is their
intention to complete the building by
July, when they will remove from Com
mercc street, their present location.
Rosenbaum Bros. have already laid the
foundation for IN extension Of their pres
ent building through to Campbell ave
nue.. The building will be two or three
stories. of brick, and will he - feet deep.
This will give this firm IL Storcroom $50
feet i'll length, fronting on two streets,
and Will he perhaps the largest dry goods
house is Southwest Virginia. The tuild-
ing is not yet let to contract, but will he
commenced as soon as the weather will
permit. 1t is the intention of the own
ers to occupy the building by June LIST.
a. IL. Sibert has just completed IN nd'
dition to his l3l annex, which gives him
depth of about - feet, and adds greatly
to the appearance of his store
b. Lacy IIoge has recently completed Il
handsome seven-room frame dwelling
house on Campbell avenue, between SIKH
and Seventh streets. He has Just moved
into the new building The plans were
furnished by II. II. Huggins, the archi-
tect. and the building was constructed by
VI. +. Garner, contractor.
About half dozen new houses have been
put up and are under construction in
Belmont. There are two Oh Tazewell
street s. c. Two on Seventh avenue $. e..
One on Eighth avenue $. C. \ small
planning mill is also under way on Eighth
avenue $. G. All these buildings are
small, but it goes to show that Roanoke
is on the upward grade, and instead sot
that standstill appearance from which the
| city has suffered for the mast several