The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10

rooms in which they are placed.
Ii il lit 10y gas and electricity and will
he heated by the most approved system
OF hot water heating.
In fact from cellar To garnet this
house is a model of all that is best i'll
residence building.
The credit of completing SO satisfacta-
rily this beautiful residence is due ID.
tietaz * Co. architects and builders.
with headquarters at Knoxville. Tenn.
This firm is well known throughout the
entire south and particularly so in this
State. they having erected some of orr
best residences and public buildings.
The firms business in this city and sec
ton is being ably managed by Mr.. +.
*. Thomson, who has opened branch
office for his firm at 100 Fayetteville
street. where he will be glad to meet any
one desiring to build. Mr.. Thomson has
quite an enviahle reputation as an archi-
tect and is also thoroughly posted on
all matters pertaining to building, nav
ing been connected with some of the
largest firms of builders in the South
and West. In our city. Mr.. thomson,
with ID. Getaz x Co.. viii make spe-
cialty of planning and building modern,
convenient and attractive homes.
This firm also have the contract for
completing the residence of j. Il. Pogue.
Esq, on Fayetteville street. This resi-
dence will be finished in hard wood and
when completed will be one of the most
attractive and conveniently arranged
residences in the city.
They have for dozen years
been the leaders i'll the planning and
building up houses in Knoxville. and
they open an office in Raleigh because
they know that ours is Il good town to
start in Their work on the new Nc
Gee residence has established them at
one bound as among the most compe-
tent and most reliable builders that the
country contains. The office of the firm
in Raleigh will be i'll charge of Mr..
Frank X. Thomson, a superintendent
and architect renowned in half a dozen
States. Mr.. Thomson is thoroughly
trained and up-to-date architect.
draughtsman and superintendent. He is
now engaged in completing the new resi-
dence of Mr. j. L. Pogue, on the corner
of Fayetteville and Davie streets. We
bespcak for these gentlemen the conf
dence they deserve, and if we may judge
from the encomiums given them by Mr..
and Mrs. McGee and others for whom
they have done work in this city and
section they deserve and will secure
liberal share of the patronage of our
people.
THE TUCKER BUILDING.
The old houses have been cleared
away on the Tucker property ON Fay
etteville street opposite the Citizens Nat
tional Bank. and Mr.. w. r. Tucker is
about to begin the construction of very
handsome business block of modern ar
chitecture The plans by Mr.. Bauer are
in hand and the interior work has begun.
This building will cost some ten or hi
teen thousand dollars and will be an or
nament to Raleigh's principal street.
1t will be built by Messrs. Poole X
Emory, the popular Raleigh contractors.
1t has been leased by Raleigh's popu-
lar clothiers, Messrs. Cross N Linehan,
and has been planned with view OF
making it one of the handsomest and
most attractive clothing stores in the
country. 1t is such energetic and sue
cessful young business men as Messrs.
Cross & Linehan that makes possible
and profitab bic the erection of such build-
ings in our city -~ga -
\ LIST OF NEW RESIDENCES.
All over the city the music the car
penter makes with his saw and hammer
can be heard and in every section of the
city new buildings are going up. We
note some of the more prominent of those
that are being completed, or have recent
~ been completed
Out on East Polk street is Il neighbor-
hocI of new elegant residences.
The new home Of Mrs. Clarke. mother
of Judge Walter Clarke. corner of Polk
and Bloodworth.
New residence of Mr.. Jacob s. Allen,
on Bloodwort1.
Splendid new residence on Polk built
by Capt. Ed. Hcilig.
\ new residence for rent by Mes:rs
Jack Weir and Ham Smith.
-Four cottages built by Mr.. w. X. For
est.
Two cottages by Mr. G. w. Young.
Three new houses ON lakewood avenue
built by Mr.. Jno G. Drewry.
4 neat and attractive new residence
10y Mr.. Bob Horton, and a cottage by
Mr. Ed. Horton.
Fourteen room house. thoroughly rem
oyated. on Wilmington street by DR.. H..
ID. Hogg.
Handsome cottage built by MI. T. b.
Wilkinson. SOS
Splendid new residence by Mrs. Chas.
Williamson
New horticultural and trucking enter
prise with necessary buildings, by Nj.
OOuinn.
Ten new cottages in Idlewild.
Costly new residence by Mr.. r. H.
Briggs on Edenton street.
Extensive improvements by Mr.. j. NJ.
Monte OH his residence on Bloodworth
Beautiful cottage at a cost Of $1,000
by Mr. Lee Johnson on North Whining
ton street.
New residence by Mr. Il. &. Beckwith
next to the Bishop Lyman place.
Newly rebuilt residence by Judge
Sheppard on \. Wilmington.
Two new residences by Mrs. &. T.
Bailey. OH Polk street.
X G. Strong. splendid new residence
on North Bount street.
Mrs. Heck. new residence on corner
Blount and Peace streets.
Julian Il. Undertake splendid new
house on Blount street.
o. q. Womble, handsome house OF
Blount street.
Mr. G. Y Walters aioht cottages