The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
Mcdowell street, $500. ]. S. Allen, con,

mouse, BlOodWorth street 93UO. Eaton
Williams, contractor.
Mrs. g. b. Haywood, repairs to Sher-
wOdd Higgs 81 Co.'s store, Fayetteville
street, $3.50. J. d. Briggs, contractor.
w. W. Wynne, twostory frame build
ing, corner Dawson and Hargett streets,
$500. Faucette contractor.
W. y. Blake, repairs to frame house,
South Bloodworth street, 500.
Mrs. j. w. Wyatt, repairs to MacRae
drug store, corner Wilmington and Mar
tin streets, $3.50. VIM. Mitchell con
tractor.
Harvard & Hunter, four three-room
cottages, Cary street, $1,000. Il. L.
COffeld, contractor.
Harvard u Hnter, six-room twO-stOrl
frame house, Cary street, 500. Il. L.
Cofteld, contractor.
w. II. Robbins, repairs to Bobbitt-
Wynne drug store, Fayetteville street,
$500 X. Gidingcr, contractor.
Mrs. L. 5. Tucker, repairs to Norris
store, corner Martin and Wilmington
streets, $40.
j. e. King, additions to residence on
West Cabarrus street, $500. William
Minor, contractor
NJ. ID. Sawyer, partition in store, 221
Wilmington street, $500. NJ. d. Sawyer,
contractor.
DR.. I. ID. Hogg, double frame building.
North street, $1,000. BOnHiwell 81 Cot
fey, contractors.
L. B. Moseley, five-rOOm frame house,
Elm street, $3.50. L. NJ. Hamilton, con
tractor.
I. b. Moseley, fve-room frame house,
Elm street, $3.50. L. NJ. Hamilton, con
tractor.
jeff Ellington, three-room frame build
ing, South Person street, $500.
Frank Hall, three-room frame house,
South Blo0dwOrth street, $500.
AsbTy Fuller, three-room frame house,
South Person street, $500.
Mrs. III. r. Reeves, four-room cottage,
East Martin street, 1915.
Edwards & Broughton, store room, Sal
isbury street, $3.50.
Jennie May. addition to residence, East
Cabarrus street, 500.
A. b. Vincent. store house, West and
South streets, $500. l.. G. Rogers, con-
tractor.
w. w. vass, Jr,, three story brick
building, Fayetteville street, $12,500.
Pool & Ruth, contractors.
Mrs. L. B. Yanccy, two-story frame
building, Bloumt and Peace street, So
500. Pool & Ruth, contractors.
John Il. A. Power, addition to frame
building, Newbern avenue, $500. " B
Strickland, contractor.
Mrs. Ada Il. Richardson, six-room
frame house. West EdentOn street, ST.,
800. Zachary & Zachary, contractors.
Mrs. Butt, three-room frame house
East Davie street, $3.50. w IL. Hob
by, contractor.
+. \. Armstrou. Green street, improve
ments to building, $196.5O
]. II. Power, improvements to building,
East Dayie street, S2T159.
w. II. Norwood, three-room frame
house, East Martin street, 1910 An
drew Jackson, contractor.
Judge James Il. Shepherd, nine-room
frame building, North Wilmington. 81
020. Bonniwel & Coffey, contractors.
w w. Wynne, additions to house,
corner Dawson and Hargett street, $3.50
Mr.. Faucet, contractor.
1t is a noticeable fact that the buildings
erected during the past year are of a
better class than formerly. Those build
ing homes have built them i'm a Substan-
tial manner. Where in previous years
$1,000 to $1,000 was expended in build
ing home, seldom less than $4,000 to
$4,000 has been the outlay for the aver
age dwelling this season. 1t is true that
material is higher and this has added con-
siderably to the cost of building, but
times are Also easier, men are making
more money and are therefore willing to
invest more in a comfortable home. This
latter is especially the case with the man
in moderate circumstances, and the ten
dency for this class of men to build
homes of their own has especially char
acterized the past season.
While the majority of houses built this
year are residences and are intended for
the use of the builder, many equally sub |
stantial and also equally fashionable are
as investments and will be oc- |
cuped by the best class of tenants.
AS was the case the previous year, a !
large amount Of remodeling of old houses |
has been done. in fact many houses have |
been practically rebuilt. The greater |
portion of this work has been confined to /
tenement houses, especially those Of the |
better class. The old time box houses |
which rented at a comparatively low fig |
ure ON account of its poor arrangement |
and shabby appearance. has been re- |
until it is modern and commo-
dious structure and commands perhaps |
double or treble its former rent, besides |
adding attractions to its own and the |
city's appearance.
While the building industry for this sea
SON has been confined almost exclusively |
to the erection of residences and tepe
ment houses, it is said that number of
buildings are booked for the
ensuing year, in fact some of the archi-
tects of the day have already secured
contracts of this and other character,
Hence there can be no hazard in the pre-
diction that business in this line will be
even more active for the next season
than has been the case this year.