The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-09
VARIOUS CHANG rs
On aud Near Yaie's Campus-A Hnnd-
some Improvement.

In a short time the city will be again
enlivened by the presence of Yale's
army of students, and the campus will
pass again from its solemn quiet into
boisterous life Not many changes will
/ greet the students eyes in Yales terri
! tory beyond the few changes that the
| carpenters and painters have made in
the buildings and the erection of the
beautiful archway on Elm street, uni
ting Battell chapel and Durfee, an ele-
| giant memorial to Yale's sons who fell in
| the war with Spain. Across from the
campus will be seen the handsome porte
cochere which the Messrs. Moseley
| lege street for the accommodation Of
guests entering or departing from the
New Haven House. Directly opposite
Osborn Hall a great change has been
made in the building owned by Hon
James M. Townsend, and known for a
generation as Townsend block. Here
the giver of the Townsend prizes for
Yale Law school competition, and
whose family is otherwise identified
with Yales fame and history, has eff
fected a great transformation, the
whole interior of this quite large block
having been rebuilt and modernized,
while the exterior has been much i'm
proved by the painters. The block was
erected by William X. Townsend, faith
er of Mr.. Townsend and grandfather of
Judge William X. Townsend, one of
the professors of Yale Law school, and
stands on the same spot where one
hundred years ago the grandfather and
great uncle respectively of Captain
Townsend, Isaac and Kneeland Town
send, were in business together. The
building is being fitted as a modern
apartment house and has been made
one Of the finest in equipment and loca-
ton in the city.
Everything inside the building is new
throughout. New floors have been
laid and rooms have been arranged
sngly and in suites 80 that for young
men and for small families there will
be nothing to equal the new apartment.
On the upper or third floor are four
single rooms and three suites. On the
second floor are two single rooms and
four suites The first floor above the
street has been fitted up for an office
dining room, kitchen, and all arrange
ments for the accommodation of fifty
boarders. There are also a number of
small rooms which will be fitted for
private dining rooms
Each of the rooms arranged for suites
can be separated and made into single
rooms so that altogether the house con-
tains over thirty living rooms. Each
room is being finished in ash and there
will be hot and cold water and steam
heat in every room in the building. On
each floor are bath rooms and arrange
ments can be made for the fitting OF
private bath rooms in the suites. A
ventlating shaft runs from the top to
the bottom of the building and huge
skylght in the roof admits abundant
light to all the Railways. Electrical
equipment has been supplied for every
part of the premises.
A lease of the building has been taken |
by e. B. Davis of Elm street, formerly
proprietor of a well known boarding |
house in the Sheffield block.
The business houses On the ground |
floor are having their places of business |
entirely reftted. The store occupied by |
f. A. Corbin, the tailor, is to be redeco- |
rated and a parquette floor is being laid |
The next store is occupied by w. H. |
Gowdy & Co., mems furnishings, and |
the third store will be occupied by ]
firm which will deal in fancy groceries, |
fruits, etc.
The carpenter work in the building is |
being done by Captain l.. l. Thomas, !
the mason work by George M Grant,
the painting and decorating by Charles
p. Thomson, the plumbing by Theodore
Potter and the electrical work by John
j. Dinner. Many thousands of dollars
have been laid out on this building inn
provement, resulting in a very hand
some change in this one of the most
notable blocks in New Haven,