Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-22
THE BUILDING RECORD.
$3.50, 900 Expended in BrattlebOrO the
Past Year
In Business Places, ResIdences' Repairs
and Permanent improvements So A
Conservative Estimate.

The record of expenditures in building,
repairing and permanent improvements In
Brattleboro for the year now closing
reaches the unusual total of $4,000 This
figure has been obtained by estimating
separately and conservatively the cost Of
each building and improvement of note,
allowing 4 moderate sum for minor i'm
provements and then summing up the foot
ings for the total expenditure, so that the
figures may be said TO be fairly accurate.
There has been an unusually large amount
Of repairing.
The largest expenditure has been by the
s. A. Smith company. The old factories
were burned the first week in February,
but since then nine new buildings have
been put up to take their places, and the
main factories have been equipped with
machinery and will be doing business be-
fore many weeks. The main factories are
three stories high, and they have been
built after the most approved style. Next
comes j. G.. Ullery's block on Main street,
which is handsome brick structure three
stories high, the front being of pressed
brick and steel. Additionally the block
is one of the finest business buildings in
town.
Holden & Martin have built an addition
to the overall factory on Flat street, occu-
pied by Hooker, Corser & Mitchell. 1t is
a frame structure, fonr stories high, 70
feet long by 80 feet wide. An important
work has been done at the factory in Cen
treville, owned by the Brattleboro Street
Railroad company, the factory having been
equipped with water power, new boilers
and new steam engine having been put
in and the factory repaired and put in
substantial condition for business.
The Brattleboro Retreat has expended a
large sum in improving the surroundings
of Linden Lodge and in erecting several
small out buildings. The Brattleboro Gas
light company has built substantial addi-
ton to the old Valley machine shop for
the use of the Brattleboro Hosiery COM
pany, and the hosiery company has added
materially TO its resources.
Among the permanent improvements
may be mentioned the Morningside ceme-
terry, formerly the Wood farm, the entire
aspect Of which has been changed and a
large sum Of money expended in plotting,
constructing roadways, laying the founda-
tion for q tomb, etc. A material i'm
| provement has been made on Canal street
by widening the street and building a sub
stantial granite retaining wall. A new
departure in Brattleboro has been the paw
ing of Depot street. Work of making ex-
tensive repairs to the abutments of the
Boston & Maine railroad bridge at West
River is now in progress, and already sew
eral thousand dollars have been expended.
The house erected on Western avenue by
L. T. Adams is the most expensive resi-
dence that has been built in Brattleboro dur
ing the year. 1t is large and commodious,
two stories high, and is first class in all its
appointments. Near this house, on Spruce
street, is one built by Lucius w. Adams,
which Is two stories high and is fitted with
modern conveniences. On Northern ave-
nue., which has recently been opened up on
the north side of Western avenue, is a two
story, well-built house owned by G.. B.
| Harwood.
Next to L. r. Adams's house probably
the most expensive new house in town is
that built by G. o. Robbins on Chaplin
street, north side. 1t is two stories high
and is up-to-date in every particular. j.
A. Pullen has built two houses, one on
Oak street and one on the corner of Oak
and Chaplin streets, each of which is two
stories high, pleasant and convenient. A
handsome and slightly two-story residence
with modern improvements has been built
on Common street by Mrs. Laura Haskins.
The Brattieboro East society (Congrega-
tlona) has built twO-story parsonage on
North Main street, which is finely appoint
ed and substantially built. K. S. Hall has
erected pretty two-story house on a COM
handing location on Union street. K. NJ.
Angler has built an eight-room cottage
house on Pine street, and K. b. Bissell has
the frame up for a two-story house on
Washington street.
w. ii. Minor has made extensive repairs
in the Chaplin house on North street, which
he recently bought. Henry M. Whittier
has remodeled the Simonds house on Es-
tabrook street. Charles Smith has made
large additions and improvements to his
Spruce-slreet house. A large addition has
been built on to the Home for the Aged
and Disabled on Western avenue. Other
repairs have been made by Harrison w.
Fisher on Forest street, r. G. Cressy and
n. ID. White on High street, John Flood
on Reed street, c. M. G. Richardson on
Green street, q. c. Averill on Terrace
street, and many others.
Barns have been built by +. M. Bullard
DIR. e. r. Lynch, Leslie Yauyey and 9th.
ers. w. A. Morse has added to and i'm
proved his paint shop on Elliot street.
The Brooks House stables have been thor
oughly repaired. The Washington-street
and Esteyville schoolhouses have been put
In first class condition.
Extensive improvements have also been
made in the offices of DR.. G. F. Barber.
.. +. X. Jenne, Durham Brothers, The
Vermont Phoenix, K. L. Hildreth q Co.
ID. 4: Bond, the stores of John Calvin
W. d. Haigh, Clapp & Jones, Brosnahan
Sullivan, o. j. Pratt pratt, Wright q
Coz, Donnell & Davis, S. Wilcox. watt
photograph gallery, the Swedish Lutheran
church, d. r. Shea's fish market, odd
Fellows block, the telephone exchange.
and other places.
In West Brattleboro John Nesbitt has
built fine sugar house out of the old
blacksmith shop which formerly stood on
Main street below the American House.
The Thurber Brothers have completed a
horse barn. Charles Akley has built a
barn. The foundation and the first floor
have been laid for the large three story
block which John Sargent will complete
next season.
In Esteyville George Reynolds has built
barn on Chestnut street. E. S. Cooley
mas added piazza to his house on
Chestnut street, and has made other
improvements. Frank Davis of Estev
street has graded his premises and re-
paired his house. Frank b. johnson
has built outbuildiags and completed the
mouse he begun on Cherry street last
year. John Manley has put in foundations
Ior Two houses ON Cherry street and at the