Evening journal., 1900-02-22

way. lhe SllsDy Onlce building, at the
corner Of Twenty-seventh street and
Washington avenue. Is one OF the most
up-to-date structures OF the kind in the 4
state and would be a credit to any city
In the South. IL is slx-story edlfice !
built exclusively for Office purposes, /
and IS constructed OF gray stone. gran
ite and light speckled pressed brick. |
Il rs heated throughout with hot
water and is lighted by both cleo !
tricity and gas, while the elevators
make the sixth-story offices almost as I
desirable as those on the first floor
At the corner Of Washington avenue
and Thirty-ffth street is the Severn,
a handsome new apartment house
which has recently been opened and is !
a great addition to the general appear
ance Of that section of the city II is a !
large, well-arranged and substantial
building and is built Of granite and
pressed brick The Academy OF Music. |
two squares down Washington avenue,
at the corner OF Thirty-third street,
when completed will be one OF the
most complete playhouses in the state
and will be classed among the hand
soonest buildings Of Newport News. I'll
is well arranged for a theater. hav-
ing a huge stage and a seating capacity
second to no Opera House in Virginia
excepting the Academy Of Music az
Richmond There will be two large
galleries, as well as the main floor. and
the interior decorations win be beau
tiful and attractive.
Among the big buildings now I'M
course OF construction the winston
block, on Washington avenue, running
along that thoroughfare between Twen-
ty-seyenth and Twenty streets,
Is worthy of mention. being enc OF the
most attractivenes structures in ap-
pearance on the peninsula. II is con-
structed OF white stone, terra Gotta and
pressed brick and 81 pure white all
lover, making II one Of the most notice
liable edifices in the city There are five
stories from earth TO roof, and the
entire building is being built into two
huge department stores, which will be
equipped in the most approved and
mdoren way. One-half OF the structure
will be occupied by Meyers Bros, dry
goods merchants. who will operate a
department store such as can be found
in the large Northern cities but II Is
not known what business will be con-
Quoted in the other half.
u GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
On West avenue. between Twenty
fifth and Twenty-sixth streets, opposite
{ the Casino and park, VIII be located
the government building, in which will
be the customs offices, postoffice, and.
in fact, all the Federal offices OF New
/ port News According to the most re-
cent appropriations the building Is to
cost about S25O,O00. but probably be-
fore IL is completed the appropriation
will again be increased The site is
E Immediately above the big Hotel War
y wick building and on the main resi-
dent street Of the city. IL Is within
one square OF the upper water front
4 and in the course Of few years the
residences will disappear to give place
TO new warehouses and buildings for
p mercantile purposes The residence
I section will probably then be farther
e up town-from Fiftieth to Seventieth
[ streets, between Lafayette and Vir-
8 ginia avenues.
3 REAL ESTATE ACTIVE.
e Very naturally in a city such as New.
- port News the real estate business /.
/, one of the most active, and the mar
o ket, while it is now thoroughly alive
IS and busy. while IL is now thoroughly
d alive and busy is firm aud steady, with
e little material fluotuation. Property Il
Il high all over the city. but money Ii
s plentiful and hard times do not seen
d to reach Newport News, enough tC
d make their presence felt In speakinl
L OF the conditions existing Captain
d Stuart of the real estate Arm CT J. E
D. Stuart & Co., had this to say:
g Property brings good prices, be
a cause Newport News today is CROWNS
j. lin proportion faster than any other cit,
in America Hundreds of new people
h lare locating here all the time, and the,
l. must all have homes to live in Theri
It are more people than can be well ac
Il commodated, and. of course, NOR
ol houses have to be built every day
If Real estate is in demand. and the de
IS mand keeps the values well up. From
the present outlook and the past rec
n Crds this will continue for years ant
81 will probably never be material,
Ie changed AS long as the city keeps OF
g growing these conditions will exist am
iel with new and important industrie
ie coming here every day there can be M
s. question as to the future of Newpor
'el News
In AN ENJOVApI,E SURPRISE PARTY