The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-01
BEAUMONT'S BUILDINGS.
About Al Million Dollars Worth Of New
Ones Are to Be Put Up.
xopOERN HOTELS AND OFFICES CHIEFLY
But Handsome Residences Are included
IN the List--Bfef Descriptions
OF Some of Them.

beaumont, Texas July Si.-Beaumonts
building boom is doubtless exceeding any
thing OF the kind In the history OF the
state. at least In point Of the cost OF the
buildings. IL not In number. The buildings
now under constructloh and contracted Tor
win cost not less than si,Oo00oo. and many
o. the buildings are modern aud costly
structures, some OF them costing $4,000 to
S1O0.00o,
The beaumont Journal prints the follow.
ing resume OF buildings now being erected
and those for which plans have been made:
The oaks. hotel on the corner OF
Calder and Oakland avenues, now being
eVn In every respect. heated by steam
and lighted by electricity, has twenty -nye
private baths ana a number OF pubie
natns The steam heating VIII cost 500,
the plumbing $4OO6, electric wiring SltNO.
1he building has over 3JU,uoo feet OF luin.
Der in A., aud viii cost when completed
The Brown store and ofnce building on
the corner OF Pearl aud torsythe streets,
brick at cost OF S5O.o0V. VIII he mole. n
In all respects. Construction viii begin
III Il week ar So
Opera house. half completed four stories,
10 cost $1,000, and VIII have a seating
capacity OF 100. This Includes two store
rooms ON first floor.
A.
stories. nearly completed cost Sgo,tO0
W. L. II. McFaqdin building, on Eowle
street, thgee stories. business ana lodging
house. to cost S1l,Ouc.
Trcadaway & Langham building, corner
Orleans and Bowie, three stories, toNla4.
cost S22.O0D. Six stores on iiTst door. see
ond noor used tor oinces and third for hall,
Dunlap 4 Cunningham building, corner
orleans aud Bowie streets, TIRES stori ),
O0As1 two store rooms, upper doors USED
Ion lodging apartments, COST SlSuOu.
Scrlfino building, two stories, 30XlOo, na
Orleans, costing $J0N.
j. u. Lanrham building on corner Pearl
anI Bowie, two stolies, bOxl20, nearly com
plcteds cost $4,000.
DR.. Earl Nilsson hotel. on Main and
Crockett streets. 144 feet frontage on
Main street, three stories. to cost $22,00.
J. Il. Meth office building IN Pearl
street, oSxol i've stories. modern In all
particulars, including electric elevator and
hot water heating, 10 cost $1,000.
Architect IT,. O. Long has twenty resi-
dences under construction ana several more
each. In addition 10 this there are being
prepared IN the ofhee plans for seven
brick buildings, none of which win cost
less than 100000. the most expensive one
being u hotel TO cost about SiOD,Vo0. All
these are TO be under construction he
tween now and the first Of the year.
he built on Sabine Pass avenue Is modern
~ every respect and VIII he enc Of The
choicest est, residence ne properties in the ely
"a, 4 twostsSry brick store 7SssS. on The
I ii. Langham at cost of $4,000.
The Blpnchette building on The corner OF
Bonham and Pearl streets, three s,orles.
TO cost $4,000
H. Stone, 80 be built ON Magnolia avenue,
work TO commence at once
Three residences ford, $, Jordan In West
a residence for JIM. rIebert in Bnnchette
ADDITION, cost Si0uO. a residence Tor l.. NJ
llebert, In Blanchette addition, cost $50 o.
J. a htttsf nfA Pow. IA .taVu
Pierce on company OH RAILROAD avenue
aud Southern Pacihc right Of way. to cost
hrIcS store b6,ise Or Bowie. TS etwe, y
Orleans and Pearl, 90 cost SIupt one hotel
snd SABINE neef 10 STORIES o p ereSE Of ansn
line Pass avenue and Frederick street for
MI, L, Il. Plpkin, TO COS Ss0OO. and a
two-story frame business house. 36XIuO or
l'enrl, between college aud Washington
10 cost about 5000.
The synagogue on Broadway ayenue. to
cost $1,000 residence for L b. Licon
70 cost $1,000: two.st3ry warehouse 51X
~ TO cost about $1,000, Also n three
story brick business house sor Mr.. II.
The Deutser building on the corner Of
Main and Crockett, VIII be improved by the
adnltion Of two stories and cementing the
stniN, building, with nm electric evelator
sdded.
Plans for granite and stone front store.
G0xsO, on Pearl street to be three stoiies
nigh, have been completed.
i'lanS for the flxtnrcs of Roos Bros.
new store Scsr IN hd the GENsey se. and
high. TO be erected In front OF the Audi.
t9iinm park. ON Orleans street, are being
drawn.
a nye-story office building for Mr.. "
Wiess on the corner of Pearl and Bon
ram streets, now under construction, 10
hc tire proof, steam hearcd.
,hrec.sioly store and office building
for Mr. Y. Weiss, adjoining tho Cordoya
hotel, on rearl street
Tho First National baIk. on Pearl street.
Is being remodeled and an addition 100 feet
lorg Is to lie built In the tear facing on
the court. which is 70 run from Pearl TO
A brick warehouse for the Wilson Hard
ware company, 70 pe located on Laurel
street, and reslde1ce Mr.; Rice Is pre-.
Of Calder avenue.
A three-story modern brick apartment
h is,as q modern hotel building, e be 10.
three-story banking building and brick
Dnslness house are mentioned also.
, ~. , btseWett Is haVtns erected nve Two
OF College and Pearl STREETS.
MIR. {. c. Conry Is having built n two
story frame house. 36x30. at 224 Texas
street, to be used as the home of the Vino
and FigtFee club This Is n conveniently
located little club house. and win cost
The new postofflce and Federal court
building is now nearing completion. II "
fourstory brick and stone structure %
handsome and convenient design. and will
cost about $75.0OO. Phc furniture for the
postofflce and for the officers Of the court
1 officials has already been ordered and reqt
resents the expenditure of several thousand
dollars. as the equipment Is designed 10
be complete ia every respect.
The street railway and water works avs
structed. represent nm outlay of $4,000.
4 The contract Scr the laying OF che water
mains calls Tor The completion OF the work
up 10 Crockett street By August 1. At this
date all the city north OF Crockett VIII
! have Improved wafer facilities ak the
mains viii be connected with the Wiess
I power plant aud supplied with river whcr
Until connection is made with Village Creek.
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