CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-02-28
INCREASING ACTIVITY
In the Building Line--rIaHy Fine
Residences and Business Blocks
--rlore to Follow Soon.

uTy SOOuo neiShput, WAL ooon Do VIC
owner of one of the finest and most
attractive business blocks in this city.
Architect Rittenhouse is hard at work
on the plans. The building will oc-
cupy the site of the old Methodist
church, corner Main and Fifth streets.
The work of demolition will begin
March /. Contractor o. P. Whipple
has the contract for tearing down
the old building and putting in the
foundation for the new one, which
will be 44x120 feet. The front will
be composed of plate glass and orna
mental brick. The ground floor will
be used 10y Mr. Smith for his dry
goods store, and will be arranged with
every modern device for the display
of his goods and the comfort'and con-
venience of his patrons. This room
will be Is feet in height. The second
story has been leased by the Lodge of
Elks and will be fitted up to meet
the demands of that order; this hall
will be 174 feet in height. The build
will be fitted with either hot water or
steam, and will cost not less than
SIS, 900 when completed ready for
occupancy, which will be about Aug
ust.
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DR.. L. B. Ward has purchased of
Mrs. A. E. Rudolph 60 feet of land
at the corner of the alley between
Main and Macon on Sixth street. Up
on this site the doctor will cause to
be erected building containing about
fifteen rooms. Such building will
enable the doctor to have perma-
nently established office and residence
with additional rooms for the care Of
special patients. Work on the new
building will be started as soon as
the plans can b = perfected. = !.
T. S. Lowther is having the plans
drawn for an eight-room brick resi-
dence, which when completed will be
one of the neatest and most conven-
iently arranged homes in this city.
The cost for the building will be about
$500 to $4,000. This residence
will be erected on the lot next east
of Mrs. Addie L. Conawsy, Sl4 Macon
avenue.
A. C. Koch last week purchased of
F. A. Reynolds lost a and 5, Green
wood avenue between Tenth and
Eleventh streets. We understand that
it is Mr.. Koch's intention to at once
erect building suitable for two fam
lilies. The building will be up-to-date
in all its appointments.
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Ed Helm is having pretty little
five-room brick cottage erected for
himself on River street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets. The
building will be fitted with all modern
conveniences and cost about 81, 800.
1t will be ready for occupancy inside
of sixty days.
C. C. Dawson has begun the erec-
ton of another new house on Pike
avenue between Fifth and Sixth
street. The building will be mod
ern five-room frame and contain every
convenience to make it most desir-
able residence property. The cost
will be about 81 800.
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Hugh Kelley is about to commence
work on a new five-room frame house
for himself. He will build on Pike
avenue between Fifth and Sixth, and
will install all the conveniences
necessary for comfort.
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W. B. McGee is having seven addi-
tional rooms added to his already
spacious residence property on the
corner of Macon and Sixth. When
completed the building will accommo-
date two families.
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A new six-room brick residence is
in process of erection on College
avenue between Fourth and Fifth
streets for W. B. McGee.
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James Lewis, of Lincoln Park, has
begun the erection of fine residence