The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-24
MANY NEW HOMES
xpARLY TWENTY PER CENT. IN.
CREASE IN BUILDING OVER LAST
YEAR.
NO ONE SECTION FAVORED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE REMAIN
DER OF THE SEASON BRIGHT.

Awon~ the Most Costly Buildings In
Course of Construction the Chat
hmm Academy, Weed store and
DucIsYvorth Residence-NTany New
Houses on the West Side-The
Room in Building Attributed to
Cheaper Material and Lack of La-
bor Troubles.
Real estate, building. and all kindred
businesses and trades are active in Sa-
vannah. Since Jan. / up to yesterday 125
nermits for building and repairs had been
issued from the tax assessors office,
AGAINST 1903 for the same time in 1900; and
If is the opinion of the majority of ar
cbitects and builders that the liveliest
mart of the season is yet to come.
one architect, Mr.. H. w. Witcover, was
asked yesterday for his opinion of the
buiiding trade and it's outlook. He said
last year at this time and that taking
prospective business as an index it will
he even much better later in the season.
He thought an explanation of the increase
could be found in the fact that, with the
exception of brick, all material used in
the building trades is now cheaper than
it was last year, and the labor troubles
that we're so bothersome last season have
not developed this year.
Another special feature is the fact that
this year the buildings that are being
erected are of a better class, and are in
tended mainly for the homes of the build
ers. rather than for rental or simply as
an investment.
That the boom, If it may be called such,
is a solid one and not caused by any
particular condition, can be seen by the
fact that it is general all over the city
no one section being favored in this re-
gard over another.
rough estimate of the value of the
building now going on is $500, OOO BY far
the most costly work is the Chatham
Academy, while others that rank well up
in the thousands are the house of Mr..
Hubert Duckworth, at Lincoln and Thir-
ty-frst streets, the row of houses be-
longing to Messrs. William and H II.
baltimore, at Huntingdon and Barnard
streets, the new store being built on
West Broughton street by Mr.. j. D. Weed
and the building just completed for Mr..
c. F. Graham, on Bryan street, west, ad.
joining the Pulaski House.
The Duckworth residence will be one of
the handsonest and most costly frame
residences in the city, not only because of
its size, but on account of the interior
fnishings which will be of the most ele-
CANT description, including parquetry and
tiled floors. Mr.. Witcover drew the plans
for this house and Mr.. e. P. Guptill is
doing the building. 1t will be finished
about Mey Is.
The six houses of Messrs. baltimore,
which are practically completed, were
built by Mr.. w. c. Smallwood.
Among the other buildings on the west
side that soon will be completed, are a
handsome residence, two-story frame, at
Barnard and Thirty-fifth streets, being
built by Mr.. G. W. Parish for Mr.. B
j. Apple. This will be finished in about
q week. AT jefferson and Thirty-fifth
streets, Mr. William Armitage is super
intending the building of a two-story
frame house for Mr.. George II. G.
Schroeder.
two-story frame dwelling is being
built at West Broad and Forty-third
streets for Capt w. G. Lee, by Con-
tractor Keith, and in the rear of It was
begun yesterday a similar building for
Mr. W. H. Mitchell. Mr.. C. S. O'Con-
nor is the builder of the latter.
among the SmalleT DulluluSS on the west
side, now in process of construction, is
a one-story building at No. ASS West
Broad street owned by Mr.. D. D. Grimm;
one double and one single two-story house
on Gwnnett near Cuyler street, and three
one-story cottages on Russell street, near
Cemetery, all owned by Mr. George Schro-
der; a double one-story frame cottage at
West Broad and Thirty-second streets,
owned by Mr.. Albert Grimm; small
frame building at West Broad and Hunt
ingdon streets built for Andrew Monroe,
and, coming further down town, a large
frame building at Stewart and West Broad
streets, being built for Mr.. H. LANCE by
Mr. w. D. Forbes; also another oommo-
dious frame building extending on West
Broad street from Perry to Perry lane,
owned by Mr.. H. Kuck. Still further
northward, on Pine street, near Ann, Mr..
Alfred Kent is having built a two-story
house.
Toward the center OF the city not so
much building is being done, though Mr..
D. K. p. Carr is having a substantial
frame house erected on Waldburg street,
Just east of jefferson, and Mr. W. O.
HaWley will have finished by April l, a
|o-story frame house on Thirty-second
street. between Barnard and Whitaker
Streets
On the southeast side of the city there
u, ~ considerable building going on also.
Two Well-planned two-story cottages are
icing built by Messrs. Platshek & Co on
lly-nlnth street, between Habersham