Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-17
BUILDING NOTES.
waterbury's Big Fire Win Make Busi-
 ness Good in the Building Line.

terest about building in Waterbury, most of which was made necessary by the fire:
 Brown & Won Beren, the well known New Haven architects, are preparing plans for several new buildings to take the place of those destroyed by fire. The firm have for q number of years done large share of New Ravens s architectural work. and some of the most important buildings in that city have been planned in their office, in- cluding the new $225,O00 High school the $150000 Malley building, the $225,- GOO '. NJ. 0. A. building, two school houses and many others. They have about completed the plans for Jacob Johnson's new building on Bank street. It will be 25x65 feet, four stories high with mottled brick front. trimmed with limestone, gravel roof and steel columns and girders. There will be store on the first floor, apartments for a dentist on the second floor and five room flat on each of the upper floors. The heating will be by hot water. The plans for Joseph T. Whittlesey's block have just been started. This will be 46X90 feet, four stories high. with a front of fancy brick and limestone trim, steel beams and gravel roof. It will provide for two stores on the ground and second floors, and the up- per two floors will be finished off to suit the tenant. The heating and other details have not been decided. Plans for Samuel Greenherg's building on Bank street will be started soon It will be three stories high. and the de- tails have not as vet been completed, They are also making sketches for a fire-proof structure of five stories on Bank street for J. B. Mullings & Son. and for new four-story block on South Main street for c. D. Meigs.
 Work will be started at once on the new residence to be erected at the cor ner of West Main street and Central avenue by w. !. Schlegel, the real es- tate broker The house will be con- structed of brownstone for the first story and will be clapboarded above, being about 45x50 feet, with tile roof. The rooms will be finished i'll a variety of hard woods, heated by steam or hot water and provided with electric lights. manteis, freplaces. art and plate glass windows, etc. T. B. Peck is the architect
 The New England Engineering Go have had sketches drawn by Architects Griggs & Hunt for new building to be erected on Grand street to replace that destroyed by fire. It will have a frontage of sixty feet and a depth of about 116 feet. and will be constructed of Harvard brick. five stories in height. Further details have not yet been de- cided upon.
 Architects Griggs & Hunt have drawn sketches for handsome block to be erected on Bank street by w H. Camp. It will be constructed of brick and will have frontage of 15S feet. The details have not yet been fully de cided upon.
 The contract has been let to J. F. Bittner for a new residence to be erected at the corner of Willard ave- nue and Lincoln street Highland park, for c. F. Hoadley The house was de signed by Architect Joseph T. Smith and will be of old English style. 27x2e feet. the outside being plastered. The rooms will be finished in hard woods and provided with electric lights. man. tels, fireplaces, etc. Bryan Bros arc
 
 Architect B. D. Benedict is now To- eated at 43 East Main street, Plat block
 D. 4. Streeter has recently completed contract for new plumbing fixtures in house owned by J. D. Roth.
 Austin & Woodruff are placing new metal ceilings in Musler's store in the Platt block on East Main street.
 W. J. Schlegel states that he will re build his block on Franklin court a. soon as the insurance can be adjusted Henry Weyand has the contract fol the metal work on the two block, which George l.. Lilley is erecting il Torrington.
 The Charles Thatcher Go have jus completed a contract for plumbing II the residence of s. F. Williams on Hill side avenue.
 The Barlow Bros Go are doing con siderable amount of plumbing. auto matic sprinkler work, etc, for the Wa terbury American
 l Austin x Woodruff have secured th l contract for papering and painting th block which J. F. Bittner is buildin, on North Main street for F. B. Rice.
 New York architect Is getting o1l plans for rebuilding the block on Soutl Main street owned by the Schlit Brewing Co. It Is three-story bricl structure. W. J. SchlegeI has charg of the property.
 Joseph T. Smith has completed plan for rebuilding a block on South Mai street owned by, John Lilley. It is
 brick structure, with gravel root There will be an entire new front. ney plumbing, galvanized iron cornice, etc i The New England Engineering c have secured the store at No 343 Wes Main street, corner of South Willoy street, and are prepared to i'll contract for anything in their line, having re ceived supplies from their out of tow. offices.
 The Tracy Bros Go are doing tn wood work and the George Chatfiel Co the mason work in connection wit the repairs to the American building which was gutted by the recent firt The plans for the building were draw by Architect T. B. Peck.
 Architect E. B. Benedict is gettin out plans for restoring the Chapma
 block on Bank street, which was dan
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