The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
MANY new HOMES
HANDSOME DWELLINGS BEING
BUILT ALL OVER THE CITY.
SOUTHERN SECTION LEADS
IN RESIDENCES AND APARTMENT
HOUSES.


on Twice That Number of Houses.
business Houses and Public Build
inEs in Course of Erection Mean
Many Thousands of Dollars Added
TO Taxable PrOperty-SOme of the
Dwellings and other Buildings in
Course of Erection.
More building is being done in Sa-
vannah now than for several seasons
and many residences are going up.
Many people are contemplating
erecting homes very shortly, and
q large number of permits is be-
ing issued from the Office of the tax
assessors.
During last month a total of twenty
four permits of all classes were issued
and work was begun on more than
twice that number of houses. The
building is not confined to any one sec
ton of the city, and the Improvements
are general Some of the homes that
are being built are particularly attrac-
tive, and the residence section of the
city is being added to greatly.
One of the handsome residences near
ing completion is the future home of
Mr.. Joseph Rosenheim, at the
northeast corner of Bull and
Thirty-first streets The house is a
two-story frame structure, slate roof
white brick work with stone trim
mings. and built upon a terrace which
will place it three feet above the side
walk. The interior will be finished in
hard wood, the floors inlaid and the
windows of plate glass. The fixtures
will be modern and the electrical
equipment of the latest kind. A lawn
will be laid off around the house ana
will slope over the terrace to the side
walk Mr.. A. A. Artley is the building
contractor, and Mr.. H. w. Witcover
the architect.
The residence of Mr.. M S. Byck, in
course of construction at the corner of
Park avenue and Whitaker street, fac
ing on Park Extension. will also be
handsome one. 1t is a two-story frame
house with large verandas. The inte-
rior win be finished in hard wood, and
the decorations of the latest patterns.
Its situation is a splendid one. Mr..
P. Rabey is the contractor, and Mr.. II.
w. Witcover. the architect.
he IeSluGuC6 VI III JOllll w O1bliSAs
to be erected at the northeast corner of
Drayton and Henry streets. will, when
finished, be one of the most comforta-
BILE homes in the city, as well as hand
some in point of uniqueness of design
and departure from the customary ar
chitecture. 1t will be a two-story
frame building with terra Gotta tile
roof of a semi-glaZe, the roof curving
at the caves and projecting broadly.
The structure will be residence and Of
flee combined. The interior will be
handsomely finished. and the fixtures
and conveniences of the latest patterns.
The house will be fronted with a large
circular veranda with heavy columns.
Mr.. A. A. Artley is the contractor, and
Mr.. II. w. Witcover the architect
Work will begin next week.
Mr.. Henry Schroeder is erecting a
handsome dwelling, to be occupied by
himself, at the northwest corner of
Bull and Thirty-seventh streets 1t will
be two-story frame house of circu-
lar front with large verandas. The
house will contain fifteen rooms of
comfortable size and the interior fin
ishings will be of modern patterns, the
first floor being finished in hard wood.
1t will contain all the latest conVen-
fences and fixtures found in modern
dwellings. 1t is being built by Con-
tractor Steinacker.
MIR. A. j. Hermes is erecting at the
corner of Bull and Thirty-third streets
two of the handsomest brick apart
ment houses in the city. The houses
are of two-stories containing two
apartments each. They are being
built of red, roman, cut brick and
trimmed with marble. Each fiat con-
tanning seven rooms and all the mod
ern equipments and conveniences of
the most recent apartment styles. They
will be finished within ten days. Mr..
Henry Eason is experimenting the
construction.
Mr.. Charles F. Graham is also con-
structing two-story apartment
house of two apartments at the cor
ner of Bull and Firty-first streets. The
rooms are to be neatly finished, the
bath rooms tiled and all modern con-
veniences and fixtures put in. Mr..
A. A. Artley is constructing the build
ing.
Mr.. H. E. Wilson will let contracts
in few days for aresidence at the cor
ner of Barnard and Thirty-sixth streets.
The house will be a two-story frame
house of ten large rooms, will have
large verandas on the side and front
and be of neat and attractive appear
ance. All the latest conveniences will
be installed. The plans are now being
prepared.
MIR. William V. Davis will erect a
two-story frame dwelling in the near
future on the north side of Thirty-first
street, between Bull and Drayton
streets. This, too, will be of modern
and attractive architecture and pro-
vided with everything modern in the
way of conVeniences. The plans are
now being prepared by Mr. H. w. Wit
cover.
Col. ]. H. Estill has just completed
handsome house on Thirty-sixth
street, near his residence 1t
is a two-story frame, of modern
architecture, containing large, COM
Portable rooms and fronted by a broad
circular veranda, with colonial coll
umns. The interior is lastly and neat
~ finished and provided with all i'm
proved conveniences.
Work on the handsome cream brick
residence of Mr.. Lawrence Mcneil on
the northwest corner of Whitaker and
Huntingdon streets, facing Forsyth
Park, is progressing, and the building
is assuming handsome proportions. The
interior finishings will be of the finest
and the structure substantial orna-
ment to that portion of the city,
The Savannah Investment Company
will erect in the near future on the
southwest corner of Jefferson and
Thirty-fourth streets, a two-story
frame dwelling, with modern improve
ments and latest conveniences. Mr..
George w. Keith is the contractor.
Bids are being received for a brick
residence to be erected for Mrs. ].
B. Dasher on the northwest corner of
Thirty-fifth and Drayton streets, fac
ing on Thomas Park. 1t will be one