The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-08-20
FINE HOUSES.
$4,000 IN NEW RESIDENCES
Hood River People have Spent
this Sum since June l--Other
improvements Bring Total
Expenditures up to $50, 900.

Hood River has enjoyed an unprece.
dented activity in residence building
this summer. Since the first Of June
there have been and are now in the
course of construction within the city
limits 25 residences, the cost OF which
foots up to the astounding totalof nearly
1000. -Four OF these houses cost 81, 900
each and over In addition to the resi-.
dences, Crowell's brick building has
been completed, the city hall built, the
Country Club cottage erected, the
Artisans hall remodeled, several store
buildings added to the hill, not TO men,
ton the Unitarian church now building
at cost of nearly 81 800 and the 81 800
Episcopal church soon to be started,
while at least 10 houses were built dur.
ing the spring months A conservative
estimate of the building activity in Hood
River for the year 1908, places the new
houses, stores and other Improvements
at $60, 900. Add to this the 10000 to be
expended on the Country Club Inn pro-
ject of Batchelder & Erwin and the
grand total is $4,000. Workmen are
now breaking ground for this structure
WILLIAM NJ. STEWART,
on State street, has without doubt the
prettiest house In the city. When COM
pleted it will cost $1,000. The plans
were drawn by Architect G. j. CraDdall
Of The Dalles, after designs worked out
from houses Mr.. and Mrs Stewart took
notice of while in the East. A gamble
roof contains the second story and is
supported by porch columns extending
around the north and east sides OF the
house, which faces to the Columbia
river and Mount Adams, affording an
unsurpassed view which can never be
obstructed. The house contains 10
rooms, besides the halls, bath room,
pantries and closets and is 27x46 feet in
extent. The basement is full size with
l8-inch walls of basalt rock and cement
floor. Hot air pipes reach all parts of
the house, and the basement, bath
room and kitchen are all supplied with
ventilators passing through the roof.
The windows, Mr.. Stewart thinks
will afford the pleasantest effect from
the outside. The lower half OF the |
front windows will all be plate glass,
and the upper half loaded art, and
Clipped glass The interior wood work |
is of red wood and cedar, and all lum-
Der inside and out was kiln-dried and |
steamed. The floors are all double. A |
40-gallon tank will supply hot water to
all parts of the house. A chipped-brick |
chimney extends up the east end of the
house.
Passing into the front entrance at the
right of the porch, the hall and stair
way is entered. To the left is large re-
ception room, and next to this parlor
and fire place. Opening with folding
doors from the parlor is the dining room.
When necessary these four rooms may
be thrown into one. Up stairs there
are four beautiful bed rooms, and hall
way opening onto second story porch,
one of the prettiest, cozy-corners Of the
house.
Frederick & Arnold, the builders, have
right to feel proud OF their work The
splendid chipped-brick work and stone
cutting was done by James McBain,
while the plastering was in charge OF
Mason. The contractors ex-
pect to complete their work, September
is.
A. S. BLOWERS
is building in grove of large oaks in
Blowers addition a splendid house,
which he says when completed will cost
him 5000. The house is 34x42, two
stories, with full-size basement and
large attic. The colonial style OF archi-
lecture prevails. Facing Viola avenue
on the west is large porch, the roof of
which is supported by four massive
rock pillars, extending five feet above
the floor and capped with iron posts.
The steps also are of stone. On the
north side OF the building is large
chipped-brick chimney ornamented
with stone work. There are IA rooms
in the house, every one well-lighted and
arranged. The front en-
trance opens into spacious hall, with
stairways and CRATE or fire place. To
the left of this is the parlor in the south
east corner of the house, and next to
he narlnr ia wall-tiVhtad dinino room