Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-12
MANY new HOUSES
NOW CONTEMPLATED
Several Fine Residences Will be
Erected Here Soon.
r4E sooM a sTeAOY oNE

Realizing the Coming Importance Of
Gainesville as a City, and the Pres
ent Demand for Houses. Many Prop
erty Holders are Anxious to Build.
The building boom, which has been
noticeable in Gainesville for the past
year. continues with usual activity,
and il is anticipated by those who are
in position to know that activity in
the erection OF residences and business
houses will continue for an indefinite
period. Gainesville is growing like
the mushroom, and it is steady and
substantial growth at that.
Manager yoyle of the Abstract and
Realty Company, who also conducts a
general rental business, stated
Wednesday to a Sun reporter that
never in the history of Gainesville have
houses been so scarce. eve used to
say that desirable houses were
scarce ." he remarked, but now
can say with all the grace in the world
that amy kind of an old house is
scarce, as we have demands for houses
of all classes which we cannot fill"
Among the latest contracts for resi-
dences are the following;
The material has been placed upon
the ground for the erection Of a hand
some two-story home bysW. B. Phifer,
East Seminary street
Miss Eva Halle will erect neat cot
tage on East Orange street, The cot
tage will be located on the same spot
as the cottage occupied by DR.. and
Mrs. Giddings, which was destroyed By
fire about five years ago. The location
I is exceptionally fine, and there is no
doubt but that theIhome will be in de-
mand.
]. NJ. Halle expects to begin at once
the erection of handsome residence
on West Main street, n, adjoining his
own beautiful home Order has been
placed for the material and as soon as
this is delivered work will begin.
Mr.. Dale, who recently purchased q
handsome lot on East Main street, NJ,
one of the handsomest residence
streets in the South, proposes to begin
at an early date upon a modern home,
Mr. Dale, who came from Ocala to ac-
cept position with the Dutton Phos-
plate Company, married Gainesville
young lady. He is consequently
welded to the city, and likes it so well
that he decided to establish home OF
his own, which will be a credit to the
owner and the city.
The Eldins Manufacturing Com
pany, through Z. Z. Voyle, has Sc
cured the contract for erecting hand
some two.story residence for Mrs H.
@. McCreary on West Main street, NJ
Immediately south Of the home Of Mrs
Foster. It is understood that work on
this home will begin at once, and
within the next six weeks il. will be
ready for occupancy. Mrs. McCreary
also owns a nice home on East Main
street, n.
Material for the erection of the ele-
CANT new Episcopal church Is now be-
ing received, and it is expected that
work will begin in a short time, the
plans and specifications having been
received and the contract let. Il was
at first decided to use the McCarnoll
stone, but later the building commit
tee deemed IL best and most economical
in the end to employ brick. A fret
quality Georgia brick, which is among
the finest in the world, will be used
and several carloads Of this material
have already been received from
Macon
W. L. Hill has sold his interest iu
the e be residence, South Arredondo
strf 30 Mrs. Nellie Jackson. IL Is
W od that Mrs. Jackson will ma
nprove the property.
I pre- no less than twenty resi-
en- sizes, dimensions aEd
10 - contemplation for the neN,
few weeks. which viii keep the com
TRACTORS busy
Gainesville IS in the midst OF o
boom which is going 20 prove profitable
, and lasting and beneficial.