Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-21
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Three Factory Buildings and Many
Residences Will Be Erected

Large Additions to Plants Of 7rattleboro
Cabinet Co., Estey organ Co., and S. A
Smith CO.
The outlook for new buildings in Brat
tleboro the present year. both for busi-
ness and residential purposes, is very
promising. The trend of expansion is
toward the South, there being more I'M
occupied and available land in that direc-
ton and the business facilities in that part
Of the town being more favorable. The
largest new factory building will be erect
ed by the White River chair company,
whose business is under the same con-
troll as that of the Brattleboro Cabinet
company. The chair company will erect
a two-story building 200 feet long by 65
feet wide, south OF the Cabinet companys
plant on Vernon street, and the floor space
of the latter plant will be increased sub
stantially.
The S. A. Smith company, represent
ing the National Novelty company, expect
to erect a store house west Of their fac
tory on Frost street, which will be 40
feet long, AZ feet wide and three stories
high. A new building 100 by 40 feet Is
the size that will be built by the Estey
Oragan company OF their premises on
Birge street 1t will be used in con-
nection with the company's pipe organ
business and will be built OF brick and
timbers, which already are on the ground.
Work will be begun within a few days
on the foundation for a handsome resi-
dence which DR.. F. H O'Connor will build
on the lot between the First Baptist
church and the Brooks free library on
Main street. In length it will be So feet,
90 feet wide and 2h stories high and a
broad veranda- The house will be equip
ped with modern conveniences. F. c
Adams has resumed work this week on
his residence at the corner of North and
Tyler streets, the foundation for which
was put in last autumn. 1t will be a
thoroughly up-to-date house IS by 40 feet
and 2Ib stories high. Harry L. Emerson
has not fully decided to build, but expects
to erect a az story house on Green street,
on the site Of the old Reed building which
he has just torn down. 1t will be
40 by 40 feet, about the same size as L
F. Adams's house at the corner Of High
and Oak streets, and Of colonial design.
The carpenters finished work on Mr..
Adams's house this week, and Mr.. Adams
expects to occupy it within few weeks.
Another good house two stories high,
will be built by George Hodgkins at II
South Main street. Work on the cellar
and foundation is now in progress.
two-tenement house similar in outward
design to George Crolrs first house on
Oak Grove avenue, will be built on Clark
avenue by A. H. Harvey of Elliot street.
1t will be 21s stories high. w. o. Rano
is digging the foundation for a two
story house on Clark avenue. and there
are indications that other houses will be
| built in that section Of the town.
Egbert Brasor has driven stakes for a
| story house which he will build dur
| ing the coming summer on a lot between
| his residence and that of his son, Frank
| lin H. Brasor, on Pine street. Frank VIII
| lard has begun work on the cellar for a
cottage house on Washington street, be-
| tween the Pettes house and G. p. KIM
balls house James Austin has nearly
| completed the exterior work on a two
| story house off South Main street
William Martin has torn down
small building which was situated of
| Elliot street, between two other houses
which he owns, and will erect on the sit'
| a two-story, two-tenement house. Parle!
F. Crown expects to tear down the barr
and shed attached to the Putnam hous
on Prospect street and build two cottag
houses the coming summer. Miss Zelii
Johnson will build a modern barn adtacen
to the Davenport house on Prospec
street, which she owns. DR.. ]. L. Rath
bone will use 1t for a veterinary hospital