The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-25
Buildings Going \ i U;)pI IL.
A the Western !. Part z Il &
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All Of the Hand so111e II buses Are
for thes Occupancy Of the s.sS
\ Owners and Not for 5i ss.is
5gs3 Rent Or for sss;
\ s3l5 Spec
ss1 4. n; ton. S5 Il "a

Al Tho building boom which has beer on, ~
In richmond for many mo n Tbs, and Still
has the appearance Of being some here
tin.the hborhood Of high tlde II Is Sno B
scpnfned to any part icrlar loca..t BUT I
ls all Il over the city, Wherev here y }
/ u VI svacar land Ito build upon. Every
contractor in Richmond Ind Marchester,&
the forthcomlng hing 'Si "
sfllled wi tn work is ny
every nerve keep ii his Il ot nav
tracts to finish the ouses hat M Il
IRA tient u owners are BRING lfois.s
Many houses have been de slyed On uc-ys
count hc inabll tys OF con trac tors
get the Rbullding mn erlAl front llas ironN
mill 1, tlieS sash blind atid door factor
the lass factories and the lla I'd ware
tories This 8 heritage d Finat rial #iB$d ~
Stoithe fact that the country is on
sa building boom, and re IN ~
SaS time 1t tory S
building terla was u r sue d. ai
!,nand IN Richmond rs not behind 4 the b al-.#
.ance of tho country in his eYide en- &c sof@
sprospcrit \. 4 Ag building boom ! 81 he
strongest kind d f. eVid ence q. prosper
forSap eople cannot build M ho us es uni Sa8
they ar 81 making mo
u nfailing Evi dence ,:j@ssS3
The erect slnan houses % live ill.,
resldences-is hi oofk 10 pros N
tines Men ave d ereGt bus mess houses;
whot her they can u ford NH
tories and st ores and Their houses to3S
do business ii I. or Il q try q do business5
panic times, butff$ fine resi- ences and
splendid homes are bnil tsf onl GOD 4
times. and when on sssee NJ suctl st rlc-SS
lures going up oyer az tlSe1: r cll7SS
8nlond, IA e Is $unnecessary s to hunt for d
other eyiden he pro peri of the
bus essS me
y toFleg 81 ld
new and bet fes rect ed ely
gpllces. and i'll the sa me tlne Y Itfs
larger factories I'd aces Il or ~ sineass
are going up, but the 81 trues afld best
evidence sso r. chmond, s. pms t q nd res
Sent prosperty an d II out loo
for he utlire w seyor raj sY hundred
private sldenccs and hand some Il home
TINT 3 are going up SS&s y, 81 rapi Id v as thu
5worltmeil can put II heS MIA terial Bt oget her.
While this kind Of work is go Ding on III
over town and sou tsSin he Bsllbllr he II
3fnct canno u be denie cd "a hat the great test
activity and the mos q bu hi ners an 9 !;
frowels are to be follild in4 he Yves term
part Of he Not less han two = luz
sdred good to fine N houses are "
course Sc construction III I'M Leo NJ ID strict8
alone. ii Is almos y lnlpossi Bile to give 4
III complet list Of tile resl d ences being
erected Elm ti,at district "a that Is to ssls,S
jtSisEi inpossibIe unless q cport ter ma kes 4
nsss,ySeel JONI OF the III Scersllss-s
taking, but an hours drive aarou nd eresi
gives kind &of bird s-eye We 81
tho building actiVity.3 On est lirnce p Il
Street, west OF Lombard - 8s$W hereof four y
years so there were onl VI three no ss,B
and hey 4; were old fash oned 8g country
homes, there Is now t.
self on that beautiful tlloroughfa Q ~
close to III on cross st rect he bull dera
are as Slh,ls " as bees in md bout n i've 4
in the month Of Jus Il fewScn,lSl
be mentioned. s sysSssf
On West Grace. is5ls3I
IL onkins, one sof the best known
of Richmond' contsnc tors Is buildln
forShls own occupancy att he corner s,f \
Lombnrdy and West trace, Oh n splendid Il
residence thnt will cost sic. 900 I'll He has
under contract for Other x people Ss ten
houses. nenrly3all offthems ON West G trace
5S Mr.. klnsS has near y comp ted NJ NJ
3Junius b, Mos forty thousand dollar
mansion James Il jon and & Son nave SIX
;homn-makcrs, Roney and AZ kinsonE h,Y
eight under roo " on Il tho foundat ton
r. $E. Gilmore and 4 Conpany have six 1
going nj i, c. w. I'O lnrd, nirlnounta
Scontractpr,Sls putting up three hnndsoille$
homes for Grace Street people. Pret "
and 0elaIy are building slx, Not far ~
away. on IF ark Avenue and Allen - Yer ue,s
ia .}S W. lambert Is Ming contracts for
the erection of eight splendid \. homes
and has a small army of Worklnen,
ing them to completion as fast as he +
materials come to- hand. Nj XII a II M sa
Il On Monument Avenue. III
On Monument. Avenue A. G, He'd ford H. u
building fine residences for tho follows
Ing people e. NJ III Dad ey, Fl enry
llor, Jr, Williamson Tnltey and DIR. tpru-S
man A.. Parker All OF these mas nltlcentS
residences were designed Is by Gu
Howell. architect, Alr. Bedford As. also
.Yhitehurst. on Monument Avenue: also
James Fox and Sons are building the
homes OF O. IT, Funston, j osepllS II, Est es,
q, B, Wall ana M. M. Iarst on 81 r. 81.
Houston hus nearly corMplated the mag
niflcent residence OF l1.lSsNV w, Pizzlni, RS
y, Gilmore and e'ompo ny ares erecting
handsome homes for Isaac halhemer5
and Isudore Stern, Roneys. and Atkinson
are building Mr., Thorntnn's beautiful
Monument Avenue home. W. Y A, Chess
,tarnlan Is the contractor for Mr.. ], N b.
Eialn's charming esldences on the same
thoroughfare, Mr.. WI, Reddy Is erect,
Ina for, his own use n splendid fifteen
lHpuSllll tuOilhT llOllltH pIl RfENrh Nphu.'i9
between. I.ombardy4 Street and Allen Ave-
nue.. and he will soon, brea Ks gro,nd for
fourteen more houses on the same AYES
nue., which viii lbeS for lsa 10 or for rent rs
! Their Own Homes. 81
The fact I hatj all OF these sRleudM 4
residences, except those lust abo yes ma ned
arc being blilt by The people who 5spro.g;
pose to occupy them thenlselves Is AtlsS
dllional evidence that the build ing beoIN
nj the direct result Of genera pros perity.
an West Grace Street beyond To mba rdyii
where nearly two solid blocks of han
some residences have gone mp ~ HIN ths
past four or I'VE year every one g xcepl
three, are occupied by tn ELF 80yg ,iers. and
every one that Is being ball AZ l ts' b