The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
MANY HOMES
To Be ERECTcD
GREAT BUILDING WAVE STRIKES
COLUMBIA AND SEVERAL RES
IDERcEs WILL Be BUILT.
HANDSOME HOUSES IN THE LIST
Concrete. Veneer And Brick Among
The Materials 20 be Used
Here.

The Materials 20 be USED
Here.
a great building wave seems 10 have
struck Columbia. There are a num-
Der Of handsome residences 10 be built
this spring ana summer. the amount
Of cost Of vh.ca will aggregate nearly
100000. In addition 70 the more ex-
pensivs residences there will be q
number OF smaller cottages erected,
which viii put the cost Of building
considerably above this mark Co
Iumbia is. and has been for a number
of years, sorely in need Of desirable
dwelling houses. and while these
houses will. as a rule. be erected BY
individual owners % be used for them
selves as homes, this will to a
great extent relieve the situation and
will make room for more people 10
come to Columbia to live. as in the
past they have not been able to do so
on account Of lack of houses.
Mrs. A. F. Brown viii erect a seven
room brick veneer house on her lot
in Athenaeum Place on the corner Of
West Seventh and School streets, re
Gently purchased from DR.. Robt. Pill
low The inside fnishings will be in
hardwood Carl Atkinson. Of Column /
bia, is the architect The contract |
for the erection Of the house as yet
has not been let The approximate /
cost Will be about $4,000
Mrs. J. T. Akin is asking for bids /
on a six-room cottage. TO be erected /
in Mayes Place. The architect is Col !
lier of Nashville. The cost Of this
cottage will be about $4,000.
H. F. Alexander will receive in
few DAYS plans and specifications for
a handsome concrete block dwelling
on his lot at the corner of West Sixth
and Huntington streets. The plans
are being drawn by a firm in Nash
Vile. The inside furnishings. both
down and up stairs will be in hard
wood Vaughn Manufacturing Co. Of
Columbia, viii do the work The APP
proximated cost of this residence will
be $4,000.
DR. George W. Mack is asking for
bids on a seven room cottage to be
erected on a recently purchased lot
in Mayes place, the plans and speeif-
cations Of which win be here in a few
DAYS. The cottage viii be Of Colonial
design. but viii be fitted out with all
modern conveniences. The approx
innate cost viii be between $500 and
$4,000. i
E Yoest has received plans and
for a nine room two
story brick dwelling to be erected on '
he corner of West Ninth and South
School streets at a cost OF $1,000. c
The first floor finishing TO be in hard G
wood, covering to be tin shingles. q
Thos. Simpson has been awarded the 2
contract TO do the brick work, and
Hugh Merrill the wood work. Z
Caldwell Bros. are asking for bids Il
IN livery stable, to be erected below
he old jail property on North Main
treets. The building to be of either
oncrete blocks or brick The dimen-
ions will be sOxS0 feet The front
art to be two stories The approx
mate cost will be about IS 900. The :,
roperty has already been spoken for
hould II be built.
". Z Britain has let the contract
D Hugh Merrill for an addition to his
ONE on the Mooresvi1le pike a short -
istance from town at cost Of :,
10000. The addition will embrace a -
ming room, kitchen and porch =,
j. F BrownIow is preparing to erect
carriage house and stable at his =
ONE on West Sixth street at cost i,
| $4,000. :,
]. c. Ellington will erect a seven -
ION two-story house in Mayes Place. =,
stween the house to be erected by
RS. Akin and Dr. Mack The plans -
Id specifications will be given to an :,