The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
BUILDING BOOM ON
. IN EVERY SECTION
Houses Going Up in All Parts Of
Richmond and the
Suburbs.
WEST GRACE is CROWDED

The building boom. both in Rich
mond and the suburbs continues with
out abatement and in fact seems to BIZ
gu thcring volumn as 1t goes along.
1t is not Just here and there that build
ing operations are noticeable, but 1t Is
all over the city wherever there are
vacant lots to erect houses upon.
The contract for the erection OF the
Jefferson Clubs magnificent home
ct the corner of Alien Avenue ana
Grace Street was awarded during the
past week and the work Will be COM
menced at once. r. A. Siewers was
the successful bidder on this $4,000
job.
Mr.. Garnett Tabs splendid semi
colonial home on Monument Avenue.
between Meadow Street and Allison
Avenue Is being pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible In this tm-
mediate neighborhood several other
homes are soon to be commenced. Not
less than n half dozen owners OF lots
thereabout are Investigating plans with
view to building during the summer
and autumn.
New Tenement Houses.
The Raleigh Apartment House. being
erected at Harrison and Franklin
Streets by Writ r. Chesterman Is pro-
crossing slowly. The building Is now
ready for the roof to be put on by the
contractor. 1t Is certain that the
Raleigh will be completed and really
for occupancy by the latter part of
August. Messrs. McNciEh and Glinn.
the agents, report that nearly the en-
tire house, including tho drug store,
has been rented already. The people
who live in this fashionable section
say the Raleigh will fill long felt
want.
Messrs. G w. and j. Lee Davis have
commenced the erection on Taylor
Street, in the 200 and 200 blocks, six
detached tenement houses. which VIII
be for rent and some OF them for sale
perhaps. These gentlemen are also
building five good houses of the same
character and for the same purpose en-
Gilbert Street.
Crowded West Grace.
On West Grace Street, between Lom-
hardy and Allen Avenue. Mr.. Level
len Neaie is now building on the last
remaining vacant lot on that block. It
is a long block, being at least 400
feet in length, and 1t is to-day the
most congested block in the city and
more people live on 1t than on any 9TH
err block Only five OF six years ago IT
was vacant and people rushed there to
buy lots for building purposes so as to
have more room and breathing space.
Unfortunately 'tey bought only twenty
eight feet lots and now. there being a
good house on each and every one of
them. it is the closest built up block
In Richmond.
West Grace is almost solidly built
up as far west as Allison Avenue and
still the Grace Street building boom is
spreading westward. There are now
thirty-odd houses going up on that
| thoroughfarc between Allison Avenue
and the Boulevard.
| In the Suburbs.
The building boom is not confined
| to the city. but is equally as notice
able in the suburbs. Not less than
thirty lots have recently been sold In
Brookland Park to lone builders who
expect to erect houses on them this
summer. Seven houses are now in the
course OF construction. In Brookland.
In Barton Heights the carpenters and
bricklayers are hammering away on
not less than half dozen houses and
about dozen have been completed
| within the past three months.
In Chestnut Hill, Northside Park and
| other suburbs on the Seventh Street
car line the building boom is on In
dead earnest, and as a matter OF
course the boom is also on In Ginte,
Park, and the indications are that !!
will continue nutll the last available
lot in the park Is built upon.
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