The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-06-11
FORT PIERCE|S
|GROW|NGFAST
|.,h Activity is Shown in All De-
. .srtmpots of Building Trades
NvfS1MtNT OF 100000
Court House, Business Blocks, Thea
Addition to Bank and Many Fine
dwellings Are Under Contract

c...,octs calling for the expenditure
O ."or s6O 600 for new buildings in
y, p;erce are in force and contract
are rushed with work. The activity
tomlses to continue for some time as
Uaral persons are contemplating
set;no other buildings, the plans OF
b;ch are not yet finished.
a new court house, new theatre,
,0;ness blocks and numerous dwellings
% in course of construction or will be
few DAYS, and although so many
NV dwellings have been completed
nce the beginning of the year still the
amand is greater than the supply.
+ asst week marked the beginning of
s work on St. Lucie's $33, 600 court
blse and the preliminary work is well
bder way. General Superintendent l.
Iones has a force of men at work
aiding, An office building, plaster
beds, etc., have been erected. In a
XIV DAYS thirty-fve to forty men will
employed and unless some unforeseen
rcident DELAYS the contractors the
hiding will be completed in eight
bOnths.
Second in Importance to the court
buse comes the business block of Fab.
Brothers to be built on the corner Of
range avenue and Pine street. 1t is
be built of concrete and will cost
bout SO, 900. F. M. Tyler's residence
hich stood on a portion of the lot has
Zen moved fifty feet nearer the river
Contractor A. j. Brewer and in the
Ear future work will be begun on the
aber building.
A contract has been let by L. Holli-
an to Contractor l.. l.. Bellamy call
for the construction of an electric
leatre to seat 500 to 700 and costing
bout $1,000. The building will be of
Fame construction located on Pine
kreet in the rear of the Carlton build
g. 1t will be most modern and up
b.date. 1t will be 40 feet by 80 feet
nd have elevated seats.
Work on the addition to the Bank of
|Ort Pierce building will be begun this
|eek. 1t will be of cement blocks
BID will be l6 feet by q feet in size,
bding much needed room for the in
Teasing business of the bank.
X. B. Raulerson has let the contract
pr building to be constructed south
the st. Lucie Drug store of the same
obstruction as that building, to cost
bout $1,000. 1t will be l6 feet by so
Pet and two stories. Ed Edge will
fcupy the first floor for his barber shop.
Dr. W. f. VanLandingham's residence
b Pine street, the foundation of which
laid and the lumber on the ground, is
p be twostory dwelling with hip
POT. Occupying as it does, a hill d.
ectly opposite the new court house,
hd overlooking the river, the site is
be of the choicest in town. There will
f five rooms on the first floor and four
ed rooms and bath on the second floor.
handsome veranda with pillars and
fttlce work will lend a handsome effect
! the elevation. The house is to be
pit entirely of Georgia pine and will
e finished inside with plaster. 1t will
psf in the neighborhood of So, 500 when
klopp & Buell., contractors.
on West street two new houses are
|elng built. Contractor A. j. Brewer
erecting for Marshal Gustafson a one
Fory concrete block house, which will
+ beauty. The house contains six
Ptoms. The front is Ornamented with
nay window, the entrance being by
road steps to the side. Klopp & Buell.
ave nearly completed Hugh MOntgom-
Eys two-story residence next door to
Pc Gustafson home. 1t will contain
Even rooms with bath, and is finished
llth Georgia pine. A Veranda extends
gross the front. 1t will cost 81 500.
opposite these residences, Harry +.
|rooks is building an addition to his
|ome, making it two-stOries in the rear
\ well as in front.
Ripley street has also felt the effects
I inc building activity and at present
w. NY dwellings, are being erected and an
etner enlarged. Klopp & i'uell have
u frame work completed Cor two
ssory, seven room house to cost about
t;oW. 1t is being built for John Car
.s'e, ahd Will be great addition to that
treet. Directly opposite the Carlisle
ome, Contractor Bellamy is erecting a
" wSe:.story residence for w. |. Bitch,
, will cost about 81, 200. Frank c.
. 0a is building an addition to the
50 gar OF his home on Ripley street, add
" several rooms. IT, O'Brien is re-
C',n,Structlng his dwelling north of the
tSa ~ n house, Klopp & Buell. having
ne contract.
!; Inc first "sky.scrapper" in Fort
, ;erce Is being constructed by the add
Ia OF another story to the Hendry
tto o making it the first full three
,ory building in the city. By the i'm
i;;JHvements being made to the house
,gnt rooms will be added and the APP
ss Of the building greatly i'm.
rived. H. B. Paxton has the contract.
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