The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-01
PERFECT PLANS
FOR new CHURCH
St James Congregation Nearly
Ready to Build on West
franklin
STORES GOING UP ON
NORTH BROAD STREET
Fraternity Hall on Same Thor
oughfare Again Changes
Hands, Bringing $50,
600 in Last Deal

Plans are being perfected by Mo-
land and Baskerviii, architects, for
the new edince which st. James
Episcopal congregation expects to
erect at Franklin and Boyd streets,
directly across Franklin from Rich
moud College. The plans will be sub
mitted to the vestry OF the church
at meeting Tuesday and they vii!
doubtless be approved and accepted
at that time The plans were recent
ly submitted to the vestry. but some
alterations were deemed necessary.
The church. Il is estimated, Will
cost fully 100000. 1t will be classic
in design. with dorio pillars in front.
and will be easily one OF the most
beautiful places OF worship in Rich
moud. No time will be lost in letting
the contract after the plans are ap-
work OF construction will begin with
IN sixty days
Must Rae Church.
The lot on which the new church
is to be erected was acquired last
summer and II was soon thereafter
that the old church on Fifth street.
OF $se,9e0 to the ThaIhimer Broth
ers. one Of the conditions OF the sale
being that the edifice should be RACED
to the ground before ths ate waa
utilized by the purchasers. White no
plans have yet been formulated, II
10 generally understood that brick
store buildings will sooner or later
occupy the site.
The congregation Of st. Jones ia
very fashionable, most OF the COM
municants now making their home In
the West End. On that account /,
was decided to remove the place OF
worship to that section OF tho city.
The Rev. William Meade Clark. D.
D.. editor OF the Southern Church
man. has been rector OF the church
for the last fifteen years. DR.. Clark
who ranks high AZ a Clergyman was
among those considered for bishop a,
the special session OF the Virginia
diocesan council in Richmond. two
months ago.
FrAncionc VIM Build.
Renewed stimulus was given North
Broad street business section Eatur-
day when Ranaele Franctone an
nounced that his plans had been per-
fected for erection OF . two-front
three-etory brick store building at
Nos. lo-i2 East Broad street. work
men having already begun to demoi-
ish the old store buildings on the
site. The two new stor4s will have 4
combined frontage OF Al feet on Broad
street, with . depth OF 17s feet. They
will cost about sac. 00e. and will rep
resent an approximate outlay of STA.
900. the cost OF the site on which
they will stand being $4,000 Plans
for the buildings we're drawn by Carl
RuehrmuHd.
No. = East Broad WAS acquired by
MI. Francione several months ago
for s2s,5a0 The adjoining property
was acquired two weeks ago, but was
not made public until Friday. when
the deed went to record showing tina,
Mr.. Francionc has acquired 1t from,
ants of bth stores recently vacated
For Sale or Rent.
The new stores will be either for
sale or for rent said Mr.. Francior,e
IL his characteristics business style
Saturday, and they will be an orus
ment to the north side OF Broad
street"
Mr.. FrAncione Is rated al one OF
the most far-siShted. conservative
realty operators In Richmond. and By
the exercise OF his good Judgment has
amused sYnalfsixed fortune as a
result OF real estate investments in
Richmond.
Three weekly ago Fraternity Hal,
on West Broad street was sold BY NJ
l.. HofhAiIner to B. Pollard Cardosc
for $4,000 During the past week
the property Was again sold. pass-
ing from Mr.. Cardozo to W II
SchwarzNrhild, the Broad street Jew
eler. for the sum OF $4,000. Like Mr.
CArdoxo, 1t IS understood that thu
new purchaser has acquired the prop
erty for investment purposes.
Fronts ~ Feet
Fraternity Hall IL three-xtory
structure at 2i3-ela West Broad, be
the site fronting ~ feet on Broad
and running back fer moro than 100
feet.
The sale is but another instance,
realty men say, Of the possibilities
OF Broad street property.
II was rumored during tho week
that Richmond College had nee9,tiat-
cd deal for the sale OF It's entire
Block ef prosperity on West FRANKLIN
street for $4,000. hut II developed
that the report was devoid Of fonn-
dalton. the college officials attribut-
ing II TO the fact that the property
was recently staked OF and thus no
doubt gave rise to the belief that II
had perhaps already been sold II
has been suggested that the city
might buy : tho property for park
purposes but no ofiiciaI cosnixanoe
Of the suggestion has been taken. The
site II declared to be Ideally located
for q city park and there are many
who believe that the city could not
make a better Investment. The prop
erty Ia expected to be vacated by the
college In the fall OF 1914, when the
new college buildings in Wesths mp.
ton Will in all probability VIII be
ready for occupancy. Plans for the
new college have been drawn and
approved and preparations are now
under way to begin work OF cons,ruc-
ton.
Home to Cost e0S, 200.
An attractive addition to residential
property In the West End suburban
territory VITA be the new home OF
George Cole Scott, which no proposes
to erect on an elevation along Willis
lane between the river and Cary
street road. Tho residence will ~coaf
In the neighborhood Of $4,000. Bids
are now being asked and viii be open .
ed April 10. II ID stated. The planA
were drawn by NolAnd and Basker-
viii. who have been working on them
for the last two years. The residence
~ designed along French architec-
tural designa and will DO OF brick and
stone construction.
Golsan and Nash. who make = spec
ialty OF Westampton property, report
the following sales for the past week;
Fourteen Westhampton lots. So
500; Northampton acreage, 1e.O00:
lot on Hanover street. $1,000: two