The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-23
DEFINITELY DECIDE
/ TO PUT UP HOTEL
Up-to-Date Eight Story
Structure to Be Erected
at 9Th and Grace
PROJECT CALLS FOR
OUTLAY OF $500, 900
Site Same On Which it Was
Proposed to Build Thea
ter-Some Property
Changes Recorded

Erection OF a hotel on the southwest
corner Of Eighth and Grace streets Is
practically assured.
Those behind the project. at a meet
Ing yesterday afternoon. decided that
all was ripe to start 1t a-going. the
meeting being held In the offices OF
Carneal T. Johnston, architects. who
prepared the plans. The name OF the
contractor who will do the work will
probably be announced in a few days.
The hotel Will pc an eight-story
building OF steel and brick construc-
ton, and 1t lis hoped It will be ready
for occupancy by January /. 1913. Work
will begin not later than February l.
1912. according to present plans.
The project calls for an outlay OF
100000. approximately. OF this
amount, nearly 100000 will be Ia
vested In the building itself. The re-
mainder represents the value or cost
of the lot.
This rs the site on which II was pro-
posed some months ago to erect ~
vaudeville theater. opposition to q
playhouse in that immediate section
causing the promoters to give up their
plans.
Pollard 0sts Busy.
1t ives then that Mr.. James J. Pol
lard, and several Of his associates. In
GLIDING Mr.. Henry s. Wallerstein,
turned their attention toward the ho-
tel project believing that no site In
Richmond was more favorable for the
location OF hotel. Furthermore, they
believed that no time was more pro-
pitious than the present to launch
growing and expanding In all direc-
tons
Mr.. Wallerstein IL head Of the COM
pany, with title Of president. Names
OF the other officers will be divulged
later.
The hotel will contain 154 rooms.
1t will be strictly fire-proof and the
equal Of any in Its class In the coun-
try. The hotel will be operated on q
lease basis.
The site on which It 10 to stand
faces sc feet on Grace street, with a
depth OF 115 feet.
Erecting an Annex.
Just block removed from this site
diagonally across the street Is the
Richmond Hotel. to which a ten-story
annex Is now being added. two stories
higher than the main building. The
latter. however. will be elevated two
stories to make the height OF both
structures uniform. At Tenth and
N-S.f''tp4 StFSStS, = DUCK HUH IHl8 SIFUG-
tnre. the Life Insurance Company OF
VIRGINIA is engaged In erecting q mas
sive six-story steel and fireproof ONCE
building. at cost Of $500. 900, which
is practically the same amount the
Richmond Hotel people are spending In
improvements.
Work on the steel frame OF the
First National Bank skyscraper at
Ninth and Main streets IL being push
ed rapidly and It 10 expected that this
section OF the work will be COM
pieted by February !. with good
weather ahead. Already. frame work
Tor six stories IL up. Tho building
Will be q twenty-story structure. and
will be ready for occupancy next
summer, according to present plans
and expectations. The new postofiice
building. just a block down Main
| street. to the east. will be ready for
| occupancy about the same time, It is
| expected.
Building operations in other parts
OF the city. both business and resi-
dental. are hitting the same lively
stride,
Residences Going Up.
In the residential line, several per-
| mits for new homes in the West End
| were Issued by Inspector Beck yes
:.P 1(nObsf eraNhma ETAOIN
terday. They were ~ follows: J. HI.
| Chappell. to erect two brick tenements
lfour dwellings) on the east side OF
| Vine street, between Floyd and Grove
avenue. to cost $4,000.
| J. II. Chappell, to erect four de-
tached two-story brick dwellings on
the north side OF Floyd avenue. be-
tween Vine and Lombardy streets, to
cost $4,000.
/ ~,
] permit authorizing erection OF the
Confederate Memorial Institute In the
| West End.
In realty circles, there was appar-
emily no special activity during the
week. owing to the near approach Of
ChristmaA. most Of tho agents being
busy In an effort to straighten out
business In preparation for the ad-
vent OF the New Year. Bad weather
also contributed to some extent ia
the lack OF activity.
Property Changes Hands.
Following are several deeds OF some
consequence that went to record late
yesterday:
Jacob Reinhardt and WIFE, to the
Mechanics Bank Of Richmond. lott
and buildings at 410-412 North Sec
ond street. $6.26O.
A r. Holderby. Jr., and wife, ts
Louis Marchetu and Louis Biagi, two
lots ON the south limo Of Broad street
near Sheppard. $500.
AlbeftsA aPixzini, to West and GIL.
man. lot and building ON First street
near Charity street. 1880.
y. p. Cowardin to Jacob Feitig
rot and dwelling on Oakwood ave.
nue.. near Blake street, $500.
w. B, West and w. =. Gilman, &c
Edward Whitlock. lot on Beverly
street. between Rowland and Meadow
streets, $1,000.
SOIL FERTILITY LEAGUE
LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN