El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-08
EIGHT HOMES
WILL COST
$4,000
Some Handsome Residences
Are Built in Golden Hill
District.
THE LAUGHLIN HOME
HAS BEEN COMPLETED

Golden Hill is being improved to the
extent Of more that $4,000 worth OF
new houses Eight new residences
have been built in Golden Hill during
the past two months and others are
being planned for the terraced addition
to the city
In addition to these residences on the
hill, Arizona is to be payed from Gold
en- Hill terrace TO Hutton street and
Rampant street from the Arizona street
intersection to the end A petition -
now being prepared for the paving OF
this street and the street car company
has already promised to extend the
Arizona line over the hill.
J. G. lIeNary's Purchase.
The most expensive residence
erected in Golden Hill recently is the
one purchased by J. G. McNary from
Austin & Mari The house is the first
Swiss chatlet to be built on north
eastern FL PasO, and with its location
on terrace overlooking the river and
valley, the style is particularly suited
to that location The house was
planned by James Mari and was built
for sale 1t was not completed until
Mr. AIcNary arranged for its purchase
as his home, paying $4,000 for it.
The exterior Of the chatlet is OF buff
pressed brick, OF the st. Louis fire
brick pattern 1t is trimmed in gray
cobblestOnes and has dark, stained
roof. The reception hall, living room
and library and the dining room are
connected with wide openings. 1anked
by mahogany columns. The mahogany
finish is used throughout on the first
floor OF the new McNary home The
doors are heavy and paneled and the
floor is Of quarter sawed oak The in
terror decoration of these three rooms
is in harmony, the newest Tiffany
blend OF oil over canvas being used
with panels Of indian leather as high
as the plate rail and the delicate, or
anse tinted finish above that
made Of clinker brick and the book
cases in the library are built in with
art glass doors. The kitchen and
buffers pantry are finished in white
tile and enamel with hardwood floors
A laundry and furnace room are in the
basement There are four large bed
rooms on the second floor, one being
10 by 25 feet The walls are tinted in
delicate cOlOrs and have hardwood
floors. An all tile bath connects with
these rooms and a sleeping gallery
nine by 81 feet, forms an angle around
the northwest corner OF the house on
the second floor. There is q garage
built against the rampant in the rear
Of the house and a wide gallery gives
a view to the southeast. with its pan
Drama qf mountains, valley and the
tree bOrdered river
New Mission style Residence.
"A pebbledaSh, two story, mission
house is just being completed by Aus
tin & Mari on the south side Of Arizona
street, which similar to the McNary
home in many particulars 1t has the
same interior finish and is similarly
arranged inside This house will cost
$4,000 when completed It contains
eight rooms and flanks the south en-
trance TO Golden Hill
Another house which has been con-
structed by the same firm on ArizO-
ma street in Golden Hill is a pebble
dash house, just over the Arizona
street hill. 1t cost $500.
DR.. ". H Pickles is building a red
pressed brick bungalow on the north
side OF Arizona street which viii cost
$500 when completed
s P Weisiger is building a mission
bungalow on Arizona street. opposite
the new house Of DR.. Pickles. This
will cost $500 when completed.
c. H. Williams has a new house on
Rampant street which cost $500. S. H
Bean has q white, pressed brick resi-
dence on Golden Hill terrace which
cost $500 DR.. H. F. Wright has COM
pleted and is occupying a $500 red,
pressed brick bungalow on Rampant
street.
LnuEhlin Home Completed.
The new residence Of W. NJ.
Laughlin, on Montana street. has been
completed and will be occupied by the
Laubhlin family next week The
house cost $4,000 and is one OF the
most attractive homes on Montana
The home Of o. c. Coles. an English
CCoDtinued on next Dage0