Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-03
Other Residences and Tenements.

Tracy 81 Metcalf have built
handsome nine-room bungalow on
North Chestnut street for Harold S.
Hichborn, which will be ready for oc~
cupancy about the middle of January.
This house is one of the finest houses
of the bungalow type in the city and
when completed will cost about $1,000.
The ground dimensions of the house
are 53X45 and all of the rooms are
on the lower floor except the cham
Der over the kitchen. The house is
thoroughly modern and first class in
all its appointments. The living
rooms are stained to match Crafts
man brown fumed oak furniture and
the dining room is of whitewood.
The same contractors have built a
handsome S4500 house on Crosby
street for Rev. L. W. Coons. who is
| now occupying it. The house is an
eight-room. tWo-story structure with
all modern appointments. Tracy &
Metcalf have also built two-stery
seven room house for Miss A. NJ
Weber, Court Street place, which is
thoroughly modern and up-to-date
and cost about $4,000.
Lessard s. LaPlante have built on
Washington street a new two-story
10-room modern house with bath and
electric lights for ovid j Cote. which
| will lie ready for occupancy about
Jan. Is. The house will cost $4,000
com pleted. \ modern residence has
| been built for Philias Garant on North
ern avenue at cost of $500 Adolf
plus Cyr has remodeled the old Fur
bush place on Northern avenue and
| added a story to it, making a total
| expenditure OF $1,000.
Hon. John +. Hill has expended
| more than $4,000 upon the Burns
| farm at North Augusta, where the
| farm buildings have been remodeled
| and a modern fish hatchery and pools
constructed and fine roads built about
| the property. The work here has
been described i'll detail in two diff
| fereut articles. which have appeared
| in the Journal during the past year.
| Frank r. Wcllman has built cot
| tage house on Page street for George
| Lilly. costing about 1880. A single
| tenement house has been built by
| Hoxie for Miss Alice Rackiffe, pri-
| vate secretary of Hon. George f..
| Macomher. The house completed will
| cost $4,000 and will be occupied by
| Merton Wheeler.
The Augusta Real Estate Associa-
ton has. during the past year built
| a new house on Higgins street on the
| site formerly occupied by the old
Higgins house This is a modern sim
gle tenement house costing about
| $4,000 and is not vet completed.
One of the most extensive jobs OF
remodeliug in the city has been done
by Reuel J. Noyes upon the Stevens
House on Western avenue. which
was purchased by Walter S. Wyman
manager of the Central Maine Power
Co The house has been entirely re-
modelled and made thoroughly modern
at a cost of about $4,000.
| Virgil A. Pierce has built a seven
room house on School street for r
H. Brown costing about $4,000 Harry
f. & William 4. Hanks have built al
eight-room modern house, costing
$4,000 for \. l.. Rose on Maple street
also a seven-room two-story modern
house on Pearl street, costing $4,000
for. Fred L. Merrill.
Fletcher & Robbins have built :
10-room. two story modern house on
Gannett street for John d. Newman
adjoining the tenement houses bull
for Mr. Hussey, costing about $4,000
The same contractors have built 6
two story. .siX-room house on Glen
wood street for Elbridge b. Richards
costing about $4,000
Charles Smith and Charles Halo
well have remodeled stable OF
School street into a modern six-roon
house for r. E. Redmond at a cos
of about $1,000. They have also bull
modern six-room, two-story house
on Linden street, with bath and cleo
trc lights for F. b. Smith at cos
of $1,000. A similar house on Dayen
port street is in process of construc
ton for Gideon Hallowell which wheI
completed will cost $500.
John A. Partridge has completed {
modern seven-room house with batf
and electric lights. art is Murra.
street, FOR Wesley c. Moore costing
about $4,000. Lee Savage is complet
ing six-room house on North street
which when completed will cost $4,000
H. n. Damren is building one ane
one-half story modern house, 25x22