The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-25
BUILDING BOOM In
WHEELING DISTRICT


thorne Courts. was also recently con-
pleted. and Is also a massive struc-
ture II Is one OF the Drettiest homes
In the Oht- Valley. John Hamm is
erecting a is-x residence on Walnut
avenue. Woodlavn. that viii contain
nine rooms H. ID. Nsiiy. the Full
ton druggist II having a fine new
home erected on the National road at
fulton. as 10 also Albert Young. OF
the same town.
John Mueller's new home on the
| National road at Thompson station
was completed recently. "a. r. Beh-
rens Is having his new home on
Woodsdale Heights remodeled. and Il
Is one OF the finest in the Wood sdale
section. The Stratford hotel will
soon be remodeleu. John Crothers
has Just completed a fine new resi-
dence In Cedar Rocks addition TO Elm
Grove. Brice Black will erect a new
home in Elm Heights.
John 0others and J. +. PAUL are
erecting bungalows in Hawthorne
Courts. George Weimer is erecting
a fine bungalow at Glenwood Heights.
w. j. Bates has broken ground for
two new residences in Hawthorne
| Courts. on the Bethany pike.
! Senator Julian G. Hearne's new
home at Leatherwood is a very pretty
structure just recently completed.
\ The Beech Glen Land Company have
broken ground for two new houses
In their new addition. near Wheel
ing Park. Several new homes will
also be built in the Steenrod addition
TO Mt. de Chantal.
! Charles Freese Is erecting a fine
new garage in Woodlawn that will
accommodate several cars.
/ The congregation OF the old Stone
church at Elm Grove will build a
new church on the Stone church road
in the near future. The large addi-
ton to the Catholic church is also
progressing nicely. The Home OF
the Good Shepherd. Edgington Lane.
will erect a new home to replace the
one destroyed by fire in the near fu-
ture. and many smaller buildings will
be erected through the coming sum
mer.
At Warwood.
Though there are not a great many
buildings under actual construction in
Greater Warwood and immediate
vicinity at present. there are. how
| ever. many 20 be erected in the next
few months, and extensive improve
ments made TO business places this
summer. The Adolph Pape building
az Nineteenth and Main streets. Cen
ter Warwood is being rapidly con
structed by Contractor Grimm and
will be ready for occupancy in few
weeks.
Theodore Smith. who opened
grocery store and meat market at
Richland avenue and Nineteenth
street. last winter. will build a large
addition to the rear OF his place In
a few weeks. and a large barn and
wagon shed for his delivery team.
Business Block.
Edward ID. Elliott. who a few
weeks ago bought the two lots just
south Of the Bank OF Warwood. on
Main street. will likely let the con
tract in a short time for n business
| block on the lots II he does not de-
eide to build a handsome residence
on them
David r. Jones. proprietor OF the
Jones hotel. Fifth and Main streets.
South Warwood. will build large
business block on the opposite corner
from his present place.
The Reliance hose company. War
woods new fire company. will begin
in n few weeks TO erect an engine
house and club room on North Main
street.
The Jacob Korn residence nj
Twenty-first and Main streets, which
Is 10 be the finest house thus far
built in the Warwood district, will
be ready for occupancy by Mr. Korn
and family. OF Wheeling, this sum
mer
John Welshans. OF North Warwood.
will in the near future let the con
tract Tor a wagon factory.
Traction Barn.
Contractor Andrew Hart who prob
ably has built more residences than
any one man in WarwOOd during The
past year. stated last evening that
there are not many new houses under
construction at present. but that in
the next few months there will be
many 20 up In Greater Warwood and
he Is now figuring on az lease a half
dozen houses that are 20 be construct
ed this summer. There will be many
residences needed here within the
next year. especially so for the sixty
odd conductors and mOt1rmen on the
Pan Handle Traction Company line
who will be required 20 live here
when the new street car barn n built
IN Warwood and the cars are run
through from this town 20 Benwood.
The car barn will likely be built I'm
the next few months. just a. soon as
the town council and the company Of
fcials agree upon several questions
relative 20 n sewerage system and
other minor details
The Warwood Tool Company. which
employs the largest number Of men
IN this town. Is building a large ofnce
In connection with the factory. 20 be
used BY General Manager Moore and
his assistants.