The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-07
Main Street Furniture Build
ing Changed Hands
Today
HARRY L. EMERSON TO
BUILD ON ELLIOT ST.
His Lease Expires April l, 1914-wiu
Have Two Sites TO Rent-Rumor
that Mr.. Clapp Will Remodel Build
ing for Hotel

ing Tor Hotel.
Negotiations which had been in prog
ress about week eliminated late Sat
urday afternoon, when A. p. Clapp
took over the Emerson building on
Main street from Sumner p. Emerson
This is Il valuable piece OF property.
and its sale makes one Of the most i'm
portant real estate transaction that
has taken place in Brattleboro I'll
long time.
The building is now occupied as "a
furniture and house furnishings store
by Harry l.. Emerson. son Of the for
mcr owner Of the real estate. and In
order 70 provide for the continuation
Of his business III. L. Emerson viii erect
-bgilding east Of his Elliot street
building and similar 10 il ia dimen
si0ns.
Mr.. Emerson : business Is done an
der the firm name OF Emerson Son.
his father formerly being associated
with him, and his lease in his present
quarters Will expire April /. 1914. al
which time he will vaeate the premises.
Mr.. Clapp has no definite plans for
the use of the building, although ne
says he has an idea as to what he will
do with 1t. a report il general 10 the
effect that it viii be converted into
hotel, which could be done to good ad
vantage, but Mr.. Clapp does not con
firm the report. The sale was made
through ". G. Horton IS real estate
agency although :. T. Emerson says
be pressed the button
The building which Mr. Clapp has
bought is a four-story brick building.
with basement, having large plate
glass Windows ON tho 6Est AND .sRsond
floors. G. L. Brown erected the build
ing in 1875 on the site Of one formerly
occupied in part by him, having bought
the lot. He associated with his son.
Cyril I. Brown, and they conducted d
large furniture and undertaking bust
ness. The structure was erected on a
rock foundation, and il was so firmly
and thoroughly constructed that II has
not sagged particle. IL is about 90 By
IS feet IN demcnsions
In 1855 H. L. Emerson. who was id
business with his father IN Milford, y.
Il, came here and began conducting a
furniture store in this building In con.
Junction with the Milford store. Two
years later :. +. Emerson came here
and soon afterwards bought the build
ing Of the Brown estate. They conduct
Ell the business together several wears
and 20 years ago last January II. l..
Emerson bought his father s interest.
Since then he has conducted II alone.
Last fall H. l. Emerson bought the
lot and building on Elliot street now
occupied BY March : bakery. Danyew :
barber shop and Kaye S shoe shop. He
VIII tear down this building and erect
on the lot a brick structure five stories
high in the rear and two stories high
on Elliot street II viii have a front.
age Of ~ feet and will extend back
50 feet. Work on it win be begun a.
soon as possible.
Mr.. Emerson will have two stores to
rent, but otherwise be will occupy ali
Of the new building. lie already oe-
cupies the greater part of the Emerson
building on Elliot street for ware
house purposes and it would be impos
sible for him TO conduct his growing
business in his present quarters with
out this additional room. II will be a
decided advantage TO him to have his
store and warehouse near together. The
new building alone viii give him three
times the floor space that the Main
street building contains.