Evening journal., 1913-08-16

venues mas Deeh titdtAN ohtH'hN'~ ~ L
he spirit OF the property owners on /
Seventeenth street by paving that
,treet at their own expense The work /
now in progress under the direction
of the street and Sewer department. !,
) The street viii be made into a beautiful
lhorouehfarc.
Bv the cooperation Of the municipal
authorities and the property owners
The grass space between the sidewalks
and curbs has been enlarged and the
building line of all dwellings made uni
form The shade trees and high grade
Of architectural designs maintained and
the large size of the lots with their ex-
treme depth. combine to make the
street ono Of the most beautiful residen-
tial sections in Wilmington
49, In this section there are now under
construction homes representing an out
lay in excess Of Sl50O00. All the
houses have been begun since May /.
In a short time many more valuable
properties are expected to be built there
Credit for the development Of this
section is due to the Arm of Gibbons
and Moore, for the Brinkle estate,
Christopher L. Ward and Stirling II
Thomas.
Work on the two detached dwell
lnes, one on the southwest corner Of
Seventeenth and Greenhill avenue,
and the other on Seveteenth street
below Greenhill avenue, being erected
by the Greenhill Realty Company Is
progressing rapidly The houses are
handsome and have been attracting
much attention. They were designed
by Herbert Wise. architect, OF Phila-
delphia
The dwellings being constructed by
J. A. Bader and Company for H.
Taylor on Seventeenth street between
Creenhill and Riverwew avenues is
nearing completion. The house is
gem in architectural design, being one
OF the hest creations Of Brown and
Whitesides
The colonial building under con
struction for Mrs. Frank L. De-
Almond on the site OF the former
home of w r. Brinkle on Mt Salem
Lane between Pennsylvania avenue
and Sixteenth street will be one OF
the model additions to the section OF
beautiful homes. The trees and
fhruhbery on this site add greatly
to its beautiful appearance ami make
II especially desirable. Philadelphia
architects designed this residence.
John r. Healy and Son are finish
Ing the brick work on the Thatcher
dwelling on Seventh street near
Riyerview avenue.
Harry J. Reed, contractor has
commenced operations for two hand
some houses on Seventeenth street
near Riverview avenue for the Brinkle
estate They are on lots 20 by $50
feet and will be finished for spring
"a. Ill Is.aM
architect recently located here, de-
signed the homes.
Mr.. Reed has also sold three Of six
new houses on Hamilton street near
Fourteenth street These houses are
built on the square plan on lots
30x115 They have good sized front
yards and contain all conveniences.
Concord Heights Development.
Since Fred K Felt has become sole
sales agent OF the Concord Heights
Company, the company's properts
and property I'm the vicinity of us
holdings have greatly increased In
value and a large number Of lots
have been disposed Of Mr. Felt be-
lieves IN the future of the Ninth
ward and has devised several
schemes for the beautifying OF that
section.
Sales OF big properties during this
summer have been practically un-
known One of the leading dealers
in the city explained Il this morning
when he said that people having
money enough to take over Big oper-
ations we're out Of the city spending
the hot weather
Roscoe Cook lindall has designed fouI
foe Erafraa ItnllnrrhnF 10
be erected at Ninth and Clayton streets
The houses will cost about $1,000 each
They will contain six rooms and bath
Mr. Tindall has also designed a housI
for J. p Williams, the druggist. Charles
II Tindall. the contractor. has the con
tract for the house. II will be TIVE
stories high and viii contain eigh
rooms.
The contract for the erection OF
modern small hotel for Mrs Emma G
. Simmons at Eighth and King street
3 viii probably be awarded the first O
the week. Bids for the structure wer
received at the Office OF Roscoe Coo
Tindall last week Harvey d. Black
we'll was the lowest bidder with a bi
5 of Sl2l5o
Bids for the handsome addition {
Hanover Church were asked for yestei
day by the T. L. Rice Company. arch
tccts. The bids viii be closed on Au
gust 23. The work will be started I'M
mediatcly. The addition will be 80 b
20 feet and viii be built OF stone I
match the present building
W. III Jones and Company are biddin
on residence to be erected for S.
Patton ON the southeast corner
Twenty ninth and Boulevard R. !
Hanley is the architect. The bids wi
be opened on Monday.
J. a. Bader & Co. are bidding on N
warehouse for the Electric Hose an
Rubber Company The Badcr Compan
Is rushing work on the DUPONT Thentr
and in a short time nothing viii rcma
for them 10 10 except the dccornfir
work. Work on the passage from u
hotel into the theatre has been starte
The house being erected for Hem
Thompson. at Twenty-sixth and Harl
son streets by Joseph c. McNiarna NJ
attracted much attention because Of
beauty. II is 36 by IS and contai
twelve rooms and a bath Tho residen
is finished in hardwood throughout Al
will cost about $1,000
Mr. NcMarna is also building a hou
at Twelfth and Rodney streets
james Kendall which will cost aho
about $1,000. and a stable for Hen
Carroll that viii cost about $1,000.
stable will be erected at Pennsylvai
avenue and Rivervicw avenue
10 Build Beautiful Residence.
The contract for one of the m'
expensive and beautiful re
dences erected in Wilmington