Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
Charlottesville HAS
A GREAT BUILDING BOOM
University Town No Longer Slow,
but Catching On to Twentieth
Century Ideas.
BUILDING ALL OVER THE TOWN
Burned Districts Arc Being Rebuilt.
BUSINESS Houses Greatly Enlarged.
Industrial Development on Every
Block In Good Old Town.
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Especial TO The Times Dispatch.1
SHAh ofTESNIl.LE. VA, August 7.
This city Is just now enjoying tho
biggest building boom In it's hlstory-a
noon winch began two years ago and
which has been little affected by the
european war Architects and contrac-
tors unite In saying that not for years
mas business been so good and the out
look so bright. Buildings are going up
rapidly throughout the city, and in tn Q
principal suburbs. Travelling men who
como here are frank to confess that no
city in the state anywhere near the
size or Charlottesville is showing such
activity in construction lines. They de-
clare that 1t is nothing less than re-
mar kable.
Building permits granted during the
past quarter by the city's business man.
ager call for total expenditure Of
nearly $4,000. Just previous to the
start of this quarter there appeared in
local paper an account of building
operations then going on in the city
that was revelation even to those
who were we'll informed about Char
lottesville. 1t told Of an expenditure
of nearly IL half million dollars in
building operations during the past tw o
years. and read like some of the boost
ing stories that appeared years ago
'whooping up" what were then called
boom towns. In the case of this city,
however. 1t was shown that the growth
was natural and enforced, and that 1t
has continued through the spring and
summer emphasizes the fact that Char
lottesvillc is place untouched by
speculation, where 1t is safe to invest
I'm houses and lots and wise to improve
them. Among the numerous activities
which just now come to mind may be
enumerated the following:
Work Is being pushed night and day
on the large cold storage plant being
erected at cost Of $4,000 by Roth
we'll e Co. Inc, the largest storers and
shippers of apples in the East. with
other plants at stanton. Martinsburg,
w. Va. Frederick. Nd, and East Pales-
tine. Ohio, The building will be fire.
proof structure, 1i0x160 feet Forty
thousand barrels space Will be under
refrigeration by September l. An ad-
ditional floor. accomm odating 10000
barrels. will be completed in time for
the accommodation of this years crop.
making a total capacity OF $4,000 bar
rcls.
The cold storage plant Is located on
the old Ware property. siXteen-acre
tract situated just two squares south OF
Main Street and recently purchased by
Hollis Rinehart and others. On this
same lot Mr.. Rinehart has begun the
erection of n wholesale and retail feed
store for w. ]. Parr G. Sons, to cost
$4,000. Two other warehouses will be
put up on the same property In the near
future. On the same plat twenty-five
building plats have been laid Off.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
BUILDINGS GOING UP
The new administration building OF
| the Charlottesville and Albemarle Rail-
way Company, located Mt the corner OF
Main and Ridge Streets, is now ready
for the roof 1t Is a brick structure OF
modern design, the cost being 5000.
1t will house the company's substation.
The Charlottesville Ice Company Is
adding a cold storage plant to Its Rbat-
| toIr. The addition calls for an expendi-
ture of $4,000.
S. a. Jessup has just completed his
new milk depot and creamery on Water
street, at a cost Of $4,000.
The Rosser Building, on Main Street.
which formerly housed the city post
office. and was recently purchased by
the National Bank of Chnrlesville, has
recently undergone transformation.
the sum of $4,000 having been spent
in improvements, and is now occupied
by the new banking firm.
No section of the city has been de-
veloped more rapidly than Altamont
Circle and Altamont Addition. where.
in less than two years, over twenty
five splendid residences, costing from
$500 to $500. have been erected. and
are now occupied. This property. To-
Gated just north OF Christ Episcopal
Church. was once owned by former
Governor Gilmer. and was purchased
by the real estate firm Of n. w. Hill
lcary & Co., from the Knox estate.
The old Gilmer residence. which oc-
cupies the center OF the circle. was
remodelcd by Mr.. Charles w. Walker.
city treasurer, at a cost OF $1,000. and
is now his home.
At Jefferson Park and along the
Fry's Spring Road. residences are 60
ing up on every hand. Sheriff c. NJ
Thomas is building a home just in front
OF the old Jefferson Park Hotel. H. f.
Boone Is completing two residences in
front of Montebello. Harry Dinwiddie
is erecting n $500 residence near the
RiXey home. Dr. Yates has just COM
pleted his home near Jefferson Park
Mt cost OF $4,000 n. =. Porter is
erecting dwelling near the Horse
Show grounds On their property at
Jefferson Park the c. & A. Railway
Company has completed five new resi-
dences.. Nearby d. u. Irving has put
up residence costing $4,000. Nat
Burnley's new home is nearing COM
pietion, at a cost of $1,000. Montebello
just south of the university. has been
divided into lots and five new resi-
dences have just been completed. their