Evening journal., 1915-09-25
architects MAKE
NEW DWELLING PLANS
Colonial Building to Go Up
s4 on Pierre S. DUPONT
Property
RUSHING WORK
ON KNIGHTS HALL

; Thomas f. Grady, contractor. of
Kennett Square. has been awarded
4, the contract to erect Colonial build
2 ing on a triangular piece or ground
af the intersection Of the road 10 Red
Lion and the direct route TO Kennett
Square. opposite "The Anvil" which
will serve as the home OF the over
seer OF Longwood, the estate OF Pierre
s. dupont
Overseer Fauquer for many years
has been in charge OF the farm az
Longwood. The house which will
be built for him is designed after tho
type so we'll known in Chester county
and is simple IN its outward express
sion Brown and Whiteside, archi-
tects. have endeavored 10 put into it
their Interpretation Of what is found
in an old Chester county home. II
will be constructed Of hollow tile. The
partitions will also be of tile. The
floors will be Of reinforced concrete,
having the top finished in wood. The
house will be entirely equipped for
electric devices and piped and ar
ranged for the last word in sanitary
.plumhing ideas. An individual water
system on the property will permit
.the water 10 be raised from the we'll
10 the fixtures without the necessity
Tor storage. This is accomplished
by compressed air. The interior Of
the house is divided into living room.
Office. diningroom. pantry and kitchen,
with laundry and space for two cars
In the garage. which will be a part Of
the kitchen wing. In the second
story will be six bed chambers. The
third story will be unfinished. In
the basement there will be a boiler
room and a cold room. There will be
a front and rear porch The house
II TO be heated by the modern vapor
system.
Revised plans for an addition to
the home of r. r. NJ. Carpenter, at
Montchanin. have been completed by
Architect Leon Wilde Crawford and
went out yesterday for estimates. The
original plans were sent out for esti-
mates on July 30, and bids we're re-
reived August 6. II was later de-
d, ridcd to revise the plans. The ad-
iition will nearly double the present
structure and cost at least $4,000 II
viii be constructed Of interlockinp
lie and be thoroughly modern In
every respect On the first floor
their will he den, living room, H.
hrary. writing room, diningroom,
large hall. enclosed porch. On the
second floor there will be a number OF
bedrooms and a sleeping porch A
gymnasium will be located In the
basement The improvements will in
rlude a new pump house and new
Ice house.
Bids for. the construction of a modern
bakery building and also large stable
for the William Freebooter Baking Com.
pany, at Pennsylvania avenue and Lin.
coin street. were forwarded yesterday
by local contractors to Peucbert & Wun-
der architects, Philadelphia. II was
stated by a local contractor today that
It would cost about 100000 TO erect the
bakery and stable according to the plans
aud specifications. The present site OF
the bakery, at the southwest corner OF
Eighth and Orange streets. has been pur
chased by st Andrews Episcopa
Church, which also acquired the Samue
Biddle property. on eighth street nea
Orange. Plans for the new St. Andrew
building and for extensive alterations T.
the church have not become defnit,
hut it is hoped have them in prope
thape soon.
Architect Edward c. May is drawin
plans for a colonial stone residence f,
the western section Of the city and wi
be ready TO receive bids in four week
lit is working on plans for alterations
a large residence near Chester. PI
which win 60 ont to the builders for e
Inmates in two months.
>. A. Badcr & Go. are rushing Il
work of converting tie Clayton Hou
into a modern theatre. While one S
Of vorkmen are proceeding with No
brick and concrete work. another set
demolishing certain portions Of the q
bifldinc Bader & Co. is making 60
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