Evening journal., 1915-04-24
BUILDING BOORS
With Spring advent
Eugene dupont and Josiah
Marvel to Have Country
Residences
COLUMBUS HALL
PLANS ABOUT READY

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built al Contrevine for Eugene du-
Pont and the other on wooddale road,
for Josiah Marvel.
The plans for the dupont home |
we're drawn by n. r. Lindenberg Of |
New York. The house is to be 200 |
feet long by about as feet wide. The |
roof is to be of slate and will have a |
gradual slope from the top ridge, The |
walls will be of brick, terra Gotta and !
concrete.
Dc Armond. Ashmead and Brickley
of Philadelphia drew the plans for the
Marvel home. 10 is to be constructed
of either Germantown, Chestnut Hill
or Foxcroft stone. Il will be on the
colonial style of architecture. The
main building will be three stories
high with two wings each, two stories
in height. There will be a fine large
porch. There will also be a large
garage and chauffeur's cottage. Mr..
Marvel will have his own water and
electric light plants. There are to
be nter-communicating telephones
throughout the house. which Will con-
meet also with the garage, chauheurs
cottage and farmers house. There Will
also be electric call bells. The chauf-
feur's cottage will also be of stone and
two stories in height The site is a
mile and a quarter from Greenville.
W d. Haddock and Company have
received the contract for the erection
of an addition to the large garage OF
the Wilmington Automobile Company
and will start work in a few days.
Steel girders and beams TO be used
in the new building have already been
delivered and as soon as all the ma
terial is on the ground the work will
start. The cost of the improvements
will be about $4,000.
The Wilmington Automobile Com
pany. which has n large garage 'front.'
ing on Tenth street and Eleventh
street, between Orange and Tatnall
streets. recently decided to enlarge
TO meet the demands of its greatly in
creased business and bought the prop
erty No. 1915 Orange street. The Elev-
enth street section of the garage VIII
be converted into a two-story struct-
ure. and as at present, Il will be Of
freproof construction throughout. In
order TO give the quickest access to
the second floor without carrying cars
be built from Orange street to the sec
ond floor through the property re-
Gently purchased. The grade will be
gradual so that automobiles will have
no difficulty in climbing il or descend
ing t.
Architect John j. Kennedy stated 10
day that the plans for fourstory head
quarters building for Santa Maria Coun
d .4.... 4 w.. ]. .I.... 4.
called the Columbus Hall would bl
completed in about a week, when bidi
viii be called for under n general con
tract. IL is expected that the new
building will cost about $4,000 1t vii
be located al Nos. 9l6.9ls Nest street
The addition TO the Delaware Hos
pital is practically finished 4. $. Rec,
and Brother Company. the contractors
were somewhat delayed in finishing Tho
work by the non-arrival of some irol
railing. This reached here yesterday
and is being put in place, Painters an,
plasterers are finishing mp their work
II is likely that the addition will b.
turned over to the hospital authorities
about May I. II will take some timl
TO finish all the rooms IN the addition
Lnoleum is to be placed on the floors
II is expected that the addition will b.
opened about June l.
A. s. Reed and Brother Company ha
completed the two buildings for tn
Delaware Industrial School for Girls. a
Claymont Today plumbers were a
work connecting the water pipes. Tn
buildings viii formally be turned owe
70 the institution very shortly.
Architect Roscoe Cook Iindall
drawing plans for alterations 10 th
opera house at Oxford. Pa. He ha
awarded the contract TO convert th
store at the northeast corner of Fou
teenth and Market streets into an apart
ment house for George $. Allmon {
Charles J. Doherty.
William s. Anderson. contractor, ha
completed the reconstruction Of the ol
academy on Nandever avenue. which wi
be used as branch library for III
Ninth ward.
Excellent progress is being made
A. S. Reed and Brother Company ON n
meeting house for the Orthodox FRIEND
on the southeast corner of Tenth an
Harrison streets. Il is expected that a
first floor ioists will be- laid next week.
J. A. Bader & Co. have started wor
on a contract from the DUPONT Powd'
Company TO erect fifty additional hous,
at pennsgrove for w0rkmen employed
Y Cgmey's Point
Bids are heing asked for the rebuil'
ing of the Sunday Star building. whii
was recently destroyed hy fire.
Work on the city and county buildin
at Tenth and King streets, is progrfss1
rapidly and the building j. beginning
indicate how il will look when fnishc
The roofing is nearly completed and q
two dones are practically finished. III
various contractors are working hard
their respective jobs. and the contmu
fair weather enables them o. push q
work with an even greater speed thi
had been anticipated
Howard p. Vernon has commenced Z
construction of two dwellings at y,
44-4lG Maryland avenue. costing So Ol
Charles T. Indall 8 Son are dol
the preliminary work ON the constrl
tion Of a pretty bungalow AT Holly o
for Zenie Buckalew. They are al
making good headway on the alteratio
10 the plant ct the National Machi
Company. at No. 81 Orange street.
George 5. Charles & Son has start
work upon the erection of two dwcllii
between Fourteenth and Sixtcer
streets. ON Riterviow avenue which "
cost S2 500 each
W. D. Iladdock & Co. are progress
rapidly upon the alterations To the no
Of George p. Bissell at No. Red q
Road. which will cost about $500.
SULTAN'S ASSAILANT HANGEI
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