The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-01
GEN. WATSON TO HAVE MANSION
 IN BLACK ROCK
Will Rear Handsome Resi- dence East of His Present
 Home at Shore.

Work will be started next week on
 the handsome new residence which Gen. Thomas L. Watson. president of
 the banking firm of T. L. Watson & O., will have built at Growers Hill, Black Rock, east of his present home there.
 The house will be of frame con struction, of the English stucco type, with a dark red tiled roof having a frontage of 130 feet facing the Sound, l and a depth of 40 feet, with a kitchen wing at an angle. Off from the front piazza will be a spacious hall, 2Ox28 feet, with tiled floor. To the left will bt the living room, 17x25 feet, with sun parIor, 16x2O feet, with tiled floor, opening onto a terrace. On the right will be the dining room, 16x23 feet, with fireplace, and back of this is the den. Further to the right is the kitchen, 15x22 feet, with servants quarters, including sitting room and porch, pantries, storage room and laundry, all provided with every mod ern convenience. A terrace will ex- tend across the west end of the house.
 On the second floor there will be seven masters chambers, with six tilad baths, and five maids rooms with bath. Winding stairs lead from the first to the second floor, where a wide corridor separates the rooms, and an automatic electric elevator will connect the two floors. The rooms on this floor will also be provided with hrep1aces- On the upper floor there will be rooms for servants and a bath in oak, with oak floors, plate glass windows, vapor heating system, electric lights and every known con venience will be provided.
 Work will also start next week on the Colonial residence which J. H. Richardson, the oil merchant, will have built in Park avenue. The house will be 40x53 feet of wood, with stucco exterior and shingled roof. A large living room will be the centra1> hall, adjoining sun parlor with quarry tile floor. To the right there will be a large dining room and den and in the rear the pantries, kitchen etc. On the upper floor will be five sleeping rooms and two baths, and the third floor. servants rooms, bath and storage The baths and vestibu1e will be tiled The interior will be finished in oak and white enamel, with oak floors. A vapor heating system will be installed and the lighting will be by electricity. There will be a large sleeping porch, and there will be fireplaces in the living room and den.
 Charles M. Gerdenier, ;superintend- ent of the Bridgeport Gas Light Co., is also planning to have 8, new resi- dence erected in E1nwood place. The house will be of Colonial design, built of light gray tapestry brick with a green and purple slate roof. A living room, 15x22 feet, and a dining room 14x15 feet, will open off of a central hall on the first floor, and in the rear will be pantries, kitchen, etc. On the second floor there will be three sleep ing rooms, linen closet, etc., with ser wants rooms and bath on the third floor. The interior will be finished in oak, with tiled firep1aces, tiled baths and oak floors. A vapor heating sys- tenn will be installed.
 The First Swedish Baptist society has purchased land in Colorado ave- nue near Maplewood avenue and will build a church and parsonage there The structure will have a, high base ment for Sunday school rooms, kitchen, store rooms, etc. The audi torium and gallery will be planned to seat 400- The parsonage will have nine rooms with all Improvements
 The Remington Arms-U. M. C. Co., is preparing to build II brick semi detached houses in Tudor street In Dover street and Remington lavenue 12 two-farni1y houses and 12 one- family houses will be erected The houses will have electric lights and all modern improvements.
 F. w. Behrens, president of the charities board has purchased the va cant lot at Washington avenue and Arch street and will erect a handsome residence. The house will face on 1 Washington avnue where the property | has a frontage of 225 feet.