Evening journal., 1916-03-18
news OF THE Week
IN BUILDING TRADE
Mrs. Victor dupont to Have
Handsome Colonial Home
at GuyencOurt
WILL REMODEL
RIDDLE MANSION

John ]. Kennedy. architect. has pre-
pared plans for a three-story Colonial
residence and two-story garage for
Mrs. Victor dupont at Guyencourt.
The residence will be constructed OF
hollow tile and succo. Il will be
81 feet s inches by 45 feet z inches.
In the basement there will be large
laundry fully equipped. vacuum
vapor heating system will be in
stalled There will be a large Ii
brary, main hall, diningroom, buffers
pantry. kitchen, cold storage room,
lavatories. etc, on the first floor.
Seven large bedrooms and three
baths will be located on the second
floor The servants quarters will
he four rooms and bath as well as
a large store room. There will be
cedar-lmed closets and lockers
The building will face the north
and be placed IN such a position as
10 allow the occupants TO enjoy q
beautiful vista OF the hills and sur
rounding country. The interior of
the building will he finished in white
enamel and mahogany and the floors
will be 25 by 80 feet and two stories
i'm height. On the second floor there
will be quarters for the chauffeur
fitted mp with bath, etc. In the
basement of the garage there will be
water storage tanks and pumps for
the artesian well. The house and
garage will be equipped with modern
plumbing fixtures and electrically
lighted. and have a modern fresh wa
ter supply. There will be sewage
disposal plant, and an ice house for
storage purposes, located on the
premises.
The following contractors are pre-
paring estimates on the erection OF
tho house and garage: John +. Healy
aud Son, w. d. Haddock and Com
pany. A. s. Reed and Brother Com
pany, !. A. Bader and Company and
Jacob Myers Sons and Company and
Pomeroy Construction Company, OF
Philadelphia Bids will he received
by Mr Kennedy up TO noon on
March %.
Brown and Whlteside. architects
have awarded 10 John r. Healy and
SON the contract TO erect residence
for Winthrop b. Wood, at Grant ave.
nne. north OF Parkway. The building
will be 90 by so feet. II will b'
constructed Of hollow tile with a
shinele roof There will be three
stories and a basement. A. garage
laundry and vegetable closet Will b'
located in the basement On th'
first floor there will be a livingroom
den. diningroom, pantry, preparing
room and cold room. There will bI
four bed rooms and a bath on IN
second floor and a play room, storag
room and maids room on the thir'
floor.
John p. Hoaly and Son have beel
awarded the contract for the erection
Of an addition to the plant Of tn
Wilmington Leather Company. ol
Greenhill avenue. between Secon'
and Third streets. II VIII be 20 o.
70 feet and one story in height. Tn
cost will be $4,000. The addition
will be of brick and of fre-proof con
struction throughout. Healy and Sol
have lust completed two-story add
lion at the plant at a cost Of $1,000
d. J. Spence, architect, has pre-
pared plans for the remOdelling o
The old James Riddle mansion o
Riddle road. II is q stone structur
and landmark in that section. IL
owned by the Joseph Bancroft an
Sons Company. The building is 4
bv so feet. On the first floor ther
viii be two stores. On the secon
floor there will be q 4-room apart
ment with bath and like apartmer
on the third floor. There will b
a veranda on each floor and dun
waiter running from the basement
the third floor.
The knights OF Columbus arc plan
ming TO have an opening celebratio
at their new headquarters. Tenth an
West streets. i'm a short time. Ihi
hne structure, which was remodelle
from the old Pennvpacker propert,
is practically completed.
A. S. Reed and Brother Compan
ere placing the roof on the new res
dence OF II. NJ. Barksdale, at Si'
tcenth street and Mt. Salem Lane.
Edward Candy May. architect,
preparing new plans for a buildin
for the Peoples National Bank
Laurel. This has been made nece
sary because a new site has bee
secured. Mr.. May is revising Il
plans for the new home of the Su
sex Trust Company at Laurel. The
will be ready for estimates abo'
April l.
John Il. Healy and Son, who start'
last week to erect an apartmel
house for +. c. Hardesty, at Thi
teenth and Washington streets, h'
been awarded the contract by NJ
Hardesty to erect a second apar
ment house adjoining the first. bl
facing on Thirteenth street. II vi
have four apartments.
All the structural iron work on {
building, which is TO be used for ste
ing purpose. of the Harlan and HI
lingsworth Corporation, has been col
pleted Workmen have also start
tearing down the lumber store sh
ot the corporation. on the banks
The Christiana River Piles will
driven IN a short time and suppol
laid for the building OF another strr
lure for the company.