Evening journal., 1922-07-29
WORK ON Church
HOUSE ADVANCES
Harrison Street Community
Building To Be Ready
In November
BUILD LARGE GARAGE
FOR IRENEE DU POINT

The Smyth Construction Com
pany, which is building the com
munity house and parsonage for tn
Harrison Street NJ. f. Church at Sew
enth and Harrison streets. expect
10 finish the work early in Novem
Der The buildings will be o
Avondale stone. The parsonage &
to be two stories and will contaii
eight rooms. The community hous,
will be located between the parson
age and church building, and will b,
two stories. There will be a high
ceiling in the basement, which will
be for gymnasium purposes. A large
assembly room will be on the frs
floor. This room will 20 be used
for Sunday school purposes. There
Is also TO be a class room on this
floor. The two buildings will cost
$4,000.
The Smyth Construction Company
also is building the Chapter House
for the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
at the University Of Delaware. al
Newark. The building will be OF
brick. having two stories at one end
and graduating TO two stories at the
other end. The interior will be
trimmed with white marble. The
first floor will contain a library
room, lounge room and serving
room. The second and third floor
space will be devoted to dormitories
and dressing rooms. The basement
will have a large meeting room and
billiard parlor. The building will be
Of real colonial type OF Architecture
and vii be an added attacuon to
the college group of buildings. II is
a coincidence that three OF the
members OF the Smyth Construction
Company are graduates of Delaware
College.
The company is well under way
on the work for Irenee dupont, at
Guyencourt, where it is erecting a
large garage and cottage. The gar
age will have space for 16 cars, in
Guiding storage space. The garage
is to be of Chestnut Hill quarry
stone and will have red quarry tile
flooring with inside finishing of
white enamel brick. A slate roof
adds to the fireproof construction.
The cottage will be built OF hollow
tile and will contain eight rooms.
The two buildings will cost $4,000
and will be finished about December
]. A rear court wall Is also being
constructed at a cost Of 5000 and a
cement conduit is being laid for the
carrying OF the electric wires to the
various buildings. The conduit line
is about 1000 feet long.
This company is building an addi-
ton 10 the c. p. Warwick property
at Lancaster avenue and Center road
at a cost of $1,000. There will be
added a dining room. sun porch and |
fireplace. The construction is of
brick and glass. The original house |
is of genuine colonial type. Brown /
& whiteside, architects, made the
plans.
A greenhouse, occupying space 80 |
x6O feet, has just been finished for |
A. L. Foster, at Montchanin, at |
cost of $4,000. The foundation is
of concrete. The house contains |
three compartments for growing
plants and one transplanting COM
partment.
The following alterations and ad-
ditions are under way in this city at
the present time;
Addition to the Speakman Supply
Company. Thirtieth and Spruce
streets. at a cost OF S3.611; builders,
John E. Healy & Son.
Alteration for Max Keil at the
northwest corner OF Seventh and
King streets at a cost of $3.50;
builder. Harry w. Lynch.
Alterations for Morton c. Stout
store. s26 Market street, at a cost OF
S 900; builder, w. f. Hadley. Two
store rooms are being constructed
and a rear fire escape built.
John Z. Marvel, owner, is having
/ private garage built at $50 Vande-
rer avenue. Cost, 500.
John Sumuneaski owner, has
forage shed under way at IL Stroud
treet, at cost of $500.
Anthony Twoborski, owner and
,uilder. is making an addition to the
rouse at SOB South Jackson street.
Il. Kennard Davis is having a pri-
ate garage built at the house, 30S1
jefferson street, at a cost of $500
Eva NJ and Flarence NJ. Clark, |
'wners. are having an addition built
at the house 10 East Eleventh
street at cost Of $4,000.
Samuel Kohn. builder. is making
alterations for Esther Davis at 437
Sl75.
epriey Robinson is having an adj
eNlen built at the house 20s South
Van Buren, street.
ALTERATIONS are being made in the
building at S21 Madison street. by
Harry Usher. owner.
cosina Geimana is making alter
ations to the front Of his dwelling
at 23l Tatnall street
An addition is being built to the
dwelling at 1901 Sycamore street.
hxr Frank ZurhapoLf o,.-