Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-01-13
THIRTEEN HOUSES e..
BUILT PAST YEAR
These and Other Buildings and
improvements Total $4,000 p


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Expected That the Present Year Will
Show Largely Increased Number of
Residences in Brattleb0ro. q.
A review of building operations in
Brattleboro during 1921 shows a pre-
dominance of residential structures, 13
such buildings being erected at n cost
of $4,000, while only four other new
structures were built in. their entirety
and three which were started In 1920
were completed the past year, all at a
cost of $4,000. This makes n total ex-
penditure of $4,000 for new construc-
ton work. Alterations to business and
period totaled about $4,000, making a
building record of $1S000O.
While the record for 1920 showed an
expenditure of $425,00O, practically the
entire amount was spent in the construc-
ton of business structures, only one new
left Brattleboro's housing problem more
pronounced than ever. This condition
and the changed conditions of the mar
ket in building materials worked to-
gether favorably for the relief of the
situation, and now that the ball has
started rolling. and a new residential
tract has been laid out by c. b. Crowell.
administrator of the George. f.. Crowell
estate. off Cedar street, it is expected
that the year 1922 will show decided
increase in the number of Brattleboro
residences. Several persons who have
owned building lots several years are
known to be seriously considering the
matter of erecting houses the present
year.
The two largest houses in the list
the past year are those on Linden street
-one owned by Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nj.
voetsch on the site of the former Judge
J. Il. Martin house and one owned by
of the c. W. Durham house. which was
destroyed several years ago. by fire. Each
of these contains II rooms, but neither
is yet completed.
In addition to the residences, tenn
porary school building was constructed
on the high school grounds to relieve the
congested condition in the main build
ing, cattle shed was built on the fair
grounds, and Hugh Agnew's laundry
building is now under way on Church
street
The milk plant of the Windham
Inc. the Christian Science church edifice
on Putney road and the buildings of the
Grant Granite Co. on South Main street
which were started in 1920, also were
completed.
was muue Dy Iue
bank, work on which was started in
1920, the 1921 work being confined prin-
cpslly to the interior. The Vermont
Savings bank building also was. remod-
eled. There were numerous alterations
in residential properties.
An enumeration of the new and i'm
proved structures will be found in the
following paragraphs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl NJ. Voetsch have
had seven-rOom, two story addition
built on. the east side of the small
house belonging to the late Judge j. l..
Martin property on Chaplin street, con-
/This WAS completed during the year
and Mrs. j. I, Martin now occnnies, the
new part. They also have under con-
struction a Broom house facing Linden
street on the lot which was occupied by
the former Martin house, which was de-
stroyed by fire late last spring. This
house is of Colonial architecture. 1t is
wooden frame with brick veneer. The
house is about rs per cent completed.
Attorney Frank +. Barber is having
erected a Broom, two-story house on
his lot, which is a part of the former
Charles Durham estate on Linden
and is of stucco finish. 1t now is ready
tos receive the plaster and is considered
by the contractor to be about three
quarters completed. 1t will contain
three bath rooms, iireplaees and an
elaborate heating plant.
Four houses are under construction by
the Crystal Springs Ice, Wood & Truck
ing Co. on Willow street, off Frost
place, and on Jan. / they We're about q
.pcr cent completed. Each is ready fol
the plaster and plasterboard They arc
seven room cottages and are two sto
Il. S. Hall erected two houses on High
street on land which he bought of The
o. j. Pratt estate. One is of Colonial ar
chitecture. while the other is of the
Dutch Colonial style. Both are covered
with Colonial siding, which is the first
of the kind to be used i'm town. One ol
the houses contains seven rooms ant
able finishing work remains to be don'
on each. 80. .. 80 o.. . .~-.-.
George Holden, carpenter, erected I
bungalow and garage on a lot on South
ern avenue. The bungalow contains tiy'
rooms and is of 'stucco finish. Mr.. Hol
den says most of the work which he dit
during the year consisted of small al
teration Jobs, with the exception of tn
work on Miss Mary Putnam g house OF
Prospect street, This underwent exten
sive alterations and improvements. =.
II. l.. Fitch and William L. Heusti
have under construction a six-roor
house on Belmont avenue. 1t is semi
bungalow in style and is of stucco finisf
1t is about 10 per cent completed an
probably will be ready for occupancy b
March l.. tt-.
A fve.room bungalow was built for
N. Hadley on Southern avenue. 1t is Q
stucco finish and is one of. the hand
soonest buildings of the kind in town.
Rodney P. Wheeler quilt a gambrt
roof cottage house at 60 Central stree
1t is story and a half. high and cor
tains seven rooms. The exterior fms
is of shingles and clapboards.
The third stbry of the Vermont Say
ings bank building on Main street wa
taken OFF and new fve.ply roof wa
put on The building, which previousl
was occupied by the bank on the groun
floor, the two upper floors being used fc
living purposes, is now being devote
entirely TO the use of the bank. I'll
room in. the rear of the first floor. whic
formerly was used as asdirectors room
stenographer's room and for consulti
ton and other purposes, now is used e,