The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-28
To Be Built : North Main
st. With s ldition Of
Floor 3 Northern
HOTEL = RRE co.
BUYS OLD GARAGE
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Sangui-
netti to Build for Perry
Auto Co.

Construction work was started to-
day on a public garage to be erected
by Mr. and Mrs. J. b. Sanginetti on
the vacant lot between the Northern
and the Sanguinetti blocks on North
Main street, and when the building is
completed, it, together with the re-
modelled first floor of the Northern,
will be occupied by the Perry Automo-
bile Co. under lease for a term of
pnars. In conjunction with this, comes
the announcement that the Perry Au-
tomobile Go. has sold its present gar
age off Washington street to Hotel
Barre corporation, which, later, may
utilize the garage for hotel purposes.
The new building and remodeled first
floor Of the Northern will give the
Perry Automobile Co. frontage of
SO feet on Main street and a depth
of approximately $50 feet on Center
street. The first story of the North
ern will be built out to line to con-
form with the front of the new garage,
which, in turn, viii be on line with
fhe Sanguinetti block, the addition on
the Northern being 10 feet. The brick
and plate glass frontage win extend
from the Sanguinetti block to Center
street, the plate glass windows in the
plans numbering six, including one
window on Center street,
The interior Of the first floor Of the
Northern will be opened into largo
display room in front, with offices for
the company in the rear, while still
further back viii be another room for
the use of the lessee. The main build
ing of the Northern Is 90 feet deep,
with an ell of so feet and wing on
the ell measuring 30 feet. In the rear
of the Northern is open space for a
Center street entrance. The Northern,
as older citizens know, was formerly a
hotel and was known as the "0cto.
gon."
The new garage OF solid brick walls
and plate glass front viii have a
frontage of AZ feet and depth OF 90
feet, covering territory formerly oc
cupied by livery stable. The new
building win be one story high and
will be devoted TO accessories and
service station. As already stated,
work has already been started on this
by the placing of batter
boards. The contract calls for compile
tion OF the garage june ], next, and
the alterations to the interior OF the
Northern may be finished before that
time. A. D. Lane is supervising the
work.
The Perry Automobile Co. handles
he Ford car and, inasmuch as Henry
Fordshas taken over the Lincoln ear
1 is probable that that line win be
added to the Ford agency in Barre.
The company has been located for
Fears in It's present quarters in the
ear of the Hotel Barre, having bought
he property of the estate of Arthur.
J. Martin, who built the garage. Prior
o occupying the Washington street
,arage. the Perry Auto Go. was To-
atpd on Granite street. Dan A. Perry
5 president, Courtland Perry vice.
resident, and Quincy II. Perry secre-
airy and treasurer.
The Automobile company is to re-
ain possession of the Washington
treet garage for year and George
,rmsbee. foreman of the shop at the
resent time, viii be left in charge.
he Hotel company has not announced
i plans in connection with the gar
ge; but it is known that for some
Ime the company has been desirous
+ acquiring the property, as the gar
ge stands directly back of the hotel
nd with walls touching each other.
he garage is Of two stories with