Evening journal., 1922-07-22
ACTIVITIES IN
: BUILDING Line
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Addition Being Erected to
Home of John B. Bird,
on Parkway
MORE ROOMS FOR
ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL

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THE Smyth Construction Company
" Is making alterations and an addi-
ation to the John B. Bird home at
Parkway and Bayard avenue. which
will amount to about s1I50O. The
original building cost in the neigh
aoorhood Of 100000. Excavating is
now being done for the cellar. There
Will be added a new laundry. kitchen
-ssedroom and bath room. while alter
alton also is being made 10 the large
3fpantry. The outer walls viii be con-
-'suucted of stone.
-s Joyce and Kerrigan, contractors,
care building an addition of two
= a-ooms on the third floor OF st. Paurs
.-parochial school. at Fourth and Van
Buren, streets. The walls, which are
of brick. have been finished and
Dwork is well under way for the lay
ing of a slate roof. The operation
--1s expected to be finished the middle
.of September, at cost of $4,000.
Joyce and Kerrigan are also maxi
ing alterations to the property at
1905 Franklin street. This building
was purchased by Miss Anna Lynch,
who is having the property changed
into a three-family apartment house
: at a cost of $4,000.
Dennis Buckley, contractor, eX-
poets to finish construction OF a
building for August Fogelgren, at
the southeast corner of Twenty-sev-
enth and West streets, about Au-
gust 25. The building will contain
two store rooms and an apartment,
the latter to contain six rooms and
bath. The building is of brick.
]. ]. Brittingham Is nearing the
finishing touches on two houses on
the west side OF West street, between
eTwenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
streets. The houses are being built |
on the square plan, OF brick, and will {
acontain five rooms, bath and modern
conveniences. Mr.. Birmingham is
Panle owner and builder Of these two
dwellings;he also has broken ground |
for the erection of two more of the /
same size and type houses adjoining 1
nfhe above dwellings, in the south /
..side of the present operation.
The smyth Construction Company /
is building a private garage at NO
1915 West Twenty-second street. at a
cost Of $500. for Charles w. Good
ing.
81 Contractor Ernest Samworth is
erecting a private garage for Will |
liam H. Stats. at 1920 Hamilton
street, at a cost Of S4o0.
william Grady, owner ana
builder. is making alterations at S24
: Market street. at a cost OF 5000.
The following additions TO build- |
ings are at present being made in
various parts of the city;
Joseph Pierce. owner and builder
at 51l West Front street; cost, Sl5O.
j Nicholas Fidance. owner. at 6l2
Lincoln street, cost, $500.
Contractor J. r. Stevens. at 121
West Seventeenth street. for NJ. A.
I,aRue. owner: cost. 5000.
T. C. Burlins at All East Fifth ,
street. for Charles Guglielmo, ,
owner: cost, 500.
=, The above building operations, IN ,
Guiding the erection Of new homes
business places. alterations and addi- ,
lions. are only a small part of what
rs being done in the building line in
Warrington at the present time. ,
Many are under way while many are
also planned.
>. The Evening Journal will print
weekly in MS columns news OF inter-
est in building circles. There Is an
undercurrent of optimism among I,
contractors, builders and those who
plan to have one kind or another of
buildings erected and they feel that
Wilmington is only coming into her
own along this line. Though the
Start was not made as soon as in
other cities. a gradual awakening Is
coming, and it is believed that VIII
mington will share with other COM
munities her full share of the build
ing prosperity now sweeping over I,
the country.