NEW BUILDINGS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1194, 14 February 1880, Page 2

NEW BUILDINGS.

That a revival has taken place in the building trade is fully evidenced by the many substantial and extensive edifices now in course of erection and likely to be commenced within a short time. Amongst those in process of erection may be noted the Globe Hotel, fast drawing to a state of completion, at the corner of Coquet and Thames streets, for Mr. William Maitland. This will certainly be one of the most elegant hotels in the town, and will form a wonderful improvement upon the buildings destroyed by fire at this cornec-some time since. Adjoining this, and on the site of Cogvin's old boardinghouse, is being erected a large stone store for Mr. Emslie. These two buildings will form a substantial pile, and give to the upper part of Thames-street the appearance of increased prosperity. Further along the street, too, another wonderful improvement is being effected. The deLvpidated old wooden building that has for many years done duty as the White Hart Hotel has been pulled down, and its place is being erected what promises to be a commodious and handsome structure. This is being constructed of mixed stone and brick. The fronts to Thames and Dee streets will be chiefly of brick, adorned with dressings and ornaments in Oamaru stone. The remainder of the building will be of Oamaru stone. The bricks for the fronts are being obtained from Dunedin, and although we very naturally should have preferred seeing the whole building erected of local products, we must admit that the introduction of red bricks will form a pleasing change from the white stonK of ..which the majority of the buiidiugs in town are constructed. .In . Tees-Street r are .being, erected two large storife I 'shops for Mr. ; Marshall-, while several smaller places are being erected and " improvements' effected in various -localities.. One ofvthe most noticeable buildings in f course of erection is a new chsipeFfdr the* Primitiv<rMethodist' congregation.. This is.b.eingr built at the corner of Peed and Eden streets, arid'will be of:,stone. r; ; If wej.add. ;to_,this .list of buildings' already.under_process .of construction the fa : ct thatSvrfhin'a'shbftimie there ; will .probably commenced several other' Buildings, ' all " large * "structures, we thinTrwe shall' have 'said'sufiicient l to show.that in the building,trade there will be little' to cohiplairi ; of.' Fotemost' amongst the structures-likely'to be cornmenced within a short time is thelong-talked-bf 'publie"hall ! an ; d corn'- excliangei the.'•new' .railway passenger- station^-the South -.Sckoolj; rand ~the.-iQ.ueen's Hjotjel, while many other, smaller. 1 buildings are spoken of.' 4! Wherf'Hve' rMeiit tipoii 1 'the stagnation that hair-characterised the building trade".feduring t :,Jthej:-past twelve months, we must certainly" say that the revival nojv being, is ,np less wonderful than '- ri - ~ • 1 r