A-Frame Project Sprints Onto Rupert Mountain
Rupert Mountain hosts Whim Estates a 300 acre hillside launch by Manchester Swift Homes Corp. Four of 75 to 100 A-frame homes planned for completion by Christmas will sell for 8 000 to 15 000 dollars each with 100 percent financing while two artesian wells and a spring reserve supply water. Three Wall Street buyers William A. Stewart John Ellis and Jack Hirst own homes in the development as office space and display. Kovacs a Manchester-based surveyor leads the project and expects intermingling with locals despite some resident wariness.
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Rupert
Rupert Mountain
Merck Memorial Forest
Whim Estates
Manchester Swift Homes Corporation
John Ellis
New York City
Henry Clay
East Rupert
Andy L. Kovacs
Manchester
Swift Homes Company
Elizabeth
Bennington County
Wall Street
William A. Stewart
Cold Spring Harbor
L.J
John
Ellis
Jack Hirst
Kovacs
Tom’s River
N.J
Irving Lee
MacNamara Road
Dorset
Blight Proof Neighborhood Blueprinted by Urban Agency
A ULI study of about 350 areas shows homeowner associations maintaining common property as key to preventing blight. Historic developments such as Louisburg Square and Roland Park pioneered automatic membership and shared costs, guiding today’s planned communities and neighborhood maintenance efforts nationwide.
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Washington, D.C
Urban Land Institute
ULI
Louisburg Square
Boston
Beacon Hill
America
Baltimore
Roland Park
San Francisco
St. Francis Wood
New York
Forest Hills Gardens
Kansas City
Enrollments Break Records at New England State Universities
The six New England state universities report record fall enrollments totaling 45 357 with projections to rise to 68 975 by 1970 as applications climb 18 percent beyond this year’s 41 000. Housing costs and dormitory expansions dominate capital plans across Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island and Vermont with new campuses and bond requests forthcoming.
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Kingston, R.I
UPI
New England
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
University of New Hampshire
University of Massachusetts
a_ Boston
Durham
Real Estate Transfers in Bennington This Week
Bennington Town Clerk Mary Hodeck reports transfers in the past week, including J L Harbour Inc transferring property on the east side of a proposed street in Bennington to Earl A and Mary E Buzzell. Also included is discussion distinguishing pre fab and pre cut home construction techniques and the shell home concept.
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Bennington
Mary Hodeck
J.L. Harbour Inc
Earl A
Mary E. Buzzell
Covered Bridge Variety Shop To Open Soon
Mrs. Horace Baker and husband announce a new Covered Bridge Variety Shop will open in December on Vermont 67A across from Vermont Tissue Paper Co. The one story wood frame building, replacing a fire destroyed shop from Oct 17, will display furniture and offer new, used and antique items. General contractor is George W. Peacock of Shaftsbury. owners aim to remove charred timbers promptly to avoid an eyesore on North Bennington Road.
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Horace Baker
Grove St
Vermont 67A
Vermont Tissue Paper Co
George W. Peacock
Shaftsbury
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Union
Tion
The
Homes Association Handbook
Special Institute
Byron R. Hawke
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
U.S. Public Health Service
Urban Renewal Administration
Veterans Administration
National Association of Home
Baby
Co-Operative
Wills Building
Bennington, Vt
N.E. State Universities
South ST. Bennington
Burt Bros
Benmore
North Street Shopping Center
Elegeree
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