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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
3
Steubenville enters its thirteenth year of an ongoing building boom with 129 residences constructed in 1912, pushing total homes to 1,753 and allowing for 2,500 families served. Investments approach 25.9 million dollars across housing and industrial projects as plans unfold for new office blocks, hotels, a theatre, a post office, and rail facilities.
The Steubenville residence of James W. Gill on a plateau above Logan street is a grand English style mansion finished in 1912. It features 14 rooms, hot water heating, mahogany and fine woodwork, terraced grounds with a serpentine drive, and views of the city river and West Virginia hills. The article outlines the year by year growth of the city’s homes, churches, and public buildings, including detailed 1912 construction and a list of new residences and blocks with prices ranging to $80,000 for a church and $215,000 for numerous homes.
In 1912 the records show 126 residences cost 396900 and 4 industrial additions cost 7800. Churches 3 cost 1500, laundry 1 cost 1500, store 1 cost 1500, carpenter shop 1 cost 0. Additional items include 6 warehouses i 5000, 5 business blocks and flats 68000, 50 additions and improvements 961800 total investment across LaBelle Iron Works improvements minor improvements auditorium rink removal and rebuilding.
In Pleasant Heights the past year saw numerous substantial residences rise on hilltop streets. The 1912 building list includes many brick and frame homes with baths, verandas, and tile foundations, signaling continued growth and plans to eclipse 1911’s record in 1913.
The La Belle View suburb sees rapid church building by First M. E. and Westminister, with Finley M E replacing an old structure and the new brick La Belle View church costing around 12,000. Nearby, First M E plans a grand brick church on South Street, a 100 foot tower, 60 foot dome, and extensive facilities, while several mansions on Belle View Boulevard showcase English style and Dutch influences. The area reports paved streets, sidewalks, and a boom in substantial homes, including seven or more notable residences with costs between 4,500 and 12,000, plus multiple frame houses and a brick garage.
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