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Title |
Contract Roanoke Land and Improvement |
Dates of Creation |
June 7, 1882 |
Scope & Content |
Handwritten contract on legal sized lined paper in blue ink. Entire contract is two sheets 27.845 in height, folded at the center. Originally braded at center top, which was removed at an unknown earlier date. Several words throughout the contract are double underlined in pinky-red ink. Contract is between the Roanoke Land and Improvement Company and Julius C. Holmes for House Plan "G," and the articles of agreement are that Julius Holmes will sufficiently erect, finish, and deliver in a true, perfect and thoroughly wormanlilke matter, the house Plan G in Roanoke Virginia by August 1, 1882. Plans were prepared by architect Frank Maddock, who will supervise the building and finishing of the house. The total for the construction and plans amounts to $1,450.00. Signed by the following: Party of the first part - Roanoke Land & Imp Co. Chas Hacker [illeg] Witnesses WCD [illegible] Party of the second part - Julius C. Holmes Witnesses Wm E. Wallace W.G. Craig The contract was placed in a New River Railroad Company envelope - with the return address as 37 S. Third Stree, Philadelphia, Pa. |
Year Range from |
1882 |
Year Range to |
1882 |
Subjects |
Contract Contracts Plans Land Land companies Land development Architectural drawings Architectural details Architecture Payment Payments Agreements Construction Construction industry |
Search Terms |
Roanoke Land and Improvement Co New River Railroad Company House Plan G architecture articles of agreement contract construction contract construction agreement |
People |
Wallace, William E. Craig, W. G. Holmes, Julius C. Maddox, Frank |
Collection |
Historical Society of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
074\196818.JPG |
Number of images |
6 |
Object Name |
Contract |
Object ID |
1968.1.8 |
Extent of Description |
Contract (A) - 4 pages attached at the top edge - 13.875 h x 8.25 w Envelope (B) - 9.5 h x 4 w |