House Warming

The Marietta Register, January 2, 1868

Last Thursday evening, James B. Hovey opened his elegant new house, corner of Fifth and Wooster streets, to his friends, including the workmen upon the building, with a sumptuous oyster supper, and a social time generally - a party of over fifty men.

The house is most complete, convenient, comfortable, one to "brag" of - well arranged throughout and well finished, no better work to be found anywhere. It is two stories - eight large rooms and two small ones in the main building; cellar under the whole, with cement floor; rooms finished with hard wood - black walnut and butternut, some pine above - not painted, but varnished; plenty of closets from bottom to top; attic finished, making a very pleasant, large room. The work is all thorough, highly creditable to all concerned. It has all of the modern improvements - gas fittings, marbled-iron mantels, etc.

Architect and Superintendent, M. H. Needham; stone-work by N. S. Alcock; brick made by Thomas F. Jones, pressed and sorted, laid up with white mortar; brick walls built by William Kexel and Lyman Phillips; slate roof by John W. Smith; tin-work by Jacob Seyler; plastering by Adam Weaver; painting, glazing, &c., by John Klintworth and Jacob Stricker; principal carpenters Argalus Pixley, John Ranger, F. E. Jett, John Goodman, Jr., and ___ Nelson.