Dec. 31, 1959
âBuilding in Boone was booming in 1959, according to Howard Cottrell, building inspector. Permits for nearly $500,000 of construction were issued by Cottrell during the year,â according to a Dec. 31, 1959, edition of the
Watauga Democrat.
âPermits for 17 new residences were included, at a total cost of $268,000, and additions to two homes for $3,500. Eight new business buildings and renovations at a cost of $158,000, and one new apartment house at $44,000 were also included. (The) total for all categories was $474,500. Cottrell said that this figure represented a gain over 1958, particularly in business building.
âNot included in the above figures was building and renovations at Appalachian State Teachers College. A new wing to East Hall Dormitory for women started last year, (and) was completed during 1959. It represented an expenditure of $525,000, according to Barnard Dougherty, college vice president,â the article stated.