The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-01
IMPROVEMENTS IN EMP0RIA DURING
TEE YEAR 1858.
RAPID Growth Of the Town.

!. ing, 25x50 feet, s stories high, No. IA
Commercial street, This is a fre-proC
> building, with cut stone front Of outsid
|. walls, the first story being an open front
! supported by iron columns and caps. tn
. I'd and Sd stories are finished mp with brick
The windows are arched, with cut .ston
caps and siIls, projecting brick columns run
ming up between each. The ground floor
. occupied by J. r. Swallow & 90. IS Bank
; the Sd story by the Masons and Odd Eel
lows. This is fine building, and would b
a credit to any city in the STATE. Cost
50 600.
I. z. Periey, stone business house, 25xG
feet, 2 stories high, No. 151 Commercial
Street. This building joins the Bank build
ing on the north, and is built substantially
the same as that building, the stories being
higher. The entire building is occupied By
Bates & Perley's Drug House. Cost, So. 600
John Bay, story and half frame resi-
dence, I4x22, corner Market and Sd Avenue
Cost, 81 600.
ID. G. Edwards, story and half frame
residence, corner Market and 9th Avenue
Cost, $500.
James Means, story and a hrlf frame res
idence, 1Sx2G; Exchange ST.. between 81
and 4th Avenues. Cost, 81 200.
Mr.. Mix, story and half frame residence,
l8x24; Union st. between LIST and I'd Ave-
nues. Cost, 81 200.
ID. s. Gilmore, one story frame residence,
l5x20; Exchange st between 4th and 9Th
Avenues. Cost. $500.
]. Truitt. story and a half frame resi-
dence, l6x26; corner Union st. and 9Th av-
enue. Cost, 81 200.
DIR. N. d. Jones, finishing frame residence
corner 9th avenue and Unionst. Cost, $500.
". b. Dixon, finishing business house,
25x35 feet; corner Commercial street and
9TH avenue. This is substantial stone
building, and is occupied by Mr.. Dixon as a
residence and boarding house, and by Miss
NJ. NJ. Dixon as a MiIlineT shop. Cost,
81 900.
lie Perley, two story frame residence. 2Ox2S;
corner Market and Sth avenue. This is a fine
residence, and finished up in good taste. Cost,
$1,000.
John Truitt. one story frame residence
I6x24; Union street, between 9th and 9Th ave-
| nues. Cost, $500.
Mrs. +. Trask, two story stone business
house, 25X50 feet, with cut stone and iron col
tImns. and brick front; No. 1856 Commercial
x,
used for the Postoffce. Cost, $4,000.
Fraker & Peyton, finishing two story stone
business house, 25x65; No. 17S Commercial
street This is fine building, with cut stone
columns and brick front, being furnished
throughout by Messrs. Fraker & Peyton with
9 view to accommodate their extensive Hard
ware trade. Cost, $4,000.
Jones, two story stone business house,
25X50 feet; No. $50 Commercial street. This
building joins that Of Fraker & Peyton, and
the two were put up together, making a very
substantial block. Cost, $4,000.
DIR. Trueworthy, two one story frame of.
fees, 22xS2; 1877 Commercial street. Cost 81 200
DIR. J. A. Moore, two story frame residence
16x3s; corner Union street and 9TH avenue.
This is one of the best residences in town,
Cost. $1,000.
John Carter, story and half frame resi-
dence, l6x26, with L; Constitution street, be-
tween 9th and 10th avenues. Cost, $1,000.
Jonathan Hunt, finishing National Hotel
building, 36xo0 feet, stories high; Corner of
Merchants street and 9Th avenue. This build
ing was originally intended for Normal
School Boarding House, but was bought by
Mr.. Hunt, and converted into hotel. 1t is
conveniently located and well adapted for first
class hotel. Cost Of work done by Mr. Hunt,
$4,000. Cost altogether, about 1000.
s. j. Mantor, addition to frame residence;
corner Constitution street and 9th avenue
Cost, three hundred dollars.
j. A. Kaull, one and half story frame resi-
dence, l4x26; Constitution street. between 10th
and 18th avenues. Cost, five hundred dollars
John Watson, one and one half story frame
residence, I6x26; Mechanics street. between
sth and 9Th avenues. Cost, one thousand dollars
ID. l.. Clark, one ami a half story frame res
idence, l6x22; corner Mechanics street and
9th avenue. Cost, twelve hundred dollars.
Richard Thomas, one story frame residence,
23X44; Constitution street. between Sth and 9th
avenues. Cost, fifteen hundred dollars.
Richard Thomas, two story frame residence,
15x25; Market street, between Sth and 9th av-
enue. A fine residence. Cost, fifteen hundred
dollars.
Peter Hughs, one and one half story stone
residence, 17x29: Merchants street, between
Sth and 9Th avenues. Cost, nine hundred dol
lars.
Asa Gillett, improving residence; corner of
Merchants and 9th avenues. Cost, one thous-
and dollars.
Joshua white, one and one half story frame
residence, 22x24; corner exchange and Sth av-
enue- Cost, one thousand dollars.
j. ii. & w. Davis, one and one half story
tween Market and Commercial streets. Cost,
fifteen hundred dollars
James Fairchilds, one story frame business
house, 20xSO; Commercial street, between 4th
and 9th avenues. Cost, nine hundred dollars
Gilmore & Hirth, two story stone business
house, 25X00; No IS 9Th avenue. This build
ing has cut stone and iron columns supporting
brick front tits to be occupied by Gilmore
& Hirth their furniture warerooms. 1t is a
fine building, and cost three thousand dollars.
ID. A. Painter. one story frame business
house, I0H26; I55 Commercial street Occu-
pied by Bailey Il Painter, a grocery and pro-
vision store Cost, three hundred and fifty
dollars.
p. G. Hailberg. one story frame shop 14x1S;
154 Commercial street Occupied by G. Kraft's
Meat Market. Cost, two hundred and fifty
dollars.
III. v. Bundrem, one and one half story frame
residence, 21x25; Merchants street, between
9th and 9th avenues Cost, fifteen hundred
dollars.
G. w. Frederick, addition to frame store
room; Commercial street. Cost, five hundred
dollars.
g. w. Frederick addition to residence on
Market street, between 9Th and 9th avenues.
Cost, three hundred and fifty dollars.
W. .. Ferguson, one story stone bake shop,
lzx26; 9Th avenue, between Commercial aud
Merchants street. Cost, six hundred dollars.
Van X. Holiness one and one half story frame
cottage, 30x30; corner State street and 9th av-
erSue. fine building. Cost, twenty-siX
hundred dollars.
Samuel r. Hall, one story frame residence,
22x22; Sylvan street, between LIST and I'd ave-
nues. Cost, six hundred dollars.
Bailey & Painter, improving business house;
156 Commercial street. Cost, four hundred
dollars.
Ruggles & Plumb, law office, I6X26; No. 124
Commercial street. Cost, six hundred dollars.
r. NJ. Ruggles one and one half story adj