The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-12-09
$350,000.
This Amount Represents
the Building Improve
ments of 1892.
More Building Done than
Ever Before in the
City's History.
Factories, Stores, Resi-
dences, and Churches
Are Included in
the List.
A Decided Improvement
i'm the Class of Build
ings Erected.
Notwithstanding the New
Residences the city
Still OvercroWded.

The building season, now drawing
to close, has been an unusually act
i've one in Mankato. 1t is doubtful if
any year, certainly not more than one
or two can present better record in
this respect. The saw and the ham,
mer have been active in our midst,
and their sound has resounded from
one end of the city to the other. The
total foots up about $350,000.
The class of buildings erected during
the year has materially and very per-
ceptably improved, both in value and
design. The residences, as well as
the business blocks, are becoming
more metropolitan, and give the city
a better appearance. This feature
will doubtlessly become more marked
in the future.
Several large manufacturing estab-
lishments have been added to the
city's constantly growing list, and
that portion of the city north of Main
street and west of Front street is al
ready manufacturing center. The
Cassidy Packing Co. ,Fibreware Works,
Knitting Factory, two flour mills,
malt house, gas works, pumping
station, depots and elevators are TAX
ing up the available ground with lofty
and imposing structures. From num-
erous towering SmOkeStacks black
smoke rolls out in clouds, dozen
hoarse whistles announce the work
ing hours, and hundreds of employees
draw large weekly pay rolls.
Many of the new residences which
have been erected dnring the year are
large and spacious, finely finished and
elegantly furnished. Notable among
these are those of Fred Kron, JnO. G.
Thro, Geo. Fl. Clark, G. Thurston, JnO.
G. Wise, James Shoemaker, E. M.
Pope, ]. B. Ford, S. w. Burgess, Jno.
G. Mobiles and others, any one of
which would be credit to a city many
times the size of Mankato. Numer-
Gus less costly but pleasant and
comfortable cottages have been built,
furnishing homes for scores of fami-
lies.
In spite of the fact that more than
forty residences have been built dur
ing The year, there is still the same
scarcity of empty houses that there
was last spring, showing that the
population of the city is rapidly in
creaSing. The necessity for tenament
houses and flats is still as great as it
ever was. Rents are moderately high
and investments in buildings are very
profitable.
The following is list of the build
ing Improvements of the year. Many
have doubtless been overlooked, and
nothing less than 800 has been taken.
Very reasonable values have been
given, and will as often fall below as
above the actual values. 1t will be
safe to add ten per cent. to the total,
in order to fairly represent the i'm
provements made during the year.
Mankato Knitting Mills, plant $42. 900
8 MalG Co. plant. 49,. $4,000
r d Hubbard, imp at mill. -. 1900
Fibreware Co, ad and imp. 80. 10000
Swedish church. ............... $4,000
Cassidy Packing Co, adj. -. $4,000
Clements & HOerr, remodeling
and imp. $4,000
Electric light Co, imp. ......... 10000
n Peterson and A Lille, 2 story
store brick. 5000
Mankato Savings Bank. 500. $500
Fred Kron, 2 S brick residence. 1000
j A PreSley,2 double store, brk $500
Presbyterian church, foundatn. 5000
Odjard & knott, / brick store. 5000
Geo III Clark, % frame res. -. 5000
Jno Q ThrO, 2 = -. 1000
G Thurston, 2 S " -. 1000
Chicago & Northwestern 'Ry,
switch -. 1900
J q Wise, frame res. ........ 1900
Minneapolis & ST. Louis Ry, 2
switches 1000
Minneapolis & ST. Louis Ry,
depot Observation-Disclosures. $500
Fowler & Pay, imp at kiln. -. $500
Jas Shoemaker. frame res. $500
f NJ Pope. STORY $ 5000
f Thayer, remodeling store. -. 5000
J B Ford, frame res . 5000
S w Burgess, IS 8 :" -. 5000
Jno G Nuble>, = : $ -. 5000
First National Bank, ? brick
( store -. 5000
A Blissenbach, 2 brick store 5000
State Normal school, repairs. $500
Richard Wigley, 2 S frame res. $500
Henry Goodrich, 2 g ;. $500
N B Lampman, 2 cottages. -. $500
f Wittmer. 2 brk veneerd res 1900
Geo Albert, 2 frame res. 49,. 1000
John Klein & Co, imp. .. 1000
Standard Cement Co, imp. 49,. 1000