The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-16
TOPEKA is GROWING.
Many Fine Residences to Be
Built this Season.
Citizens to Provide Themselves
With Substantial Homes.
There Will Also Be Some Building
Activity in the Business Center
of Town.

The man who says that Topeka is
Slow had better not take his trip
through the city, or he will be compell-
ed to change his mind or acknowledge
himself mistaken.
The truth is that Topeka is really
about to enjoy a building boom. OF
course it is nothing like the summer of
1887, but there will be much substantial
improvement made in Topeka this
spring and during the coming sum
mer.
There is hardly a street in the city
where workmen are not engaged either
in digging cellars or putting up the
frame work for a house People are
building because they have faith in To-
peka, and it is predicted that this is
only the beginning of brighter times.
Two manufacturing concerns have
opened establishments in Topeka this
year which is more than has come dur
ing the past five years. More manufac-
turers are negotiating and will make an
investigation of the advantages offered
by Topeka.
So far as is now known there will be
but two substantial improvements in
the business portion of the city. One is
the Mulvane-LeOnard block at the cor
ner of Sixth and jackson, to cost $10,-
600, and the other is an addition to the
Palace Clothing store, which will cost
about SO, 900.
In the residence portions of the city
the following buildings are either in
process of construction or the plans
have been made, and the buildings will
be put up some time in the spring:
A two story frame residence near
Third on Topeka avenue, to be built by
DIR. Mum at a cost of $4,000.
A handsome residence between Sixth
and Seventh on Taylor street, to be
built by W. s. Kale, the grocer, to cost
several thousand dollars.
H. f. Slower has commenced the cree
ton of a two story six room house at
Second and Klein streets, to be used as
car inspector in the Santa Fe shops.
Archie M. Baird will build two houses
on Jackson street in North Topeka, to
cost SO, 900.
l. A. Strauss is building a cottage at
Fifteenth and Buchanan streets, to cost
81, 200.
G. H. Dickinson, who moved to To-
peka from Burlington a year ago, is
building an eight room residence at
the corner of Seventh and Lane streets,
to cost 81, 500.
w. C. Agard is building seven room
cottage at Sixth and West streets, to
be used as residence, at a cost of ST.
500.
c. A. Carlson at SOC Buchanan street,
is rebuilding his house at a cost of
$500.
S. F. Hogue has just completed
Kansas avenue, at cost of $780,
Wn1- hays IS Dullu1IlS a TWO story
residence at Seward and Chandler
streets. The cost will be $3.50.
VIM. Schutt, a travelling man, will
build new eight room residence at 81
West Fifth street. The house will be
two stories and a half and will cost 3d.
900.
F. L. Evarts. the printer has had the
plans made for residence to be built
this spring to cost 81, 500.
Then there is the auditorium which
will undoubtedly be built and which
will be a permanent public improve
ment to the city. 1t will cost in the
neighborhood of $1,000, and will proba-
bly, be the most expensive of any of
the buildings to be erected.
The new Melan bridge has not been
mentioned. It should be completed this
summer, and will cost, when completed,
$3.50 600.