The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-31
ALL ON ONE FLOOR
Most of Houses Being Erected
Are One Story.
FIVE TO SEVEN ROOMS
Seems TO be the FaVorite
With Wichita People.

The Eagle IS convinced that the people
Of Wichita did not realize the extent Of
the Improvement that is going on in the
resident district and has continued its
investigation. and the result fully justi-
fes its statement Yesterday a reporter
visited the section Of the town that lies
South OF Douglas avenue a. east OF
Market street That section. which has
been IN part at least somewhat scattered,
IS building UP very rapidly. The houses
that are being erected are Of a good,
substantial character and very few Of
them less than three rooms Most OF
them cost more than $50 and a great
many would cost more If the wages Of
the owners, VINO are in many cases erect
Ing them themselves, were reekoned in
on the cost
Many blocks that have been considered
too lar out 70 be Of much value are being
bult Up with splendid residences. It is
also fact that the outside blocks are
building up more rapidly than the ones
closer IL 70 the main part OF town one
reason that this is a fact is that the
present street car service can be de-
pended on This alone does not account
for IT, however, as many sections that
are not near street car lines are build
Ing the most rapidly. On the main resi-
oeuce streets every vacant lot that is
70 De had al a reasonable price IS being
built upon. Small and Old houses are
giving way 70 larger and better new
houses Houses that are credit 70
any community are the only kind that
are being erected.
Cottages OF from four 10 seven rooms
are the fav0rites. A great many Of
these houses are being built by parties
who have good positions and who desire
q stop paying rent Others. and this
class IS the fewest number. are build
ing their houses 70 rent OF sell. Some
are building with the express purpose
az renting them and are building GOOD.
substantial houses that viii bring res
sonabis rent As one gentlemen said.
Good houses at a reasonable rent are
the best possible investment that one
can make in Wichita az the present
time This same gentleman says that
he has six houses that are rented ar
rates that are slightly below what he
could have secured, aud has never lost
dollar, Tor have his houses been va
cant more than two days at a tine.
Few tw0-st0ry houses are being buiIt
They 60 not seem % be fav0rites with
Wichita people All prefer the cottage
story and a half high with a room up-
stairs that can be used as bed room
# necessary or as a store room for ex-
ira furniture, summer clothing in winter
time and vice versa such q room IS
very serwcesbIe without being used as
regular upstairs, and IT is such houses
that seem 70 be preferred.
Below is a list OF houses that are now
in the process Of construction. as stated
above, south Of Douglas avenue and
east # Market street.
Lucius G. Mcpherson IS erecting a
four-room cottage for a home It VIII
cost about 500
MI H Fuidress. a modern cottage,
n cost about 5000 It VIII have six
rooms and all modern conveniences. 2Ir. +
Fuidress VIII erect another house just
south 1f the present one. which is To-
Gated at 1880 South Lawrence. in a few
weeks. that VIII cost about $500. It
VIII be an eiEht-room cottage
Mr. c. =. Landis is building a sir-roon
house at 799 South Topeka avenue that
viii cost about $500
AIr z. T. Ellis is Just completing
fine seven-room house at -33 South To-
peka avenue that VIII cost in the neigh
borhood Of $500
Nj T. r Arnold IS building q fine
twelve-roo7s house at 431 South Topeka
avenue that WIZ be a great Improvement
on that already fine street Il viii be
two stories high and viii have hand
some porch on each floor iu front. The
cost could not he ascertsinet as It was
not known.
Henry HUFFMAN IS Just completing a
seve1-room house at 2A south Emp0ria
avenue.
8Ir James Burk Is building a seven
room cottage az 235 South Em7oria ave +
nue. shat VIII cost about $3.50 NJ
Brakeman has the contract for the stone
work and AIr. Charles strbI the carps-- 4
ter work
M. A. p BudG IS erecting q fire SIX
room modern cottage at 456 south Erpo-
ria avenue as ul fnvcstm-ni Il VII
c0-t about S1410. Lr. H A. Deste- has
the contract.
AZ s. r. Rega3i1s IS building a I'VE
m, " cottage AZ IS s0uth fremont street
tHct VIII cosr about {soo.
A two-room cottage is being built a.
1l,e south fremont avenue.
~ : Brown 3 building a fne four
room cottsee ~ III south Tren--- -Lat
v7I cost aboat f0l Il IS oult rs an
trtf .rlaIr
1Ir. yV. IS. Lyons IS building a 6ne Eve
room house that vii cost about 500
st 2-o South washington avenue he IS
building it for his home. Ir. James
Hahn has The contract
NIr Samuel Bowman IS huuding three .
room house az cco South Ida avenue that .
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