The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-02

six-room cottage at the corner of Six
teenth and Market. 1t will cost when
completed about g, 90.
Mr.. W. S. Brown is erecting a fine nine
room two-stOry house in the eighth block
on Market that is a model home. 1t is
finished with the finest oak finishing that
could be obtained and its arrangements
are Of the finest. Bath rooms, closets,
and all other rooms are arranged with
practiced eye for convenience and com
fort. Mr.. r. Coomer has the contract.
The total cost of the house when COM
pleted viii be 5000.
Mr.. c. II. Frost is building a fine nine
room house at 1874 North Market street
It win take some time to finish it, as the
stOne-masons are waiting for the eXcava-
ton to be completed It is the plan Of
Mr.. Frost to take such time as is neces-
sary to do the best work and it may be
that he win not have the house finished
when the cold weather stops work. The
house viii be finished in the finest pos
sible manner. All of the modern i'm
prOvements VIII be used and the interior
viii be finished in mahogany and oak.
The exact cost of the building is not
known and probably viii not be known
until the building is completed and the
last bin paid. However. it Is safe to say
that it viii cost in the neighborhood Of
Mr. A. z. Sweet is just completing mis-
fine new residence on Waco avenue. Tt is
an eight-room two-story house finished
inside with oak and hard pine. Mr.. z.
Woody has the contract for the carpenter
work and Parrot & Sons are doing the
decorating. The building viii cost when
completed about 5000. This is one Of
the finest houses in Wichita.
Mr.. George Charlton is building a hand
civ cs4rav ut
81 Waco avenue. It is one Of Wichita's
handsome buildings and will cost in the
neighborhood Of $500.
Mr. Billingsley is erecting a fine two
story seven-rOCm house at 1917 Waco
avenue. 1t is a very fine building and
viii cost about s.. 900 when completed.
Mrs D L. Drake is building a hand
some fve-roOm cottage at 1856 Lewellen
avenue that win cost about $500. Fordyco
& Maxwell are the contractors.
Mr.. George Moore has recently finished
a neat foUr-room cottage at a cost Of $500.
The number is 1924 Lewelen avenue. For
dyce & Maxwell are the contractors.
Mr.. Stevens has recently finished a five
room cottage at 121S Lewelen avenue. It
cost about $500
Mr. Frank Dean is building a fine two
story nine-room house on Riverside ave-
nue. that is unique in one feature for this
country. AFTER ne nau SIDED the building
up he had the fathers come and place a
strip on the middle OF each studding and
lath w between each set of studdng.
then they were covered with plaster. The
inner or regular lath were then put on
and plastered. This gives two air spaces
in each wall. one on the outside next to
the siding and one on the inside next to
the paper. This is a plan of construction
often employed in cold countries and Mr..
Dean thought it would keep out the cold
in winter and the heat and dust in sum-
mer The building viii cost about $500.
The National Home Building Associa-
ton are building their first house on the
corner of Gilman and Franklin avenues
ut a cost Of about s. 900. It is for Mr.. D.
Jackson. who held the first number in
the association