The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-07
AN ACTIVE DULL SEASON
UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF BUILDING IN
DER WAY AT PRESENT.
Architects Anxious for a Vacation
Residence Properties-Trans-
fers and Permits

the year there Is much building going Oh.
Some OF the architects have been kept
busy. however. all summer and they are
expressing a desire for work 10 slacAen
a little so that they can take a vacation
and rest. This season has broken all
records in building, especially In regard TO
residences, and there promises TO be much
work all summer and fall The architects
who had experienced a quiet business a lie"
weeks ago were all busy last week. prin-
cipally engaged on residence and small
work.
Architect NJ H Taylor has prepared
plans ana specifications for a three-story
brick business block 10 be erected on TIC
site Of the old Shellhouse property at D.,
SIS and 527 East Washington street. The
building will cost $4,000. IL VIII nave a
frontage OF IS feet on Washington street
and viii be zoe feet deep, with a complete
floor space OF 1850 feet. The front of tae
building will be Of stone and pressed Drlck.
The original plans were made Tor a two.
story building, but as IL is TO be used
for manufacturing purposes the pans were
changed for a three-story building. with
provisions for another story 20 be added
III needed The excavation is already be-
ing done for the building, and bids are be-
ing received. Work on the structure wlll
likely begin within two weeks. Conrad n.
Shellhouse. in whose name the property
ing.
Besides these plans Architect Taylor has
prepared plans for an eight-room house
on the east side OF North Capitol avenue.
between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets. for Mrs. Anna Kelley. The mouse
will be modern in every respect, and with
a barn. VIII cost $500 He has also pre-
pared plans for a modern double frame
house that will be built by Mrs. Traylor.
The house vii. be on North New Jersey
street, between Twenty-hfth and Twenty
sixth streets. and win cost $4,000. Another
residence that he has arranged plans for
is that OF William Hartman, at S4 Union
street. The residence will contain ten
rooms. will be modern in all respects. and
Will be heated with the hot water system.
The cost is TO be $4,000.
p. C. RUBBISH & Co. have prepared plans
for a modern two-story frame residence
for A II. Nordyke. on Twelfth street, near
Park avenue. that will cost $500. Mr..
Nordyke's residence at 1906 Park avenue
will also be remodeled at a cost of $500.
The architects have also prepared plans for
l.. w. Louis. at the corner Of Twenty
sixth and. Meridian streets, and plans for
a frame business building for j. T. Nc
Carly. on Harrison street, that will cost
$1,000.
Architect Herbert W. Foltz has prepared
plans for a $500 or s7,CO double house for
George E. Hume, that will be erected on
North New Jersey street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets. The house will be
modern, and, have nine rooms on each
side
Architect Hastings has just completed
plans for a residence for w. B. Stall. liv-
ing In Thorntown. that is to cost s4,1o0.
ms house will contain twelve rooms and
viii be modern in every respect. In order
to carry out the plans and have the use
of water a windmill and tank will be erect
ed and an individual water system estab-
ilshed.
Flora Sample yesterday conveyed to Her
man f. Martens a house and lot at the cor
ner of Beville and Rowland avenues for a
consideration or 1850. The lot is 1856 by
40 feet The improvements are assessed
at $500 and the lot at $3.50.
John George Ries has sold his property at
the corner of Arsenal avenue and Nine
teenth street TO Frederick Hergt fer $500.
The improvements on the Tot are assessed
at SOS and the real estate at 5000. The lot
Is 50 by 10 feet.
James W. Fesler has sold to Joseph L.
Potter a house and lot on North Capitol
avenue. near Twentieth street, for $4,000.
The lot has a frontage of 80 feet oil Capital
avenue and is 176.6 feet deep. The improve
ments on the property are assessed at s.
0o and the real estate at 81. 200.
Aaron II. Blair last week purchased Of
Frederick Hergt a business lot and build
ing on East Washington street. near East
street. for $500. The lot fronts 21.3 feet
on Washington street and is 1875 feet deep:
The Improvements on the lot are assessed
at $500 and the lot at S.Sl5.
A. Hortense Bullock has sold to David
Hahn a house and lot on North Delaware
street. near Twenty-second street. for $500.
The lot has a frontage OF 10 feet and a
depth OF l4 feet The improvements are
assessed at $3.50 and the lot at S1,ZS9.
X
William E. Kurtz last week sold 20 feet
off Lot 4 on North Pennsylvania street.
near Eleventh street. to John NJ. Lilly for
$i0.N 10. The entire lot is assessed at 1856.
orvilIe L. Webb has purchased of Joseph
IL. Patterson a house and lot at the corner
OF Park avenue and Arch street for $1,000.
The lot is 40 by 40 feet. The improvements
are assessed at $500 and the lot at 5000.
Xxx
Joseph II. Patterson has sold TO Edgar
j Young a house and lot at the corner of
Liberty and Louisiana streets for s4.5co.
The sale represents a portion OF a large
lot 1891 by III feet. There are several
houses on the lot that are assessed at
s2sSo. Joseph H. Patterson purchased the
property of Day c. Patterson for a similar
amount just before making the sale.
Flora f. Clary has purchased of Harri-
son y. Wyatt a house and lot in Dickson
Place for S2.5o0. The lot is 20 by 81 feet and
is assed AT 500; the improvements at Sl,015.
XXX
William Z. Kurtz has purchased a prop
erty of Charles T. Boyer. near Twelfth
street ana the -. L.. Z. x 81 L. tracks.
for $500. The lot is 316 by $50 feet and is
assessed at Sl0.
Hester Wesley last week sold to Harriet
f. Curtis a residence property on Capitol
avenue. near Ohio street. for 5000. The
lot fronts eos feet on Capitol avenue and
Is 80 feet deep. The improvements on the
lot are assessed at S4.05O aud the real estate
at s. Zoo.
Esther ONeill has purchased OF Charles
A Brown a property on North New Jersey
street. near Twenty-hfth street. for S. 500.
The lot Is 3 by 1924 feet and is assessed
at $25.
The lot on West Washington street. east
OF the building occupied by the Everett
Seed Company. and opposite the State
house. was sold yesterday through the ]. J
Kreber real-estate agency, 10 Georce T..
Feeney Cor $1,000. The property was owed
by B.ackford Conduit. OF Terre Haute. At
present there is a photograph wagon on the
front OF the Tot. as no improvements were
ever erected there. Mr.. Feeney purchased
the property az an investment. The lot has
a frontage OF ~ feet on Washington street
and a depth of l6 feet. The purchase price
OF the property IS more than SEQ a front
foot.
The same agency. last week. sold Lots 2
and ,. situated on the west side OF Illinois
street. in the block just south or Fall creek.
for $3.50 each. Lot , was sold 10 Clark III.
Schooley and Lot 3 to ". Z. Spaulding.
The lois are % by l2 feet. and were owned