The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
BUILD BIG BLOCKS
Topeka Building Boom Will Be
Continued.
Prospects For an Increase Over
Last Year.
MR.. DEVLIN'S PLANS,
Handsome Structure to Be
Erected on Kansas Avenue.
May Also Build at Eighth and
Jackson.
FOR THE NEW MODEL.
Rum0r of a Large Store at Sixth
and Quincy.
Three Story Telephone Build
ing at Sixth and Jackson.
Handsome Structure to Be
Erected on Kansas Avenue.
May Also Build at Eighth and
Jackson.
FOR THE NEW MODEL.
Rum0r of a Large Store at Sixth
and Quincy.
Three Story Telephone Build
ing at Sixth and Jackson.

/. The prospects are that the coming
year will be one of unusual activity in
building.
During the past year several large
buildings have been erected including
the Parkhurst-Davis and the Seymour
& Co.'S buildings on lower Kansas av-
enue. The prospects are that this year
the number of large buildings to be
erected will be an increase over last
year. Last year the board of education
awarded the contracts for the Lowman
Hill and Sumner schools, which will
soon be completed and there may be
no new school buildings this year.
One of the most important buildings
for Kansas avenue is the addition to
the Central National bank building to
be built by c. j. Devlin. The plan IS
to duplicate the present bank building
with another 25 feet on the south. The
bank will occupy the full so feet width
of the first floor and half the depth,
which will double the present room. The
front of the building will form another
large arch, a duplicate of the one in the
front of the present bank building.
Mr. Devlin owns three lots at the
southeast corner of Eighth and Jack
son streets. There have been many ru-
mors of his erecting a building there. 1t
is generally understood among the real
estate men that Mr.. Devlin will erect
a building there to suit the tenant when
one is found who is willing to pay d
rental which will pay NJ Devlin a GER
tain per cent on the invs-,tment-
William Schick is considering the
plan of erecting a building for his mat
treSs factory on Jackson street near the
corner of First street. He has not de-
cided to build but it is not unlikely that
he will decide to as his present factory
quarters are too small for his increased
business.
A. B. Whiting is considering the erec-
ton of building for the Whiting Paint
and Glass company on the southwest
corner of Crane street and Kansas ave-
nue.. The heavy stock of the company
has to be hauled in wagons to and from
the railroads to the store. A location
on lower Kansas avenue would give
the company railroad switch. An
architect is drawing plans for Mr.. Whit
ing'S consideration. The proposed
building would be so feet wide. the
depth of the lots, and three stories high.
The work on the Washburn COLLEGE
observatory building will commence in
March The building will cost $25000-
The plans will be drawn by /. NJ. Wood
who is in the east consulting with the
makers of the telescope. The building
will be much larger than the ordinary
observatory building and will be used
for class and recitation rooms.
Besides the observatory building the
trustees of WaShburn college have de-
cided to erect boiler house and heating
plant this spring, to cost $1,000.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company and G. p. Bates will erect
Sixth avenue and jackson street The
greater part of the building Will be
used for the telephone exchange of the
company in Topeka The building will
have a frontage of 80 feet. Mr.. Bates
owns one of the lots and the telephone
company the other. The building will
be built jointly by the owners of the
lots, and viii be three stories high.
The Masons expect to begir work on
their $4,000 temple this spring. So far
about half the amount necessary has
been raised. The building is to be erect
ed on the northeast corner of Eighth
and Quincy streets. and if the proposed
building is erected it win be probably
the largest building of the year.
c. d. Skinner contemplates the build
ing of a storage house on Quincy street
on the two vacant lots north of the
Thompson block, tine building to be 80
feet wide and three stories in height.
Eastern capitalists are considering
plan to erect building with a 75-foot
frontage at lis, III and 119 East Sixth
avenue for the use of Kemper & Pax
ton. Mr. Paxton said yesterday that he
was anxious to secure a large building
with a suitable location. The proposed
new building has not been before him
for consideration.