The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
WILL Get HOMES.
Many Residences viii Be Erect
ed in Topeka.
Work on Dozens of Them is AL
ready Under Way.
THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
N
Nearly All Erecting Houses Fol-
Their Own Use.
Partial List of Residences in
Course of Construction.

Prominent real estate men say that
the season has opened with an unprece-
dented number of new buildings and
property sales. Desirable city property
is not a drug on the market, and the
dealers have trouble in meeting the de-
mands for building sites. Long before
the weather had settled many houses
were under construction for people who
wished to quit renting and move into a
home of their own on March l. The
building and loan associations are do
ing a large business with home-SeekerS
who have not the ready cash, but see
the way clear to pay for a home in IN
stallments.
Mr.. c. s. Elliott, of the Capital Saw
ingS association, says: I'VE have never
seen a season open with better pros
poets. New buildings are in course of
construction all over the city and
suburbs, and many others are under
consideration. The rise in building ma
terial and wages of workmen has not
seriously affected the business, and few
people have hesitated about building
homes on that account. The home
builders are not alone in the improve
ment- Property owners are erecting
houses to rent remodeling business
blocks and making many improve
mentS.''
One real estate man says: eve have
at present about half dozen customers
who want building sites in the city, and
many other deals pending. The demand
for good property exceeds the supply,
and prospects were never better"
Among the houses now under con-
struction are two at the corner of Sew
enth and Taylor streets, one of which
is being built by l.. E. McEntire, and
the other by C. D. Startzman. Each
of these houses will cost 81, 800 or s., 900.
S. <Barnum is erecting a substantial
residence at Huntoon and Topeka ave-
nues.
The new shop building near the cor
ner of Fifth and Jackson streets, which
is being erected by j. E Mcleod and
will be occupied by Arthur Massey, the
horse sheer, as soon as completed, will
cost about 81, 500.
Mr.. G. E. Woolverton is building
residence at the corner of Thirteenth
and Jackson streets which will cost at
least 1000.
A. w Overton's new residence in Col
lege Hill addition will cost about 1920.
g. w Miller ai, is building odlf "a 5 house in
r. o. Corkill is building a 81 500 house
on Dillon street.
w. S. Eberle, a cottage at 413 Lane
street to cost 81, 500.
G.. w. Reed, a residence at Huntoon
and Mulvane streets, to cost $500.
r.. r. Ross, one in Heery's addition
for $500.
w r. Crandan, one in Shorey, for
$1,000
s. NJ Shut one in Oakland, for $780,
Jos. Fields, one in Auburndale, for
$500.
D. H. Fay, one at Nineteenth and
Clay streets, to cost $500.
F. H. Vaugh,a residence at Eighteenth
and Clay, to cost 81 200.
w. e. Petit, a house at East Hill, to
cost 5000.
A. o. Beach, residence on Shorey,
$780, /.
This is only a partial list and a small
per cent of the buildings which are now
under way and does not include stores
and wholesale houses, the shop on Fifth
street being the only one in the list
which is not a dwelling.