Arizona republican., 1906-01-29
TEMPE
TEMPE's BUILDING BOOM.
Several New Residences and a Busi-
 ness House Going Up.

Several New Residences and a Busi-
 ness House Going Up.
 It IS well known and at the same time a deplorable fact. that during the past six months there have been times when it was impossible for new com CTS here to secure houses or rooms and during this winter there has been q good demand for houses at all times. With view Of remedyirS this defect and with the object of making good investment several different property owners icaviug t}:e necessary means a their diEpC sal. have commenced the erection of small cottages and the re- suit is that for the past several months Tempe has been enj )ying q building boom of no small proportions
 1hcs. Hagan is expe11'ng mere money tl,an any one else in the task of supplying Tempe with available houses for. rent. and now has four cottages well under way The new houses are being built on the west side of Mill avenue. ol Seventh street. all four of them facing north. They are tO consist of five rooms each and when completed will be models Of up to date and convenient homes. While all are similar in style. there is enough difference in their outside ap TCarance to break the monOtOny and being situated as they are in enc Of the most desirable residence portions of Tempe. it is not surprising that they
 have all been engaged long before they are finished.
 In their construction MT. Hagan has put 70 use some experience he has had elsewhere in building. There is not another house in Tempe construct ed of the same material that is being used in these five cottages. The frame work and studding of course, is of lumber. but they are being finished both inside and outside with Douglas cement While the material has not been used here before, MT Hagan is confident that it is just the thing for this climate. and that house con structed from it will be warm in win ter and cool in summer. Not only is the appearance of such a home very pleasing, but the material has the rep utation of giving excellent satisfac- ton in regard to wear. Each of the five cottages is being fitted with city water. bath room, electric lights and each will have one fire place.
 | The work is being done by Chas. I Murphy. under the supervision of MT. ] Hagan himself. and it is expected to have them completed and ready for occupancy by the middle of next month.
 l Another new and very desirable ! home is being built by Mons Filings 1 sen just across the street south from the Kingsbury home. It is being built of brick and the work is being done by | MT. O'Connor of Phoenix. He, how ever, has been a resident of Tempe for ] the past six months or more, having | been engaged in work at the normal | all last summer. The Ellingsen cot- ! tage will nave five rooms and will | be modern in every respect, like the other cottages, being fitted with city water and electric lights and other | conveniences This building will be completed in less than a month and will be taken by Joseph Hyder and family. Adjoining it on the east is room for another house of the same style and it is more than likely that in the fall or next winter MT. Filing sen will build there.
 Near the Normal and d little east. | H. B. Skinner has almost completed
 one of the neatest and most conven- tent little homes in Tempe. It Is a frame building and the work has been done by MT. Skinner himself. It has five rooms on the first floor and one
 above. In appearance it equals any
 home of that size 70 be seen anywhere
 and is modern in every respect. The property has recently been disposed
 of by MT Skinner to R. A. Windes.
 who expects to move in as soon as the
 house is finished, in a couple of weeks at least.
 While work has not yet been com menced, it is probable that ere iong Professor Scudder of Jerome, will
 commence the erection of several cot | tages in the same neighbOrhood on
 some property recently purchased From all appearances there will be no lack of houses here next winter for
 several other parties contemplate build