The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
TOpeka's New Building Record
for Last Year.
Nearly All Money Was Spent in
Residences.
BRIGHT FOR FUTURE.
Santa Fe Shop Extension Helps
the Activity.
Several Large Business Houses
Are in Contemplation.

Building permits issued for new bust
ness buildings and residences aggregate
in value for 1906 $500. 900.
Topeka is city of home lovers and
this is shown by the records of the
building permits which show that over
four-hfths Of this sS00.000 was spent i'll
erecting new homes.
The era OF business building activity
has vet to be reached in Topeka and in
dications point towards 1907 for this
achievement. The fact is that Topeka
has been growing so fast that the most
essential building had to be done first
the building of homes to house the
people that are coming in
Following this viii come the business
blocks
New business blocks already project
ed for the coming year together Win
others which are being planned viii
prove that 1907 IS going to be marked
from this standpoint
Two business blocks in contempia-
ton for next year-Ofle at the corner VI
Ninth and Kansas avenue, six 70 elsht
stories high. and the block at llen 49, an
Kansas avenue four to five stories hlgh
will represent an investment OF ABOUT
$3.50 600. The new santa Fe shop extern
sions will represent heavy ounay ana
will boom this class of business such a.
no other single factor Will
The total permits issued up to this
morning for 1906 amount to SiSS.64s-
Last year the total was $sz4,V1o- rs
decrease Of this year over last arnouhts
ri s95 s67 Last year showed the great
80 amount Of money invested in build
ing in Topeka for years and an increase
over 1904 Of S177,742 80
The increase of 1905 over 1sO4 IS $io-'-
s75. -. 4-s,,a4
for The wear which is now coming to a
close is 577 This makes an average
value of about 81 500 for the buildings
erected. 49,. o.e -
The month of July showed S ~ rms l9z
vested in new building operations l ms
vas the high water mark Tor me Nt'-ii
April was next with $lvl'V10' "i'-A0
June ran uD to SSs.ol4- ,- .
slick month and intending builders uS-
uallv put off their plans until Sne Ici-
lowing month, January. always re'hB /
a better month by far than DccemBer. |
-rhs larger number of dwellings, which /
were built ran in cost from Sl-5C1 70
So. 500. A large number OF dWetnl ~ /
costing So, 600 and $500 were crectel ~ /
Welcome, Davis & Co ana a. - ~ Ie
and placed on sale. Most OF these
houses have been sold and cthers VIII /
he erected during 1907
The santa Fe shop district il is ex-
pected will make a heavy showing IN
the months to come. Several adultlons
have been secured by promotion colnpeh-
les and these will be improved Win /
trees.
stantial character. The trend Of build
ing has been decidedly towards The
southwest part of the city during 1906, I
the month of Decent Der. 1907, Will see
that section practically built up to its
capacity
OF the most important permits Ct
s.. 600 and above the following may be
enumerated as representative of 1905:
$4,000. J. ". Gleed flats, Twelfth ard
TAYLOR: s.. 600. Marshall Brothers build
Ing. Second and Kansas avenue; $500;
Thos. HOrsfield building; $4,000, Grand
opera house improvements; James b
Hayden. 81. 900, between Eighth AID
Ninth on Kansas avenue; $40, Christ
hospital annex; Foster Humane society
building. $1,000; Independent Telephone
building, S21. 500; $4,000. G. W. Snyder.
residence. $4,000. addition to Santa F'c
offices; Crosby Brothers annex, $9,0nO
W. F. Miller, building. $4,000; Frank
Durien, residence, $1,000; Haskins &
Camp factory. $1,000; Guilford Dudley,
Second and Kansas avenue.
go. 900.