The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-11

of these is at 1921 West Eighth street,
$4,000 property and a 'veritable
white palace One of the general
characteristics of all three of the
houses is that the first floor is finished
in oak throughout, while the flooring
material used on the second floor is
hard maple, and there is a screened
sleeping porch in connection with each
of the dwellings.
In the house in question there is
colonial, halt, the attractive feature of
which is an inverted basket electric
light fixture. There is fireplace in
the spacious library and the dining
room is most attractive with beam-ceil-
ing. The buffers pantry is something
that especially appeals to the ladies on
account of he convenience in arrange
ment. There is stationary refrigera-
tor, which is filled from the back
porch, and 4 little silver sink.
On the second floor there are four
rooms aside from the sleeping porch
and an elegantly fitted bathroom, with
tiled floor and wainscoating. On the
third floor there are two finished rooms
and large store room aside from a
bathroom. The basement is cemented
throughout and is provided With the
necessary fixtures for laundry pur-
poses.
A second house is at 500 Lane street
and might be called a home of win
dows on account of the fact that the
windows are many and large, aggregat-
ing AZ. One enters a reception hall
with colonial stairway
feature that appeals to the men
particularly is a cloak room 1Ox4
which is accessible from this re-
ception hail., the back porch and the
dining room. The drawing room is
17x14 feet with bay windows making
3 most light and airy room. The
dining room has an electric lighted
beam ceiling. A kitchen buffet opens
out onto an enclosed porch which in
the summer season can conveniently
be used as a breakfasting room. On
the third floor of the dwelling is
finished a room 26x26.
The third house is at Twelfth and
Tyler and is a $4,000 property The
exterior up to the second floor is
brick veneer while from this point it
is frame in character, painted white
In this home there is no reception
hall, but one enters a large living
dwelling not including the bath loom
and the basement rooms.
The Delta Phi fraternity house,
corner Boswell and Euclid avenue, ,
which is being built by Wilson &
Neiswanger is on the point of com
pletion. 1t is one of the most at
tractive fraternity houses owned by a
frat in this section of the country
ana the young men OIL DolId fnI nave
reason to be proud of their home and
have just cause for boasting n re-
gard to their enterprise.
On the first floor the larg- hall
opens into spacious living room on
the east and a parlor and dining room |
on the west. The kitchen is II the |
rear and in the center of the building. |
On the second floor aside from the !
lobby there are eight bed rooms and |
bath and toilet.
he 10 1ixyir RI fol &c
is most attractive with a beam cell |
ing fitted with electric light globes so
that when the men of Delta Phi are
a brilliant effect car be |
obtained, especially when the room is |
decorated deliberately with college |
pennantS.
From the standpoint of the men of
the fraternity the spacious lounging |
room in the basement is the best
feature of the new home. 1t will be |
decorated with college pennants and |
will be the place where the frat" !
men will hold their secret meetings. |
The basement is also fitted with !,
shower bath and toilet.
The sale has been completed by Will |
son &, Neiswanger of a five room cot |
tage at 1874 Logan avenue to ]. P. Mer-
chant. This firm has just completed |
r. T. Woodford 405 Greenwood avenue.
The consideration was $3.50. During
the past week w L. Root has bought /
three lots at the corner of Eleventh |
and Lincoln streets. His son Will, who
works in the postoffice, will probably |
build here in the spring.
NJ. c. Plank is building a home at
Fourteenth and Harrison for Morton
$4,000 proposition.
Real estate and building news for
publication for this column will be re-
ceived not later than 1 o'clock Thurs
day evening of each week.
General Grant is the hero in the great !
novel, 1.-The Man of Destiny" for sale
at Halls and ZercherS.
Don't be too late. See Lutes now /
about those Xmas photos Open Sun l.