The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
BUILDING NEWS.
Many Topekans Remodeling Old and
Building New Homes.

c, W. Noel. general contractor. has been
awarded the contract for six 90, room
denwood, in Melrose subdivision, cost
ing about s1,700; also seven room cot
tage for Henry Ripple, at $40 Linwood,
costing about So, 100, and a six room cot
tage for Deever and Huffman, at 1716 To-
peka avenue costing about 1880.
M Council general contractor, 1928 Van
Buren, street, advises that there is more
remodelfng of homes-making them over
in every respect, than ever before in the
peka. Mr.. Council is now remodeling the
home of J. G. Wood, 81 Clay and build
ing an addition for dining s. room, i, bedroom
berlain. 1224 Clay, is enlarging his home
and spending about $500 on improvements.
building an addition and porch costing
$500. Mrs. Bailey, at 1O12 and 1Os6 jackson
street. is making repairs costing $500
Frank Sherman has just completed an
addition to his house at the corner of
Eighth and Jefferson costing about $3.50.
building a five room cottage costing about
s., 500 for B. F. Birmingham at 115 East
Seventeenth street; an eight room resi-
| about So, 20 for Carl Chandler; six room
cottage at 1925 Tyler, costing about s., 800
for VIII Osborn; a six room cottage at
| 419 Scotland avenue, costing $500, for
| Peter Lynn. and six room cottage cost
| ing $500 at 100 East Seventeenth st. for
YIN Osborn 0r being The second home built
| NJ. F. Rigby is remodeling and put
| ting in a white enameledd brick front on
| his six stores on West Fifth street near
Kansas avenue. This row of stores will
| be extended and an addition built up to
| the alley line and when work is compile
ted the white fronts will be a decided
Improvement to West Fifth street. TuIien
| Bros, brick contractors, 422 Western av-
| new fronts.
Mrs. NJ. Danner, secretary of the Home
Heating and Plumbing company, re-
| being made modern. This firm at pres
ent are remodeling and putting in five
Polly at 40 Madison The new home Of
]. D. Myers. TIA Buchanan, is being in
stalled with plumbing, and furnace heat;
| lege avenue, and J. E. James. 1927 Col
lege avenue. The A. L. Kinie home at
complete bath room OUTFIT and compress
| ed air water system, and Mrs. J. L. Bet
ger is remodeling her home at ia Tyler
| and having installed two modern bath
General Contractor Mr.. D. H Norman,
is building a modern six room cottage
| at Sixteenth street and Fillmore avenue
| for c. F. Rickenbacher, at a cost of ST.
2O0 Mr.. Norman is also erecting a five
e aTenne cq to- COST at and
| Amos Longaker. the contractor, is
erecting a $500 cottage at Nineteenth and
Buchanan for the Misses Lewis. He is
! also building two residences at 1905 and
1907 College ave. at a cost of 5000 each,
and one at 1901 Boswell avenue which will
cost 5000.
| F. J. Adams has just made extensive
; improvements at 61S Topeka avenue. q
prominent feature in which are the -four
white porch columns which look like
marble, but are manufactured in Topeka
from white sand and white cement.
The Portland Cement Stone company
has added more than $1,000 this spring tc
its equipment at the foot of Madison
street This company reports the best
business since it started seven years ago
The McEntire Brothers have very near
ly completed 60 foot two story addition
~, o4fO nrrf1
street. This addition is of cement block
construction.