The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-05
Period of Building Activity Is
Significant.
Denotes Substantial Growth OF
Capital City.
MANY NEW HON Els.
Nearly 81, 100000 in Permits
Issued This Year.
Items of Interest to Real Estate
Men.

Nearly a million and a half dollars
In building permits have been issued
from the Office of the fire chief TINS
year, or to be exact, $1.412,416.5O. the
city has been experiencing in the last
two years remarkable development IN
respect to the erection of business
buildings Id homes, which speaks
well for its prosperity.
Not until last year had the million
dollar mark in permits been passed IN
Topeka, but when nearly million ana
a half dollars is the amount OF per-
mits for period representing but ten
months and five days, that certainly is
"going some"
Since the last summary of the gem
eral building situation was published
in the State Journal five weeks ago.
permits have been issued for the cree
ton of thirty new dwellings at total
cost of $4,000. or an average cost OF
about S1,750. The permit issued IN
that time have amounted to $4,000,
so it is readily seen that this has been
a period of home building: The Octo-
Der permits totaled $57, 460.
There was a marked contrast be-
TWEEN the months Of September and
October. In the former the highest
average cost of the year was recorded
for dwellings, While in october, the
most expensive dwelling for which the
permits called will be that now being
put up by Mrs. ]. S. Bell at cost OF
but $3,675.
The record in the last five weeks
shows that numerous new dwellings,
are springing up in the shops district,
and this, by the way, is in part due 10
the effects of the bonus system which
is working so successfully in the shops.
1t also shows the value OF the Santa
Fe system to the city of Topeka.
The largest permit issued in the
period in question was for the new
laundry building at the Santa Fe hos
pital which will cost $4,000.
The building occupied by the Shaw
nee Grocery company at 112 East
Sixth avenue, owned by the st. John
estate of Hartford, Conn, has been
sold to Chester woodward, who pur-
chased the property as an investment
for his mother, Mrs Emily P. D.
Woodward, of Florida, for the consid-
Grafton of $4,000. The deal was made
through v. NJ Forbes and Company,
who for twenty years have been agents
for this business property.
I'VE have some nice business in
sight" said W. A. Neiswanger Of the
firm of Wilson & Neiswanger, land we
look for an active market this month.
We are figuring on putting up a $4,000
home for Rock Island railroad Of
fetal"
The Clearinghouse Realty company
reports these sales: A seven room
modern dwelling at 1910 West Sixth
avenue to L. =. Frazier for $4,000, a
five room modern house at 1917 Clay
street to c. F. Figg for $4,000, five
room dwelling at 1921 West street, the
property of Mrs. Maude Graham, to
Fred H. Wilson for $4,000.
The Clearinghouse company has start
ed the erection of nine room modern
house at 1541 Western avenue which
will cost $4,000, and has purchased two
lots at the corner of Tenth and Linden
wood avenues on which they contem-
plate building in the spring.
Following are the building permits
issued in the last two weeks:
J. H. Taylor, one story dwelling,
528 German avenue. 1,200
Brit Brothers, one story dwell
ing, SIS Scotland avenue..... 1 900
Matthias Huber. one story dwell
ing, 511-513 East Locust street. 1900
Odall Haltman, one story dwell
ing, 1921 East Crane street.. 1000
Pirt Brothers, one story dwell
ing, 4SO Scotland avenue........ LOO
ing, 885 Fillmore street. s,675
L. W. Hit, one story dwelling,
I'll Clay street. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
F. ]. Collins, one story dwelling,
Lake avenue ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. BOO
VIM. A. Ffeger IL story dwell
ing, 1921 Fillmore street ..-. 5000
John W. Hewitt, one story dwell
Ing, lOO9 washington avenue. ZOO
r. L. Gamble, two story dwell
ing, 1415 Fillmore street . 5000
Z A. Hearick, two story dwell
ing, 1012-1O14 College avenue. LOO
NJ. S. Atchison, one story dwell
ing, 319 East Twelfth street,. 1000
H. E. Brownlee, addition to one
story dwelling, 17O0-1704 East
Sixth avenue Observation-Disclosures. 100
W. c. Stern, two story dwelling,
355-357 Lane street. $500
A c. Patch, two story dwelling
602-604 Fillmore street........ 2100
Cyrus GODDARD, two story dwelling
1908 Grand avenue. ............. 1000
Mary Mates, business house, 90
North Kansas avenue. ........... 1850
w. H. Draut, two story dwelling,
1910 Lane street. 1,7oO
John r. Carter. 1900
Total ............ ................$ 32, 975
These persons were given permission
to build homes in the first three weeks
Of October:
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