The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-07
CITY IS GROWING
Building Tendency Is Now
Towards the Outskirts.
Downtown Sites Scarce and
Property Values Increasing.
SCORES OF HOUSES ERECTED
This Has Been Remarkable
Season for Home Building.
News of General Interest in
Real Estate Circles.
SCORES OF HOUSES ERECTED

Down town building sites are few
and far between in Topeka, and prop
erty values have advanced materially
in the past few years. Consequently,
the tendency is towards the outskirts
Several new additions have been
placed on the market this season, and
much property has been sold to pros
pective home builders. In fact, this
has been one of the greatest home
building seasons in the history OF To-
peka, if not the greatest.
The additions on the West side have
possibly led in popularity this season,
although shop district property, High
land Park sites. South side lands and
Garfield Place-North Side-tracts
have sold readily.
West Side Popular.
The prospect of a street railway
extension to Gage park perhaps in
the not far distant future has been
instrumental in booming Pinehurst and
other West side properties. The park
has been improved to d remarkable
extent this year and thousands of peo-
pie walk or drive to the park on Sun
days. Another important feature of
the trend westward is the improve
ment of the roads.
Elmhurst has been busy place for
the builders this season end Melrose
addition has suddenly spring into
popularity, the latter property now
being dotted with perhaps a dozen
into existence in the past few months.
One firm sold more than thirty lots
in Highland Park in August. An
athletic field west of the Western
League park is now being trans
formed into a residential district by
a local firm.
The Shawnee Agency has taken out
permits in the past week for the cree
ton of nearly a dozen dwellings. The
Clearinghouse Realty Co has started
w. J. Rickenbacher has begun to
build 2. S1,40O cottage IN Lakewood
addition, which has been improved to
a considerable extent this season.
There has been considerable in
quiry for farm property in the past
week, and several sales have been
made by local dealers. The fall sea-
son will be in full swing after Fair
week.
J. C. Nider, of Topeka. has purchas-
ed from Ebert Bales As acres of land
near Linwood, through the agency
A. A. Rodgers & Co. for the cOnsid
Grafton of $13,5O0.
A. A. Rodgers & Co. have sold Ell
bert Bales a residence property in Man
haitian for $4,000; new eight roor
dwelling at 615 Horn street to Joseph
NJ Booth to w. E. RippetOe, $500. The
firm is closing contracts for the sale
of two dwellings, and building site on
Kansas avenue.
Sales of Jones Brothers: Four lots on
Davies street from James Bristow tic
J. w. Foster, consideration $1,000;
three room cottage and one and one
half lots at 1909 Van Buren, street
from jackson Long to ]. =. Jones
$500; the same property from J. H.
Jones to S. P. Stark, $500; a six room
dwelling at 720 West Morse street from
S. B. Stark to J. H. Jones, considera-
ton $1.400.
Sales of the Clearinghouse Realty
company: A 40 acre farm two mile:
north of Topeka on the Central ave-
nue. road from Mrs. Nellie B. Payne
to F. L. Fogwen of Burlingame, con-
sideration $4,000; six room dwelling at
Culp $1,000; one and One-half lots at
the corner of Twelfth and Garfield av-
enues, $50
Following is a list of building per
mits issued in the past week:
Building Permits.
Paul A Brown, two story dwelling,
As ElmwOod avenue .-----.---...----$ 2Voo
n. Peterson. one story dwelling,
705 Leland avenue. ..-..-.---.-..-.-..- 1,-H
Shawnee Agency, one story dwell
ing, 1911 Lincoln street....-.-.-....-.. l.0U6
Shawnee Agency, one story dwell
ing. 1929 Lincoln street .--.-.-..-.--- 1,oOj
Shawnee Agency, one story dwell
ing, 2024 Lincoln street ...........-..- I22o
Shawnee Agency, one story dwell
ing, PIG East Euclid avenue-.--..-.-- loo
Mary Varnes. one story dwelling,
Lot Nos. 5 and Scotland avenue. LOO
Shawnee Agency. one story dwell
ing, 514 Scotland avenue. so
Shawnee Agency, one story dwell
ing. 1411 Madison street-.-.-.---..--- 80
W. Nj. Jeffries, one story dwelling,
174-17G Grafton street .........-....-.- 100
E@ur small items ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9.5
Total s147 rs