The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
This Years Record Is One Hun.
dred and Fifty.
Dwellings Erected in All Sec.
tions of Topeka.
PERMITS AGGREGATE $3.50, 600
Better Showing Is Expected
Second Half of Year.
News of Interest in Building
and Realty Circles.

| One hundred and fifty dwellings
were erected in Topeka in the first
half of 1918. Several hundred dwell
1ngs have been remodeled, repaired or
painted. The period covering six
months has been one of development
| in home construction
| Building permits for the same six
months aggregated s35O,000 in round
| numbers. This is below the average
for the last few years. However. it
is expected by local contractors and
realty men that a sufficiently large
NUMBER aI OF building contracts will be
let In the last half of the year to bring
| the total up to the mark of 1912
| slightly over 100000.
More than two hundred thousand
dollars will be added to the list when
! permits are taken out for the addition
to the postoffice building and the new
state printing plant building. A new
| hotel is also in contemplation and a
number of other buildings. Activity
in home building is expected to con-
| tinue undated
Two Active Concerns.
More than one-third Of the dwell
| 1ngs erected in Topeka this season
| have been built by two firms-the
Shawnee Agency and the CARING
house Realty Co. The secret of this
fact lies in their system of selling
homes on the installment plan This
| plan has enabled many working men
to enjoy dwellings they can call their
own who under the full payment plan
would not have had this opportunity.
At present the Shawnee Agency has
seven new dwellings in course of con-
StructiOn.
The Clearinghouse Realty Co. has be-
gun the erection of a $4,000 dwelling
at 819 Garfield avenue for J. B. Lari-
mer. The firm has started a $500
bungalow at 230 The Drive, which will
be unique In architectural design;
also dwelling at 223 Elmwood ave-
nue. and two cottages in East Park
addition for W. NJ. Forbes & Co. One
third of this new addition-East Park
has been sold.
Recent Sales.
Sales of Shawnee Agency: To Geo.
w. Hall, five room bungalow at 1919
Lincoln street, consideration $2,750; to
Mrs. ]. L. Work, two houses at 514
and SIG Lime street respectively,
$1,000; to ]. N. Rankin an eight room
dwelling at 1874 Kansas avenue, So
500; to James L. English, 1406 Madf-
son street, a five room cottage, ST.
$50; to Arthur H. Wilson, a six room
bungalow at 1921 Quincy street, So
Tyler street, $500; to julius A. Rose,
a five room bungalow at 1925 Lincoln
street, $3.50; to Lee D. Harrison, a
five room dwelling at $40 Oakland
a.
rick, four room cottage at 1927
Quincy street, $2,100; to J. F. Rohwitz,
five room dwelling at 1915 Lincoln
street $500; to N. B. Frisby. a six
$4,000: Paul Emery, five room
dwelling at 1715 Quincy street, s2,4OO.
The Clearinghouse Realty Co. reports
these sales: To G. v. Roller. a six
wood avenue, consideration $4,000; to
w. c. Shaw, five room dwelling at
81 Park avenue, $4,000; to Anna |
Bullenkamp, four room dwelling at |
315 Park avenue, $1,000; to r. L. |
Northrup, a dwelling at 325 Park ave-
nue.. $4,000.
Building Permits.
Building permits issued in the last |
two weeks total $17,625. The list fol- |
lows: |
J. L. Sullivan, addition to dwelling.
11S5 Garfield avenue. ...........s 150 |
X. S. Jacobs. addition to dwelling,
OIL Fillmore street. ................... 200
A. a. Armstrong, two story dwelling,
1914 Clay street. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1000 |
Clay street. ....................-... $3.50
West Tenth avenue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50 |
W. Euclid avenue. .............e"..... $500
w. V. Mertz, auto garage, 1902 Taylor
street ......-.-........-......... 100 /
E. c. Fox. addition to dwelling, 1925
rs e1lisE snail items: 500 500
woodruff avenue. -..s. -. LOO
Walk Manufacturing Co., addition to
street ....:.....-::: 200
Ed J. Kerr, addition to shop. 612
quincy street --..--.--...----------.- IO
West sixth street. ~ 9' 49, 700
Nj. A. Kauff, one story dwelling, 119
East Fourteenth street..........,. 1000
$50 German avenue e. .......'. inns. 1000
T. J. Stone, addition to dwelling, 1165
Woodward avenue. Observation-Disclosures. 300
Ida Metherbee, addition to dwelling,
1892 Tyler street. Observation-Disclosures 275