The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-01
Flat Building ON Quincy Street
Sold for $4,000.
IT IS ALMOST like MAGIC
Topeka Additions Are Growing
by 'Leaps and Bounds"
Items of General Interest in
Building Circles.

property Is changing hands In ana
around Topeka. There is an unusual
crate price, and the realty men are
able to close a good farm deal now
and then. The approach OF the WIN
ter season has not had the tendency
ing activity. Building permits were
issued this week for the erection OF
eight new dwellings at a cost OF APP
proximately $4,000.
This season has been one of home
building. Several new additions have
been the scene Of great activity. As
an example one might take Shawnee
Place, west of the Western League
park. This tract was put on sale In
August of 1912. There are now fif-
teen dwellings in the addition that are
completed and occupied. and two
others in course of construction. The
tract was plated by the Shawnee
Agency
Thirteen Varieties Architecture.
Then there is Edgewood addition
west. This property which was put on
the market six months ago now fairly
bristles with thirteen homes which
represent almost as many distinct
styles Of architecture. On account Of
the uniqueness of several OF these
dwellings thousands of persons have
inspected them since construction
work was done. They are valued at
nearly $4,000. The addition Is being
pushed by the Clearinghouse Realty
Clearinghouse company has erected
several dwellings on Park avenue, east
of the tract.
Sounds Like Fairy Story.
building activity Of the last year or
building activity of the last year or
short time ago that bud" Mars flew
in his aeroplane on what was known
as the Taylor tract. There has been
a transformation on that tract SAVIOR
ing Of magic. 1t is now known as
are forty-five dwellings. This sounds
almost like a fairy story yet those
who have visited the spot will verify
the statement. The value Of the prop
erty in 1911 when it was opened was
$25,51O, according to the tax rolls in
the county building. The valuation
placed on the property this year was
$4,000. but since the property was
assessed several new houses have
been erected.
There has been a good deal Of build
ing in Melrose addition, and a num-
Der Of new dwellings have been put
up in Highland Park. Several dwell
lings have also been constructed in
Kenwood.
Some Noteworthy Sales.
One of the most noteworthy Of the
recent realty sales is that of the five
apartment flat building at 1926
Quincy street from James A. Staples
to ]. s. White for the consideration of
$4,000. The ]. w. Rickenbacher
property at 1889 Clay street has also
been sold to s. w. Mcknight for
$4,000. This consists of an eight room
house and two losts facing Central
Park. J. S. White has sold his $50
acre farm eight miles southwest Of
Topeka to James A. Staples for 3d.
500. F. G. Berridge has sold his $50
acre farm four miles northeast OF To-
peka to J. A. Steinmeyer for $4,000.
All of the foregoing sales were closed
by w. j. Rickenbacher.
The c. ]. r. Smith Real Estate COM
pany has sold a six room cottage and
two lots at 1920 Van Buren, street
from George Hancock to Martha
Roush. consideration $500; a six
room dwelling at GIL West Eighth
avenue from a Mr.. Cranden of New
York to r. w. Maneval, $3.50; a six
room modern dwelling at 1902 Gar
field avenue from X. Brownell to G.
Shawnee Agency sales: A five room
bungalow at 1175 West street Guild
ing) to Edward H. Happe; a six room
bungalow at 222 East Euclid avenue
to G. J. Maunsell. $2.25o; a five room
modern bungalow at 1913 Lincoln
street to J. p. Matthews.
TOpeka's Good Showing.
The American Contractors resume
Of the building statistics of cities Of
the country for September as COM
pared with the same period last year
gives the following figures for west
ern cities:
1873 1872 Per Per
cent cent
gain loss
Topeka ............ $116,Oo5 $96110 q -.
Des Moines........ 127.750 139.150 :. 8
Duluth ............. 473, S97 S. 408 454 .
Kansas City,. 676,695 959774 . q
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