The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
MORE new HOMES
Several Attractive Residences
Are Now Building Here.
DR.. j. n. Beasley Is Having
$1,000 Home Erected.
NUMEROUS SALES REPORTED
Kansas Theological School
Property on the Market.
Building Permits This Week
Aggregated $4,000.
NUMEROUS SALES REPORTED

Several new residences of an at
tractive type are being erected IN TO
peka. Scores of other dwelling are
being planned.
The construction of two-story
stucco house for DR.. ]. n. Beasley at
1917 Western avenue has been started
The contractor in charge OF the work
is E. w. Patterson. Thomas w. VIII
hanson, the architect, designed the
residence which will cost $4,000 to
build.
The house will have a cut stone
foundation. A ten foot porch will run
the full width of the structure at the
front-twenty-e1gh feet; the house
will extend back forty-two feet.
The living room will be particularly
attractive. The feature will be a bu1I
brick fireplace with oak mantel and
ventilating CRATE. Fresh air VIII pc
drawn from the outside and sent out
into the room in a heated state. me
size of the room will be 14Xl6 feet'
The house will be finished down stars
in oak and up stairs in birch. 1t goes
without saying that a sleeping porch
will be included
1t is understood that the Kansas
Theological school property at Ninth
street and Topeka avenue is for sale.
A price of $4,000 has been placed on
it. The property consists of II lots
and one building. The Masons, 1t mas
been stated. have been looking into
the question of the purchase of the
land.
The Shawnee Agency has started
the erection of three new dwellings in
Richards addition between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets on
Quincy street. This firm has five
houses underway in Shawnee place
and is building a new dwelling at 61S
Brooks avenue in the Melrose add1-
ton.
Recent Realty Transactions.
The Cottren Realty Co. reports
two lots at 1170 Grand avenue from
Fred Funk of Arkansas City to w. L.
OBrien, labor commissioner; an i'm
proved two-acre tract in Seabrook to
c. F. G. Strickrott, $4,000; a five
room cottage at 500 Elmwood avenue
from w. H. Hawkins to F. NJ. Bar
nett, $4,000; five room cottage at
40S Leland avenue, from Jacob Petr1
of Colorado, to w. A. Lewis $1,000.
George NJ. Noble & Co. report q
brisk demand for Highland Park
property. Among recent sales made is
that of the Jas. Chapelle property at
corner of Maryland avenue and Twen-
ty-fourth street to S. F. Taylor of
OseoIa, Ia, for the consideration of
$4,000. Mr.. Taylor will make Topeka
his home.
C. ]. R. Smith reports the sale of a
7-room dwelling at 312 Clay street
from E. A. PARCEL to F. H. Rippetoe
for $4,000.
VIM. ]. Blaine. who entered the
realty business recently has sold a
five room dwelling at 42S Chester
avenue from a Mr.. Hanline to NJ. w.
Dobach of Alma, Kan, for S1,275.
The Clearinghouse Realty Co. has
sold a six room cottage at sos Brooks
avenue in the Melrose addition from
L. F. Clearinghouse to ]. c. McCleery
consideration, $2,700: also a six-room
house at 1913 Van Buren, street to j
L. Israel, $2,750.
The Clearinghouse Co. has sold one
half interest in the Edgwood addition
to Frank Forbes. Forbes and the
Clearinghouse concern will sell the
property jointly.
Numerous sales have been made in
the new addition, Cunningham
Heights.
Building Permits.
The building permits in the last