Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02

Many Fine Residences.
The feature Of the year for building
has been the construction and finish
ing of a large number of residences
which are noticeable for the fineness
of plan and finish. While the majority
LOT these have been built on the north
side hill districts, yet there have been
a number of very nice homes built in
South Ottumwa, in the east end and
scattered about the western part of
the city.
! The Greenleaf Merrill and the James
| Taylor residences on East Fifth street
as well as the home of Lester Hardsocg
on Prairie avenrs have all been occu.
pied during 1914ys The o. d. Tisdale
home, which is of the strictly colonial
type and located on North Court near
, Maple avenue; has had the greater
part of the construction work on it.
done during the season just past al.
though it is not completed yet Nearer
the city on Court, is the rather unique
double residence of J. N Weidenfeller-
and G. f. Spry. 1t is On the Dutch col.
oniai and Is singular in that; from all
outward appearances 1t gives the i'm.
preston Of being a single house; the
two separate entrance doors being Just
inside the one main entrance from the
porch. On West Maple avenue there
have been number Of improvements.
The Roy Brown home, is an expensive
house, finished in semi-colonial style.
Across the street from it are several
new places: the houses built by Ben
Work and the remOdeled Hines home
lakewood avenue, which is a strictly
residence street of practically all new
homes. has been added to this year by
two new residences; those of w. s.
Vinson at lakewood and Castle street
and John Adams farther west on the
street near Wapello. The Adams
house is pleasing type in a combina.
ton weather boarding and single fin.
ish. Wilson'S home is beautiful type,
combining colonial and renaissance
periods of architecture. 1t faces on
castle street with large circular
porch opening onto lakewood 1t Is !
finished throughout in oak and has
every modern arrangement installed
vogeI Addition Busy.
number Of new homes have. been
built or construction work started on
them in the Vogel addition and Grand
view addition in the northern part Of
the city. The R. W. Harper home at
Prairie and Vogel avenues will be per
haps be the most pretentious of this
years construction in that part of the
city. 1t is beautiful type finished in
brick veneer with Doric columns to
combine pleasingly with it. The gar
age is finished after the same type and
s connected with the residence. I'M
nediately south of the Harper house,
acing on Vogel avenue, is the Fred
7ritz home, Of frame construction and
finished completely throughout: the
exterior style being on the square Or
Ter. Farther east on Vogel avenue,
ust beyond Jefferson street, is the A.
Robertson home. On the same street
S the Mitchell residence and several
,ther changes have made in the addi-
ion
Still farther south, nearer the Grand
'iew addition, is the beautiful new
lone of A. E. Frank, on Carter ave
Tue. This is modelled after the type
# Swiss chalet and is unique for
is style Of construction. Beyond it,
n the Grandview addition, there have
'een number of new homes built
asst year, some on Prairie avenue and
thers back in the addition off the
main street The Dutro residence on
,reen street is built after very
leasing style and will be complete
throughout in all it's appointments
IN Fourth street, nearer the city,
here have been several changes
lade, number of flats and apart
lent houses having been built during
914. The house known as THE
Tautilus," built by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
:. Cockerill, is the latest one to be
nished, while that near it, the one
INSTRUCTED by J. B. Hammond, is an
Their very complete apartment. On
Iarion street L. H. Ellsworth has re-
lodeled his apartment houses, and j.
. Jersey has completely made over
is property, while w. H. c.
aques made additions to his
ONE across the street from them.
eside these there have been a great
lany smaller houses built; additions
lade to residences; sleeping porches
instructed and interior changes
lade all over the city.
Prospects Bright for 1915.
While the season just past has been
very good one for steady, consist
Mt improvements, the coming year
olds some bright prospects for con-
derable being done and considerable
cling spent in doing it. The Jewish
while the plans were
'awn in 1914 and the ground broken,
,tual construction work will be done
lis year. The First National bank
tpects to have a new home at Main
I'd Market. This will be beautiful
ANTE structure and will be an extra
le story in height, taking the place
the present three-story brick build
e which will be torn down. On the
agonal corner of the block, at Main
I'd Court, the Ottumwa Savings bank
Ill rebuild the exterior of the build
e. This will be made over with
lid granite front of the style often
ed in banks, with two large columns
pporting the roof arch The side OF !
e building on Court will probably be
finished in pressed brick and stone
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