Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-04

YEAR |A
Ottumwa Is ClosinM
Most Successful SeN
for COnstruction \
MANY CHANGES IN "
BUSINESS DISTRIC
Several Fine Residences il
Different Parts Of Town
Have Been Erected

Different Parts Of Town Il
Have Been Erected
Ottumwa is just closing one on
her best building years. Great stridGaI
in improvement of all kinds are noted
in different parts Of the city and sul1s
larger things are in store for nexes
year. Extensive remodeling has beenA
carried out in the business section5
and among the residence additioneg|
Nearly $175,00O has been spent a.
new construction In addition to tho
changes and improvements to prop
perry already built. III \
The largest structure OF the yeel
and one Of the best appearing builds
ings that has been constructed In the
city for years Is the new lows NaticQsg
al bank. This bank ID estimated 4e
about $4,000 and the exterior 10 ~
terra Gotta with the interior AZ
marble, being only one story high, exs]
tending from Main street to the alley
between Second and Main streets ana
joining on the west with the Scasaz
building. Probably the next largesta
and most expensive building Ii thu \
new street car waiting room. When
the old building burned II was nece& I
sary to erect another. The new one i6s@
composed OF three stories the same
as the other and is made Of pressed
brick, at an estimated value Oh;
$4,000. The Ottumwa Savings bank
has magnificent granite front put
In this year. ~;
Synagogue Built.
The synagogue which the jewish
people of the city have erected In the
last year, Is estimated at about $1,000
being one story high and made 81
brick. This building is located ble8
tween College and Union streets oG4
Main. The Range building on thu
alley between Fourth and Secou4&
streets was built this year with ~
estimated value Of nearly 81. 800
This building is also made OF brtc1
and is one story M
The remodeling OF business buiI1
ings this year has been extensive
Most of them are located on NAM
but few are on other streets. F0ES
lowing is q list of the different bunise
ness houses that have been remodo5
ed: Slime, Sax, Edgerly, LeightonsA
Celania. Brody, Re, Wapell0 resta1
rant, Hand. Emporium, post once. Of
tumwa cold storage, Fecht and Grub
buildings ss,3
Many dwelling houses have beGI
erected in the last year, few rinnfn
up into the thousands very far but III i
good substantial homes. Probably Uni
most expensive nearly completed thi1
year is the Tisdale home on Nortl
Court street near Maple avenue. Th19
is q frame structure and Is estimAte(
at about $4,000. Along with this
the r. w. Harper residence on vo91
avenue, composed OF brick, with tlIlf3
colonial style finish. having huge Ill
lars and the air of New England aboN
it. 1t has been estimated 1t ab0y
$4,000. Many other nice, comS6S
able houses have been built this NJ
although not being marked with
cost that these residences have t0t
ed. There has been no one part
town that is marked with new hour
any more than another but the buiI1
ing has been general There has bG6j
some in the northeast part OF tow e.
near the Calvary cemetery, also
Jefferson and Green streets, some
the south part OF town, on LdIlia53
Sheridan, etc. The building boOS7
has not been in any one individu0
addition. gsy3
Heavy Repairing.
The repair or remodeling work \
the dwellings has this year AZ all "a
er years been much, All can not
estimated as some OF the work ~
not been contract, but 1t has run n
heavy this year as In former years
The outlook for building boom RI
the incoming year is Iexceedinc1
bright and many things can be l0clIs 4
for. First and probably the lar91S1
of the new ventures Is the new hotojs
This will make the city up TO date 8nl
will be one Of the biggest things tha1
has been accomplished for years. I
sides this there will be many prof
launched and landed and ~ the Nl1
grows in population 1t Will sur6
grow in building construction.