Evening journal., 1922-08-26
SELL SEVEN new
TOPkIS HOUSES
Development on North Side
Proves Attractive to
Home Seekers
'iOTHER BUILDING
WORK PROGRESSES

The section OF the city. taking in
Nineteenth, between Harrison and
Franklin streets. and Twenty-sec-
ond, between Franklin and Harri-
son streets, has taken on an added
attraction in a residential way be-
cause of the efforts OF David L.
Topkis, contractor, who in the last
F. two months. has erected many
/, dwellings in that neighborhOod. The
houses are Of the French and bun
. galow type and as far as conven-
ience and beauty, they are the very
latest in the building line. Mr.. Top
. kis. who now has eleven houses un-
der way, built 90 dwellings in the
/, above section last year
OF the eleven houses under way
i at the present time, seven face on
Nineteenth street. while the other
four face on Twenty-second street.
THE Nineteenth street section build
ings are of the French type cottage
and the Twenty-second street sec
tion are of the bungalow style.
The buildings are Of four and five
rooms. They all contain built-in
bath and shower. Each house has
a built-in fireplace while the kitch-
ems are all furnished with dust and
laundry shutes. There is a break
fast room in each house with built
in tables and benches. The base
ments have individual laundry
rooms, with all the general con-
veniences for work in that part Of
a home. The houses have hardwood
floors throughout.
OF the eleven buildings under
construction. Mr.. Topl1is has already
sold seven, a fact that speaks we'll
for the construction, convenience,
etc, of the homes and neighbor-
hood in which they were erected.
The First-Central Presbyterian
Church, on King street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets, Is fast TAX
ing on the appearance OF finish
ed building. The outer walls are
up. the door and window frames
set, the A frame in place and the
sheathing begun and nearly ready
for the roofing.
Progress is being made on 207
West Ninth street, where the w. ID.
Haddock CO. razed an old building
and is erecting a store and dwell
ing for John Brokaw, at a cost OF
s1O.2sS.
A greatly added business improve
ment will result in the alteration
and beautifying of the Greenbaum
building at 3O2 and sO4 Market
street. The work IS being done by
tho w. D. Haddock CO.. at a cost
OF $4,000. other work in the way
of alteration and additions ana the
construction throughout the city is
under way as follows:
Frank Betley. private garage, at
Eighth avenue and Brown street.
John whalen. private garage, at
1855 Chestnut street.
Alterations at Ala Market street
nv n g. Burkins, for Adolph Mar
kle, at a cost Of s42O.
Alterations at GIL West Sixth
street, by II. =. Clark, Tor Reyoolu
Bros, at a cost OF $3.50.
Private garage at 26O2 Harrisoh
street. by Reed Bros, for John keeo.
Alterations at the Sunday star
building. 800 Shipley street by heeo
Bros. at cost OF $1,000.
Addition at GIT East Firth street
bv NJ. Capoldi, for Ernest Di Mar
tine. -. 4, ,,.,...t
Alterations at 2 and East 1niru
street. by Charles Duben.
Alterations at 1891 West Fourth
street. by James p. Conway.
Tmprovements at s25 Locust
street. by Stanley Malenows' at
cost OF 5000. ..
y Alterations at East Third street
bv charles ]. Dougherty' Tor Mrs;
Samuel Greenbaum, at a cost Vi
s400. o., ard
installation OF boiler at III ana
ola west Sixth street, for the Furi-
tan Laundry co.
installation OF a heating system
NJ no West street, by George nut
ton for DR.. Joseph BarskY al
cost OF $1,000.