The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-16
HOME BUILDING
ACTIVITY HERE
IN FULL SWING
Dozens OF New Residences Under
Construction and Many More
Completed During Past Six
or Eight Weeks.
BOOM IS GENERAL
OVER ENTIRE CITY
Seventeenth Street Is Popular Build
Ing site, However; Lumber Men
Doing Bumper BUSINESS; Gas
Field Instrumental.

Many now homes are now bolnl
built In Chickasha and many otheri
have been completed during III,
past six TO eight weeks. Il wa.
learned In survey made Thursda,
afternoon.
The value OF the modern homes
completed here during the past two
months runs into six figures, II Is
estimated. Thousands OF dollars will
DO spent In completing the homes
now under construction.
With but few. II any, exceptions,
all the residences now under con.
struction here are being built to
place on the market or for the per.
manent homes OF the families for
whom they are being constructed. It
was revealed In the survey. Very
few OF the many new residences
will be for rent.
This fall smashed all previous
records in fall building in Chickasha.
several contractors reported. While
the newly paved Seventeenth street
has been the scene OF much build.
ing during the past two months, the
building boom has reached almost
every section of the city. II was
learned. Five-room bungalows are
in the large majority.
Lumber Business Good.
Lumber dealers here report a
business during the past
two months. The Grady county gas
field has brought a large volume
Of lumber business to Chickasha.
I'VE can't keep a saDply of rig
said proprietor OF one
of the lumber yards. I'VE are sell.
ing these timbers as fast as we get
them in. Our sales of lumber for
use in repairing derricks also have
been heavy"
A partial list showing building ac.
tiyity here follows:
T. +. Bird, three bungalows at
1922, 1926 and 1923 South Twelfth
street; to be completed next week.
j. b. Burton, four-room bungalow
Just west of Burton grocery on
South Seventh street; complete next
week.
DR.. II. G. Antle, five-room bunga-
low at corner of Seventh street and
Idaho avenue; complete within 80
lays.
Roy Luster, five-room bungalow at
'1S South Eleventh; completed some
line ago.
Mr.. Hedrick, modern bungalow at
1922 Ohio avenue; completed some
line ago.
N. G. Miller, fiye-room bungalow
on Grand boulevard; completed
some time ago.
B. B. Benson, five-room bungalow
1t 1912 Seventeenth street; com
lete about January Is.
Mrs. Edna Maddox, fiveroom
ungalow at 1916 Seventeenth street;
o be completed some time next
week.
Miss Lois Bennett, five-room bun
yalow at 1920 Seventeenth street; to
)e completed next week. Miss Ben
lett owned a five-room bungalow
ust recently completed at 1902 Sew.
snteenth street.
DR.. w. c. Travis, six-room bunga.
ow, at 1923 Minnesota avenue; to
'e complete about January 10.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Elliott, four
'oom bungalow at 1928 Idaho ave-
lue; to be completed this week.
A two-story brick veneer dwelling
house was just recently completed at
The corner of Thirteenth street and
Chickasha avenue. This beautiful
home is the property Of J. w. Ows-
ey.
Another two-story brick veneer
home, belonging to DR.. G. r. Gerard,
was recently completed at 1925 South
Eighth street.
Construction Of the two-story brick
house at 72S South Seventh street
IS nearing completion. This home is
The property of Attorney and Mrs.
Harry Hammerly.
At 1103 South Eighth street A.
Schuler is constructing two-story
brick veneer home.
A. p. Pearcy has just finished a
six-room bungalow at the corner Of
Ninth street and Dakota avenue.
Additions and improvements to the
New Chickasha and New Savoy ho-
Lels are being made at cost of ap-
$4,000.
G. H. Skies is building a six-room
brick and tile bungalow at the corner
Of Sixteenth street and Washington
avenue.
Contractors just recently completed
the building of five-room modern
at 1927 Iowa avenue. This
is the property of and is
being occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
E. Schow.
B. j. Rogstad is completing six
room modern bungalow at SIS Mime
sofa avenue.
Rose Walker is building six
room bungalow at 724 South Seven
teenth street. This house will be
soon after Jan. 1.
At sos South Sixteenth street
Claud Kicker is completing five
room modern bungalow.
Construction of a five-room bunga-
low at 913 Seventeenth street for