The Redwood gazette., 1935-10-24
MELCES DWELLING
TO BE- REMODELED
MAKING TOTAL SO
New Homes Provided for so
Families in IL Months
Building Boom
Places Underway, Planned or
Completed Help Solve
Housing Problem

The announcement this week
that the J. H. Melges home on
Bridge street near Mill will be re-
modelled this winter or next spring
into an apartment house with /
homes for four families brought
the total number of homes COM
pleted, underway or definitely con-
templated within the last IL
months to approximately 80.
DIR. Fred J. Melges of Battle
Creek, Michigan, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Melges who are
now in California, will have
charge of the project, plans for
which are now being prepared.
DR.. Melges was here last week
and will return about November 1
when more definite steps will be
taken.
Included in the so dwelling plac-
es are three four-plexes and sever
al dunlexes besides the homes
built by the county near the county
home. The remainder are new or
remodeled homes, many of which
are shown in the accompanying
pictures, taken for The Gazette by
H. D. Thorp Saturday.
In the upper left corner is
scene which few cities in the
United States can duplicate. -Four
homes under construction In SIN
gle block. In the foreground on
the lett is the new home OF Mrs.
Marie b. Srronach. Across Fourth
street from it is the new home OF
Wilbur LamDerIOn Wnlle further
UP the street are the residences of
George oJeDDIns, on the left anu
herman JOrQan, on the right.
flcUure numDer z is Redwood
Falls model home, being con-
structed for the DIR. T. T.. Finn
FAMILY. BEHIND it is the former
flinn home now being remodeled
into 1our apartments.
In the second row, left to right,
are the tilnn and cole duplex on
Washington street at Fourth, the
William kedetzke home and the
new nome OF MIR. and Mrs. L. ".
johnson.
In the third row is the home of
Mrs. Annette Finn now being
completely remodeled while in the
center is the house wnicn A. }.
Coleman has remodeled into a
duplex. Leonard M. Jonnson's new
dwelling is SHOWN at the right.
Number 9 shows the basement
being built for the new home of
Mrs. Lillian Lamberton. In the
center is the Cloyce Long home
while at the right is the residence
being constructed by William
SchoUtenbauer.
The basement in number II is
for the new house being built by
E. M. Johnson. The Oscar Gal
stad house near the park entrance,
completed last fail, and the re-
modelled residence of Glenn Hillig
are shown in Ii while IA is the
new home of K. w. Pryor. Also
ready for occupancy last fall was
the E. N. Tersteeg home in the
lower left picture. The new house
built by l.. T. Winter this summer
is seen at the right of the Ter
steeg house. In the lower right
are two homes built this summer
and last by Mrs. Margaret Schaf-
er.
Nor does this include everything
done here this year in the building
line. On this page also appears
a picture of the DIR. M. P. Feigal
building on Second street next to
The Smith Agency. Also entitled
to a place but omitted through an
unfortunate error are "Shorehav-
en-" a four-plex 1884 remodeling
Job on Minnesota street to which
J. B. 'Philbrick, owner, has added
asbestos shingles and two sun par
lors this summer and the duplex
on Broadway across from the high
school which w. M. Smith bought
and remodeled completely during
the summer. Mr.. Smith also re-
modelled his home and had it COW
cred with asbestos shingles last
year.