The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-07-15
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IL HOMES UNDERWAY IN
CITY, PLUS SCHOOL :
AND THEATRE

With homes for II families i'll
various stages of construction, in
addition to the new high school,
new Falls theatre and a half doz-
en- new store fronts and other
projects, the Redwood Falls
building boom which started in
1884 has continued stronger than
ever during the first six months
of 1887.
One of the largest and most
elaborate of the new homes is
that being built for the DR.. c. L.
Lynn family on East Third street.
Flore and Son, contractors, expect
to have it ready for occupancy
about September l., The outside
is of white asbestos shingles and
the roof is of the same material
in tile red. There will be four
downstairs rooms, including a
bedroom and bath and three bed
rooms and a bath on the second
floor. The recreation room in the
basement will have fireplace as
will the first floor living room.
The home will have winter air
conditioning when it is complet-
ed and arrangements have been
made for the installation of a
summer cooling system later.
The PeaSe company is Install
ing the heating system, Drogosch
and Son the plumbing and the
wiring is being done by R. H.
Byram.
Harry Roach is the contractor
for the Mrs. P. J. Kolbet home
which is under construction. Lo-
Gated on Washington street, the
home will be faced with brick.
Plans include two floors with six
rooms, three of them bedrooms,
and a bath. Drogosch and Son
are working on the plumbing and
heating systems and the Duncan
Electric shop has the contract for
the wiring.
The framework of a house be-
ing built for Mrs. Mary McKen-
zie is already completed. When
finished the home will be for
rent. 1t is being built on the lot
east of another home which she
owns and which is occupied by
MIR. and Mrs. William Charlton.
There are two floors with two
bedrooms in the second story. The
place should be finished by Sep
TENDER /, according to Redetzke
and Byram who are building it.
Although some of the interior
finishing is not completed the
Hayes Morse family has moved
into their new home next to the
George Stebbins residence. The
exterior walls are shingled with
grey asbestos and there is vari-
colored shingled roof in soft
tones. The living room and two
bedrooms have Nuwood walls and
Masonite has been used on the
floors. There is also kitchen
and bath. Don Daskam built the
compact bungalow.
Lang and Mahal are working
on a frame home for Ole Jacob
son, retired farmer who form
erly lived near Lucan. William
Stoneback is plastering the three
rooms and bath which make up
the home 1t will probably be
completed within two weeks. 1t
is located at Drew and Fifth
streets.
Lake Redwood lies just beneath
the windows of a new four room
cottage built by ]. B. Philbrick
behind the Shorehaven apart
ments. Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Cuisine are living in the place
which is warmly built for winter
but has windows arranged to give
the effect of a summer cottage for
the warm season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Muetzel will
move into a new house next to
the Jack Corcoran residence as
soon as it is completed. They
plan to sell their present home.
This house will be all on one floor
which will include two bedrooms.
Hoppenrath and Hagen are build
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