The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-04-24
Spring Building Boom
Off To Early Start
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~ early start on construction pro-
grams this spring, and a building
boom of considerable proportion is
expected through the summer pro-
viding material and labor factors are
favorable
The three homes already under
way are those being built on South
Main street by Clayton Bucher, on
Harmon road by Harry shrider, Jr,
and a new one, the framework of
which was started recently by Al
bert Garmatter in his addition off
College road, just north of the West
Elm street intersection.
EXCAVATIONS COMPLETED
Excavations for foundations have
been completed by Norman Edinger
and Don Fruchey in the Mueller. adj
dition on East Jefferson street, and
by Amos Reichenbach, Jr., and Or
vile Basinger on W. Elm street.
Reichenbach's lot is in the Berry
hill addition, near the Elm street
curve, and Basinger will build on a
lot purchased from Postmaster Ed.
r. Reichenbach, and adjacent to the
postmaster's property.
Principal emphasis on building
this spring so far has centered in
the West Elm street area, and in
the Mueller addition on Jefferson
street, with five of the seven con-
struction programs in those districts.
The Edinger and Fruchey homes
on Jefferson street will be in addi-
ton to houses erected there last
year by Ben Shafer, Walter King and
Paul Geiser.
Building of a garage was started
this week by Byron Anderson on his
/ lot on South Main street. The
structure, when complete will serve
as a temporary residence for Ander-
son and his family.
MORE NEW HOMES PLANNED
Plans for additional building to be
undertaken this summer were dis
closed the first of the week. Irwin
Rodabaugh who moved here from
Williamstown will build a residence
of cement blocks and stucco on his
lot in the King addition fronting Har-
mon road. He is now occupying a
brooder house as temporary quarters
on the lot.
Wade Bechtol is reported as plan
ming to build ahouse at the intersec-
ton of East Jefferson street and the
Allen-Hancock county line opposite
the Frankhouser property this sum-
mer. The Bechtols occupy the former
Danner property on Grove street
which was purchased last fall by
/ Maurice Mahoney, manager of the
Bluffton Telephone company.
Unable to find house here Ma
honey's family has been living in Ii.
ma moving there last fall from Sun
bury, Delaware county where he was
formerly manager of telephone sys
tenn before coming here early last
summer.
/ Lester Niswander who sold hi.
South Main street residence to Ken
meth Luginbuhl, and purchased tn,
former VIM. Lewis property at N
Lawn avenue and Vine streets, plans
to build a house there this summer
facing Lawn avenue. There is al
ready one house on the lot.
Busy ACTIVITY
In the Berryhill addition on Wes
Elm street, Reichenbach's new hom
will be in the same subdivision wher,
garage was completed as a resi-
| dence by Mrs. Ruth Tripplehorn
and where Clair Bucher moved |
house into town five weeks ago.
Basinger's residence in the Reich
enbach addition, just east of tn
Berryhill site, is just around tn
corner from home started durin,
the winter by Gerald Berry, ol
Spring street.
Garmatter's activity in his sub
division also is in the West Elm
street area. During late fall an,
the winter he completed three home
in his addition, all of which hav
been sold. In addition he built
fourth house on West Elm street
adjacent to his residence.
FIFTH HOUSE STARTED
A fifth house was started by tn
contractor recently and he expect
to have the structure under roo
this week. It is the fourth in tn
Garmatter addition, along project
ed street running east from Colleg
road. Grading for the street Wi
be started as soon as weather per
mits.
Garmatter said general condition
will dictate how many additions
houses he will erect in his addition
but he thinks at least two or thre
more will be included in this year
program.
Shrider's home, under constructio
in the Matter addition on Harmo
road, is next door to a new hous
constructed during the winter b
Harry Turner, Jr. Other new build
ings in the same area last year in
cluded a home and garage-resi
dence bv Clair Ieiber. and garage