Ohio University athletic director's new Shannon Avenue home nears occupancy
Work on O. C. Bird's six room and bath residence progresses toward completion at Shannon Avenue. The brick frame house features a sunlit 15 by 28 foot living room with six windows, a roomy dining room, a brick sun parlor floor, casement windows, and a brick garage. C. K. McPherson is contractor. plans by a Spokane architect. final interior touches due in two weeks.
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Shannon Avenue
O. C. Bird
Ohio University
C. K McPherson
Frum & Breinig
DeMolet
New English bungalow near finish on Franklin avenue
Charles DeMolet’s English style bungalow on Franklin Avenue nears completion featuring an attractive plumbing setup and latest heating plant for coal or gas. The second floor bath includes pedestal lavatory built in shower tub and wall cupboard with tile floor and vitrolite wainscoting.
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Charles DeMolet
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A Sensible Home Offers Practical Center Hall Plan
Reader friendly design features a large living room with fireplace and bookcases, a sun porch via trench doors, an attractive dining room with built in buffet, a well equipped kitchen, four bedrooms on the second floor, and a basement. The home measures about 32 by 26 feet minimum for four bedrooms, with story heights standard and an estimated build cost of 7750 to 9500 dollars not including heating and plumbing.
How to Own Your Home Handbook Issued by Commerce
The division of building and housing of the department of Commerce releases a government handbook titled How to Own Your Home. It explains costs, financing, site selection, contracting, and estimating expenses for home ownership, based on surveys and with a foreword by Secretary Hoover. Priced at five cents, copies are ordered from the Superintendent of Documents in Washington, with bulk rates available.
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Division of Building and Housing
Department of Commerce
Ers
John M. Gries
Jamess. Taylor
Hoover
Superintendent of Documents
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Oldest and youngest newsboys ply Morristown street
Morristown Ohio claims the town's oldest newsboy Lemuel Nichols aged 77 and the youngest Newsboy Harry Wilson aged 7 share the same street selling papers. The contrast highlights the long tradition of street news distribution.
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Morristown
Lemuel Nichols
Harry Wilson
Chios Coach Builds Compact Home on Franklin Avenue
Ohio University football coach John Heldt begins a well planned story and a half bungalow on Franklin Avenue. The six room house features oak finish work and hardwood floors up and down stairs. Downstairs include living room dining room and kitchen while upstairs holds three bedrooms and a bath. The structure should be under roof within a week and ready for occupancy by early November. I McPherson acts as contractor and drafted the plans.
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John Heldt
Ohio University
Franklin Avenue
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