Winter Building Progresses Across Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids sees broad winter construction as basements are dug and frames rise. Architects call winter the ideal time to start homes with permits easing bid competition, low costs, and earlier spring occupancy. Several new houses along Twenty-second Street SE to Ellis Boulevard showcase Cape Cod and modern designs by Frank L. Buser, the Chandlers’ new 1601 Wildwood drive NE home, and other projects by local builders like Ralph Mefford and P. F. Hruska as crews heat and insulate to keep plaster and paint on schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Frank L. Buser
E Avenue
Cape Cod
B. R. Sands
Thirty-third
Sands
la Plant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Ralph Mefford
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Lee H. Chandler
August Bramow
Wildwood Drive
Sixth Avenue
Gwendolyn Drive
Reginald Maresh
Cedar River
Ellis Boulevard
Real Estate Firm Reports Six Home Sales
Tait and Wagner company reports six real estate closings. Properties include 425 Dunreath Drive NE, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Roger from Toledo Indiana, and 307 Seventh Street NE sold by the F. A. Allen estate to C. C. Hillhouse. Other buyers include Mr. and Mrs. Sam Andrews, Thelman A. Heskji couple, Ralph E. La Frentz, and Fred Mathis, plus a 47 acre city north site sold to Mathis from United State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunreath Drive
Murrell Mueller
Twenty-fourth Street
Harry A. Roger
Toledo
Seventh Street
F. A. Allen
C. C. Hillhouse
Third Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Sam Andrews
Christian Restoration Association of Cincinnati
Thelman A. Heskji
A Avenue
B Avenue NW
M. L. Schipper
San Diego
Calif
Ralph E. la Frentz
Center Point Road
Eleventh Street
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Tait and Wagner Company
United State Bank
Fred Mathis
Cedar Rapids 1939 building permits rise over 1938 totals
An unofficial check by City Building Inspector O L Leefers shows 2,284 permits issued in 1939 for construction costing about 1 807 152 dollars. New dwellings led with 243 permits totaling 906 960 dollars. Remodeling permits reached 1 299 with 252 557 dollars spent.
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O. L. Leefers
Cedar Rapids
Graves Buy Stark Home in Linden Drive SE
Harold N. Graves and his wife have purchased the Leonard E. Stark residence at 2141 Linden Drive SE and will move there. The Stark home features landscaped grounds and a rear sun parlor, with three second floor bedrooms and adjoining dressing rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold N. Graves
Blake Boulevard
Leonard E. Stark
Linden Drive
Stark
Permits Issued in Recent Week Across City
Local blog reports eight permit actions in the last week. D. J. O'Brien at 511 Sixteenth Avenue SW secures a new garage for 110 dollars. Link-Belt Speeder Corp. at 1201 Sixth Street SW files for a new commercial project valued at 3 500 dollars. E. Cohn and Sons at 910 L Street SW obtain a new garage for 200 dollars. Joseph Hradek at 155 Seventeenth Street SW plans a dwelling foundation for 300 dollars. Frank Doupnik at 961 Fourteenth Street NW files for a residence dwelling project costing 180 dollars. Albert Jansen at 122 Nineteenth Street NW renovates a dwelling for 75 dollars. Cedar Rapids Winter Sports Club Inc. at 2415 Ellis Boulevard NW constructs a new shelter house for 175 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. O'Brien
Sixteenth Avenue
Link-Belt Speeder Corp
Sixth Street
New Commercial
E. Cohn and Sons
L Street
Joseph Hradek
Seventeenth Street
New Foundation For
Frank Doupnik
Fourteenth Street
Albert Jansen
Nineteenth Street
Cedar Rapids Winter Sports Club, Inc
Ellis Boulevard
Four Vacant Lots Sold By Hedges Co
Hedges Co acting as agents for owners closed four vacant lot sales last week. Mrs Blanche Libal bought a lot in Clarendon Hills on Dunreath Drive NE from Higley Land Co. Charles H Kimball purchased a Westwood lot on O Avenue NW from Westwood Land Co. Joseph H Avenue NW bought a lot on Waveland Drive NW from Dominic Prochaska. Mrs Alta M Loftus sold a Mound Farm Elmhurst Drive NE lot to J J Rezab of Oak Park Illinois.
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Hedges Company
Blanche Libal
Iowa Avenue SE
Clarendon Hills
Dunreath Drive
Higley Land Company
Charles H. Kimball
C Avenue NW
Westwood
O Avenue NW
Westwood Land Company
Joseph H. Kimball
Dominic Prochaska
Waveland Drive NW
Alta M. Loftus
Washington Avenue
Mound Farm
Elmhurst Drive
J. J. Rezab
Oak Park
Ill
Hutchinson's Plans Addition to Local Ice Cream Plant
Hutchinson Ice Cream company to begin a 59000 dollar addition at 425 Third Street SE with preliminary excavation next Tuesday and target completion by May 15. Architect G Norman Robinson of New York City Designed the two story brick concrete structure, to include a garage on the first floor and upper level offices and storage connected to the existing building. Morehead Frederikson Company handles general contract. Cedar Rapids HQ oversees eighteen Iowa branches.
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Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
Third Street SE
G. Norman Robinson
New York City
Borden Company
Fifth Avenue
Sokol Association
Cabinet Service Department
Hutchinson's Ice Cream Company
H Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Morehead-Frederikson Company
Local Business Directory Framed by Cedar Rapids Listings
A historical snapshot shows a Cedar Rapids catalog of firms including Klepach Bros, Limback Lumber, Cedar Rapids Gas Co, Economy Lumber, Home Lumber Inc, Frank Zobac and Sons, Sanford's, Cedar Rapids Block, Wisconsin Lumber, Kings Crown Plaster, Maresh Sheet Metal Works, Kriz Tent and Awning, Inter Ocean Reinsurance, and Klinger Wall Paper and Paint. The collection highlights a diverse mix of suppliers, builders, and services shaping the local economy.
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Klepach Bros. Limback Lumber Co
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Economy Lumber Co
Home Lumber Co
Frank Zobac and Sons
Sanford’s
Cedar Rapids Block Co
Wisconsin Lumber, King’s Crown Plaster Co
Maresh Sheet Metal
Kriz Tent and Awning Co
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Co
Klinger Wall Paper & Paint Co
Moving Dirt Planned by Kutchera Sodding and Fuel Company
The Kutchera Sodding and Fuel company expects to begin earthwork and dirt movement by Wednesday, signaling start of a construction phase and related logistical steps.
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Kutchera Sodding and Fuel Company
Krumm Buys Diggins Residence as Mosburgs Purchase
Dero J. Krumm buys the five room bungalow at 222 Eleventh Street NW from Emma Diggins who will move to California. The sale, handled by Lundquist and Birch with H. W. Toms, also includes the home at 1026 G Avenue NW sold to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mosburg from Anton Nilsson.
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Dero J. Krumm
Fourteenth Street
Eleventh Street
Emma Diggins
California
Lundquist and Birch
H. W. Toms
Lundquist
Birch
G Avenue NW
Floyd Mosburg
H Avenue NW
Anton Nilsson
Mount Vernon Road
Ben Dietz Buy Two Oakland Road Homes in City Transfers
Mr and Mrs Ben Dietz of 1143 Oakland road NE purchased 814 Oakland road NE from Mrs Ruby Derr of Kali spell Mont The sale was handled by C M Hatfield and company The same firm also brokered the sale of 1211 Third avenue SE once owned by Arthur Gardner of Wellman to Mr and Mrs Ben Houser of 2704 J street SW
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Ben Dietz
Oakland Road
Ruby Derr
Kalispell, Mont
C. M. Hatfield and Company
Third Avenue SE
Arthur Gardner
Wellman
Ben Houser
J Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gazette
Twenty-second Street
C. F. Clark
E Avenue NE
Mrs
Thirty-third Street
P. F. Hruska
Carl Dueser
FHA
3Rd Ave
9Th St. SW
Hedges Co
Maresh
Sheet Metal Works
Hutchinson's
Information Service
Second Avenue SE
Diggins
Foundation of
Klepach Bros
American Concrete Contractors Association
Pella
Heymer
First Street SE
Dial
Frome Lumber CO
Rer.t
First Street
Klinger Paint CO
Second Ave. SE
Broulie Bros
Second ST. SE
Zobac’s
Bever
King’s Crown Plaster CO
First Avenue NW
Sagres
Cedar Rapids Gas .Co
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