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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1939
Page
45
Mr and Mrs Maresh planned around three large trees to be preserved. The design features an attached front garage and a riverside porch with French doors from the living room and another door from the kitchen. They plan to dine outdoors most of the summer as Otto Klassen builds the house.
Cedar Rapids builders push winter housing amid permits. Basements dug, framing rising, plastering underway as contractors tout open-winter advantages. New homes, from Cape Cod to modern designs, rise at 536 Twenty second St SE and beyond with occupancy planned for spring.
Harold N. Graves and his wife have purchased the Leonard E. Stark residence at 2141 Linden Drive SE. They will rent their current home and move into the Stark house with landscaped grounds and a rear sun parlor. The Stark home features dressing rooms on the second floor, a maids’ quarters on the third floor, and a first floor with reception hall, living room, library, dining room, pantry, kitchen, and breakfast nook.
D. J. O'Brien at 511 Sixteenth Avenue SW built a new garage for 110 dollars. Link-Belt Speeder Corp at 1201 Sixth Street SW added a new commercial structure for 3500 dollars. E. Cohn and Sons at 910 L Street SW constructed a new garage for 200 dollars. Joseph Hradek at 155 Seventeenth Street SW laid a new foundation for a dwelling for 5300 dollars. Frank Doupnik at 961 Fourteenth Street NW resided in a dwelling for 180 dollars. Albert Jansen at 122 Nineteenth Street NW remodeled a dwelling for 75 dollars. Cedar Rapids Winter Sports Club, Inc. at 2415 Ellis Boulevard NW built a new shelter house for 175 dollars.
Hedges Company acting as agents for owners closed four vacant lot sales last week. Blanche Libal bought a lot in Clarendon Hills from Higley Land. Charles Kimball purchased in Westwood on O avenue NW from Westwood Land. Joseph P. Prochaska acquired Waveland drive NW lot. Alta Loftus sold Elmhurst drive NE lot in Mound Farm to J J Rezab of Oak Park Illinois.
Hutchinson Ice Cream to start a 59000 addition at 425 Third Street SE with two stories and full basement. Work to begin next Tuesday and be ready by May 15 under architect G Norman Robinson of New York City.
A list of Cedar Rapids area companies appears in the Better Homes DIRECTORY including Klepach Bros, Limback Lumber, Cedar Rapids Gas, Economy Lumber, Home Lumber, Frank Zobac and Sons, Sanford's, Cedar Rapids Block, Wisconsin Lumber, King's Crown Plaster, Maresh Sheet Metal, Kriz Tent and Awning, Inter-Ocean Reinsurance, and Klinger Wall Paper and Paint. The directory sample reflects a mix of construction suppliers, home services, and insurers operating in the region.
The Kutchera Sodding and Fuel company plans to shift dirt operations by Wednesday, signaling progress on ongoing site development and preparation for subsequent construction steps.
Dero J Krumm of 833 Fourteenth Street SE purchases the five room bungalow at 222 Eleventh Street NW from Emma Diggins who will move to California. Lundquist and Birch handle sale with H W Toms. Also sold by Lundquist and Birch is 1026 G Avenue NW to Mr and Mrs Floyd Mosburg of 1001 H Avenue NW from Anton Wilson of 2140 Mount Vernon Road NE.
Tait and Wagner company announced six recent property closings. Homes listed include 425 Dunreath Drive NE sold from Mrs. Murrell Mueller to Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Roger, and 307 Seventh Street NE sold by the F A Allen estate to C C Hillhouse. Other transfers involve 1020 B Avenue NW, 1202 Eleventh Street NW, and a 47 acre home site north of 6 Avenue NW sold to Fred Mathis.
Mr and Mrs Ben Dietz of 1143 Oakland road NE bought 814 Oakland road NE from Mrs Ruby Derr of Kali spell Mont. Sale handled by C M Hatfield and company, also agent in selling 1211 Third avenue SE from Arthur Gardner Wellman to Mr and Mrs Ben Houser of 2794 J street SW.
City Building Inspector O L Leefers records show 2 284 permits issued in 1939 with an estimated cost of 1 807 152 up from 2 038 permits and 1 678 953 in 1938. New homes lead with 243 permits totaling 906 960. remodeling adds 1 299 permits at 252 557. garages 286 at 57 397. commercial work 41 new at 168 511 and remodels 166 at 129 538 plus 139 remodels projected to 144 097 by year end.
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