Red Brick Residence Centers on Patio Fireplace at Mowrey Home
Harold R. Mowrey and wife live at 326 Twenty six street drive SE in a red brick colonial with a rear patio and fireplace as the focal point. The article describes the breezeway, white dormers, a triple window view from the dining room, heirlooms, and Stevan Mowrey’s portrait in the hall. It notes a rich mix of antique furniture, Van Gogh wall art, cedar doors, and a functional breezeway for family activity and Shell polishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold R. Mowrey
Twenty-sixth Street
van Gogh
Mr. Mowrey
Emory Mowrey
Anamosa
Abraham Lincoln
Springer
Stevan
Mowrey’s
John W Barry
Scott
Interior Details of a Home Showcasing Modern Living
A descriptive feature outlines a home with many built in storage and cozy spaces. The narrative highlights insulated roofing, heating, and electric brands while detailing bedrooms baths and a finished basement with a large world map on the wall.
Garden features and plant display around a brick garage
The outdoor landscape centers on a tiled and drained patio with a Dutch oven fireplace and stone retaining wall. A bright lawn hosts a large bed of yellow coreopsis where wild canaries feed, while petunias blue flax and roses fill beds above the wall and along the garage border. Pear trees train along the garage and a lilac hedge lines the patio edge.
Buchta Homestead Sold to Coates
Joseph and Anthony Buchta of Chicago sold their family home at 925 N Street SW to Mr and Mrs Harry E Coates who moved there from 602 Fifteenth Avenue SW. The sale was through John A Wooden. Through the same realtor Mrs Rebecca Brown sold her home at 1100 Tenth Street NW to Mrs Mabel Miller of Marion who has taken possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph and
Anthony Buchta
Chicago
N Street SW
Harry E. Coates
Fifteenth Avenue SW
John A. Wooden
Rebecca Brown
Tenth Street NW
Mabel Miller
Marion
Last Week's Local Building Permits Summary
Local permits list multiple residential and commercial projects with names and addresses across city areas. Items include reroofs remodels and new reside dwellings with varied costs from $15 to $340, noting multiple owners such as W G Fitzgibbons Rachel Allen and A L Lucas among others.
Reroof and repair contracts listed in city notices
A column lists multiple addresses with work and costs including reroofing and dwelling repairs. Entries show names such as A A Clevenger 1114 Fifth Street NW and Oscar Berg 1641 First Avenue E with varying amounts from $15 to $440 and notes of continued on back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.A. Clevenger
Fifth Street
Holland Bakery
First Avenue
Mathew Lorenc
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Oscar Berg
First Avenue E
Louis Melichar
Nineteenth Avenue SE
L. Prazak
First Street
Edward Hospodarsky
Wilson Avenue
John Lehman
Ninth Street
Felix J. Simkovitz
Ellis
Solds Homes to Weavers and McCullough Pair
Dr. Agnes I Safley sold her residence at 148 Twenty-fourth street drive SE to Mr and Mrs J Bernard Weaver of 1253 First avenue SE who take immediate possession. via A F Dotsgn and the O P Myers company. Mrs Mary Tiedje sold her home at 2134 Mt Vernon road SE to Mr and Mrs John McCullough of 400 Thirty-sixth street NE who take possession before July 1 through the O P Myers company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes I Safley
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
J. Bernard Weaver
First Avenue
A. F. Dotsgn
O. P. Myers Company
Mary Tiedje
Mt. Vernon Road
John McCullough
Thirty-sixth Street
Or. Myers Company
Cedar Rapids Investment Sale Moves Four Fifth Street Flats
Mrs Mary Abdo sold apartments at 806 808 810 and 812 Fifth Street SE to Mrs Lena Hetherington and her son Kenneth Hetherington of 726 E Avenue NW as an investment. The deal was handled through E F Shors. The Hetheringtons recently moved to Cedar Rapids from Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Abdo
Fifth Street
Lena Hetherington
Kenneth Hetherington
E Avenue
E F Shors
Hetheringtons
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Pestal Home Sold to Ray Franks in Cooperative Sale
Mr and Mrs Ray Franks of 66 Twenty-ninth Avenue SW purchased the Edwin Pestal home at 1906 K Street SW in a cooperative sale processed by Alice Gustafsson Company and Charles H Burch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Franks
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Edwin Pestal
K Street
Alice Gustafsson Company
Charles H Burch
O Kellys Purchase House on J Avenue NE
Mr and Mrs L C O Kelly of 119 Kenmore Street NE buy the house at 1621 J Avenue NE from Mr and Mrs Leo H Shirk of Fast Avenue Road SW. The transfer is arranged through Bedell Nissen Company and the Hedges Company and occupants plan to move in later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo H Shirk
Fast Avenue Road
J Avenue
L. C O'Kelly
Kenmore Street
Bedell Nissen Company
The
Hedges Company
Larsons Sell Home To Dr. F. G. Ladd
Dr. F G Ladd and wife purchase the Larson home at 2248 Meadow brook drive SE from Mr. and Mrs. M C Larson. The Ladds plan to move to Muscatine. Sale coordinated cooperatively through Yuill and Gohmann and Tait and Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larsons
F. G. Ladd
Second Avenue
M. C. Larson
Meadowbrook Drive
Larson
Muscatine
Yuill and Gohmann and Tait and Wagner Company
R. S. Adams
First Avenue
Floyd E. Baumgartner
Seventh Street
Yuill and Goh
Realtors to See Pearsons Pictures At Cedar Rapids Luncheon
Herb Pearson field engineer for LaPlant Choate Manufactur ing will show photographs at the Cedar Rapids Real Estate board luncheon Monday noon at the Y M C A. He has traveled globally since 1926 with emphasis on South America and Canadian frontier regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Pearson
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
South America
Frontier
Canada
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Y.M.C.A
Change of Tenant Rules Reported in 5 Days
The owner must file a change of tenancy form within five days with the Cedar Rapids defense rental area office in the American building. Attorney-director Robert F. Milota noted Saturday that forms, which must be signed by the tenant, are available at the defense rental area office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Robert F. Milota
Defense Rental Area
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Mowrey
Naomi Doebel
Montgomery Ward
Second Street
Heinze Electric CO
Ist Ave
Iowa
Illinois
Messinger & Sons
Ceder Rapids
Lowa
Dial
Holland Way
Jet Holland
Holland
UE Sw
Fourth Avenue
Better Homes Directory
Home Insulation Co
Isten & Taege Co., Inc
Wolland Furnace Co
Illinois-Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Haegg
Groulik Bros
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Becker Roofing
Topinka
Hlienz Electric
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Third Street
Becker Rock Woold
Becker Roofing & Insulation CO
14Th Ave
Buchta
Coates
W. G. Fitzgibbons
Tenth Avenue
Rachel Allen
Kramer Construction Company
Eleventh Street
M J Kelly
Washington Avenue
Harvey Boots
Nineteenth Avenue
Marvin Levsen
James C. Riley
Sixteenth Avenue
T. J Shea
Eighth Avenue
W. F. Naibert
Third Avenue
Dave Seigal
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
L. M. Attwood
Russell’s Railway and Motor Bus Guide Company
A. L. Lucas
Twenty-second Avenue
G. E. Leitsinger
Fifth NW
A. H. Casady
Lloyd A Wakeman
Cold Stream Avenue
Giovanazzi
Johns-Manville Factory
Reat
Klinger
Weather Klinger
Second Ave, SE
Dr. Safley
O’kellys Purchase House
J Ave
Carey Rock Wool
Roofing and Insulation Co. Ph
11Th Ave
Pearson
Broulie Bros
2Nd St. SE
American Paints and Varnish
Haegg Roofing & Insulation CO
9Th St. SW
Johns-Manville
Limback Lumber CO
St. N.E
Towa-Tllingis Ofera & Electric CO
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