New England Farmhouse Adapted to Iowa Setting
The Cedar Rapids home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Green at 221 Forest Drive SE is a rustic New England style house inspired by Mr. Green's father in Bernardston Massachusetts and a Vermont residence. It features a white frame with native stone, a woodshed garage, and a cupola bell to summon guests, with eight indoor telephone outlets and a basement housing a recreation room, knotty pine walls, a sewing room, a darkroom, and a large laundry space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Green
Forest Drive
Cedar Rapids
William A. Green
Bernardston
Mass
Mr. Green
Bennington
Greens
Bill
Charles Irwin
Bob Crosby
Grandad Green
Inside the Green residence at 110 Sinclair Avenue SE
The article describes a detailed Cedar Rapids home tour of the Green house at 110 Sinclair Avenue SE. It covers interior features from the two entrance options through the central hall to the study, dining room, living room and porch. It notes the study used by Mr Green and his daughters Nancy and Polly, plus the second floor bedrooms for Mr and Mrs Green and for the daughters. The piece highlights rooms, furnishings, colors, fixtures, and the maid’s room. Lease details show the property rented from Sutherland Dows, with Foster employed by Penick and Ford, through Yuill and Gohmann.
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Mr. Green
Nancy
Polly
Oer Banatory
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Green
Sinclair Avenue
Sutherland Dows
Seventh Street
Foster
Penick and Ford, Ltd., Inc
Yuill and Gohmann
Foster couple rent home on Sinclair Avenue
Mr and Mrs Sumner H Foster recently returned to Cedar Rapids from New York City and have rented a home on Sinclair Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner H. Foster
Cedar Rapids
New York City
Buyers to Occupy Houses Acquired
Mrs Fannie Clark formerly of 2417 Mt Vernon road SE has taken possession of 220 A avenue NW, bought from Mr and Mrs O H Lundquist 1606 C avenue NW through C M Hatfield and company. Immediate possession was also given for 235 Thirty fourth street SE sold by Mr and Mrs George Barnoske of Marion to Mr and Mrs Jerrald L Kane 1644 A avenue NE in a cooperative sale through Tait and Wagner company and C M Hatfield and company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Clark
Mt. Vernon Road
A Avenue NW
O. H., Lundquist
C Avenue NW
C. M
Tait and Wagner Company
C. M. Hatfield and Company
Sabina Snook Sells Property to Acheys
Miss Sabina Snook sells her residence at 1414 Second Avenue SE to Mr and Mrs De Leis Achey who plan to take possession once the present tenant leaves. The sale was brokered by Yuill and Gohmann. The same firm handled Mrs Victor Merveaux s sale at 2231 Fifth Avenue to Mr and Mrs Vermillion Mumm who have taken possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabina Snook
Bever Avenue SE
Second Avenue SE
de Leis Achey
Yuill and Gohmann
Victor Merveaux
Avenue NE
Demand for Houses and Acreage Tracts Is Indicated by Sales
Real estate activity shows multiple home sales and land transfers. Charlies Herbeck and others sold residences at 857 Eighteenth Street SE and 1149 Eighteenth Avenue SW, while James W. Bell plans five acres east of Seventeenth Street NE. Sunnycrest and Cold Stream Heights transactions involve buyers Mary Nye Pickering, Katherine Luberger, Myra Booth, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Herbeck
Eighteenth Street
Lowell D. Seth
Ee — Ae
Stefl
Ninth Avenue
Milo Vilek
Tenth Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Homer Emerson
Ray G. Martin
Second Street
Tenth Avenue
Molly Lauser
Sixth Street
M. Feder
C Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Avenue NE
Pawnee Land and Improvement Company
Hedges Company
James W. Bell
James W. Bell Company
Bell
Victory Gardens
Sunnycrest
Mary Nye Pickering
San Diego
Calif
Katherine Luberger
Second Avenue SE
Myra Booth
Sunnycrest Addition
Kate G. Wing
Wilson Avenue
Charles A. Kolda
John B. Svoboda
Milwaukee
Wis
Vivian Hrvol
Cold Stream Heights
Marsoun family sells home to E J Oneal and others
Mrs Marsoun sells her home at 211 Fourteenth avenue SW to Mr and Mrs Edward J O Neal of 655 Twenty first avenue SW who plan to occupy it. The sale is handled by the Alice Gustafsson company. The Marsouns and Bessie Hac and Gloria Ann depart May 17 for Santa Ana California. A second sale at 1116 Ellis boulevard NW transfers to Emil P Nissen, in an investment purchase via Bedell Nissen and company and the Alice Gustafsson company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Dvorak Marsoun
Fourteenth Avenue
Edward J. O'Neal
Twenty-first Avenue
Alice
Ellis Boulevard
Emil P. Nissen
Ninth Street
Bedell- Nissen and Company
Alice Gustafsson Company
Real Estate Men Start Study of New Land Trends
The National Institute of Real Estate Brokers begins postwar planning study on land use and recreation grounds. J Wagner of Cedar appointed to lead a special committee to pre-study realtor issues after the war, with 3,500 members to back sales clinics nationwide.
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National Institute
Oe Ee Eae Eetas Oona
Portsohn J. Wagner
Cedar
Institute
Wagner
Chicago
National Real Estate Board
United States
Watson Residence Sold to Dr Eaton and others
Dr Earl M Eaton and wife purchase the H C Watson residence at 2123 Greenwood Dr SE through Tait and Wagner. Marie L Miller buys a five apartment building at 1340 Second Ave SE for herself and tenants. plans to occupy one unit. Lodge Novotny and wife sell to Mr and Mrs S A DeWees via Tait and Wagner. Earl Gunderson and wife sell 345 Sixth Ave SW for occupancy. Jane Slavata buys 207 Seventeenth St via Bever Ave SE.
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Earl M. Eaton
First Avenue NE
H. C. Watson
Greenwood Drive SE
Tait and Wagner Company
Marie L. Miller
Sixth Avenue SE
Second Avenue SE
W. H. Trimble
Miller
Lodge Novotny
Real estate transactions in Des Moines authorship details
NE from C B Iosty of Des Moines as an investment and Mrs Julia L Kloubec bought 421 Seventeenth St SE from Mr and Mrs John Heins with sale by Tait and Wagner Co. Two vacant lots sold to Mr and Mrs Ralph Nash adjoining their home at 1034 Thirty-second St NE. other lot on Thirty-first St NE north of First Ave bought from Opel D Kirlin by H Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Iosty
Des Moines
Julia L. Kloubec
Fifth Avenue
Seventeenth Street
John Heins
Oakland Road
Tait and Wagner Company
Ralph Nash
Thirty-second Street
Thirty-first Street
First Avenue
Waterloo Sends Twenty to Joint Forum for Realtors
The Waterloo real estate board wires Cedar Rapids that 20 members will attend a four city joint forum at the Ennsae hotel Wednesday at 6:30. John Berge of Madison former NASB field secretary will speak. Cedar Rapids to host event.
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Waterloo Real Estate Board
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Cedar Rapids
John Berge
Madison
Ben of Wisconsin
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Apartment Sale Involving Nellie Oslund Remodeling Plans
Miss Timmo of 228 First Avenue NE sells a rent building at 217 Seventh Street SE to Nellie Oslund of 1332 B Avenue NE who will undertake remodeling. The transaction was brokered by E. F. Shors.
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Miss — Timmo
First Avenue NE
Seventh Street
Nellie Oslund
B Avenue
E. F. Shors
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New England
Iowa
Father
Naomi Dobbel
Better Homes Directory
Holland Furnace Co
Hlinds Lown Gas & Electric Co
Home Lumber
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Messinger & Sons
Broulck Bros
Economy Lumber Co
Cedar Rapids Fuel Co
Sanford’s. Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Co
Topinka
Becker Roofing Co
Hienz Electric
Roofing and Insulation Co. Ph
Lith Ave
Stoker
C. R. Fuel CO
ED Soboda
Broulie Bros
2Nd St. SE
Dial
American Paints and Varnish
Holland Furnace E Company
Heinze
Fosters
Sinclair Ave
Sumner
Becker
14Th Ave
Acheys
Patek
Ste Cedar Rapids Paint Supply CO
Third Ave
the Gazette
Haegg
Eic
Roofing and Insulation CO. Pt
9Th St. Sw
Illinois
Ceder Rapids, Lowe
Talter
Perpetual Savings & Loan Association
Third Street
Economy Lumber Company
Owa
Waterloo
Sanford
loms-tLisers Crean & Electric CO
Marion
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