Residences Lead Sikeston Building Program This Week
Construction begins on multiple rental homes across Sikeston with five room and four room frame houses on Moore avenue for W McDaniel and Murray Lane for J H Palmer. New homes include garages, baths, built in cabinets and other modern conveniences as rental properties in Sikeston and nearby streets, with additions for E R Putnam Jr on Sikeston avenue and Etta Wilson on Ruth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R Putnam Jr
Sikeston Avenue
Lewis Family in New Home on Hunter Street
Mr and Mrs I G Lewis and their children move into a new eight room two story house on Hunter street today The residence includes four bedrooms on the second floor a living room dining room kitchen and a bedroom on the first floor with a lavatory Built in cabinets in the kitchen are highlighted as attractive features The home includes many modern conveniences A new Arden Elise Funeral Service building will be constructed on Highway 61 east of Hennington Paint Trim Shop Digging of the basement began last Friday The one story wood frame structure will cover 45 by 63 feet and include a chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Coats
Baker Lane
Arden Elise Funeral Service
Highway 61
Hennington Paint & Trim Shop
Concrete Drive Planned at Home Oil Sikeston Station
An inside concrete drive 16 feet wide and 75 feet long will be laid at the Home Oil Company Service Station in eastern Sikeston near the outside pumps. A new 20 by 30 foot store building will be added on Kathleen avenue for Theodore Kelly to run a neighborhood grocery, including a storage room and a partial basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Oil Company
Sikeston
Kathleen Avenue
Armory
Theodore Kelly
New Homes Underway On Kathleen Avenue And Stoddard Street
Construction starts on a Kathleen avenue residence for Robert Couch family a stone duplex on Stoddard street owned by Marvin Carroll with one unit for the Carrolls and a second for rent. F D Lair Sr and wife now own a large North New Madrid street home previously owned by Norman Davis of Vincennes Ind Sikeston residents praise the comfortable property whose layout includes a long central hall two large bedrooms a dining room and bath with modern conveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Lair Sr
North
New Madrid Street
Norman Davis
Vincennes, Ind
Davis
Sikeston
Reid Building House For Rental Purposes
Workmen are constructing the roof of a modern four room rental house by Ralph Reid beside Reid Roofing Siding and Lumber Co. on Highway 60 east of Sikeston. The frame dwelling will have four rooms and a bath with hardwood floors and a composition roof. a garage will be attached once finished. Corner windows mark it as the first dwelling of this type here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Reid
Reid
Sikeston
Highway 60
Shower Fixture Height Guidelines for Bathrooms
The guide specifies shower head heights: wall mounted at about 5 feet 4 inches from the floor. Overhead showers require the lowest point at least 6 feet 6 inches high. Soap tray and hand grip should be about 5 feet above the floor. If no shower door is used, place the curtain rod around 6 feet 6 inches high.
Colonial residence under construction near Sikeston
A Colonial style home for the G. P. Van Arsdale family is being built on the Van Arsdale farm three miles south of Sikeston with C. W. Hollister as contractor. Ready for occupancy by September 21, the house includes a 14 by 24 living room brick fireplace three bedrooms bath dining kitchen and modern conveniences. A front porch spans 32 by 76 feet and a 12 by 14 foot screened porch sits on the south side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. van Arsdale
van Arsdale
Sikeston
C. W. Hollister
Wood preservation requirement near soil per FHA standards
The Technical Division of the Federal Housing Administration requires wood in contact with soil or within 18 inches of ground to be treated with a preservative meeting federal specifications.
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Federal Housing Administration
Scott Street Home for Claud McManus
Construction is underway on a modern cottage on South Scott Street for Mr. and Mrs. Claud McManus. The four room house with a full basement will have a breakfast nook bath and a south side porch. It sits beside the Shell residence and should finish in about six weeks with possible modernization credit plan funding for a swinging kitchen door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Scott Street
Claud McManus
Cletius Shell
Design Needed in Modernization of Existing Homes
Federal Housing Administration officials urge owners to seek an architect’s guidance for modernizing old houses. A carefully planned design helps ensure layout and exterior appearance follow good taste, while interior space is suited to residents needs. it also highlights structural limits that can affect feasible modernization and save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Modern Homes Show Many New Improvements Over Old Type
Home builders cite a decade of industrial progress shaping housing through durability, attractiveness, and livability. Industry advances collide with economic unsettledness as the Federal Housing Administration extends mortgage insurance to compliant new homes, supporting better neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Effective termite control requires thorough structure inspection
Fumigation of basements use of insect spray and painting of wood surfaces are likely to be ineffective measures. Among the most effective methods is a thorough inspection of the structure to determine where construction has departed from good practices and to correct these errors to prevent continued termite entry.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moore Avenue
W. McDaniel
Sikeston Laundry
Murray Lane
J.H Palmer
Vance Montgomery
East Gladys Street
Francis Webb
Gladys Street
Meredith Lee
EB. H. Pickett
Lilbourn
New and
William Streets
C. Clarence Scott
Ruth Street
Etta Wilson
Dexter
Alsup
Airport Inn
Roy E Alsup
Ford
Robert Couch
Bath
Stoddard Street
Marvin Carroll
Carroll
Cape Cod
Powell Insurance Agency Loans and Insurance
Sikeston, MO
Spape
Ben
Fiesy Froorm Plan
G. P. van Arsdales
E. C. Robinson Lumber Co
N. E. Fuchs
Mgr
T. C. Dye
Insurance
City of
A. C. Barrett
Sikeston, Missouri
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