St John’s parish expands school and home in Waterloo
A large force of workmen will finish the St John’s Catholic school addition at Mulberry street in Waterloo this week, bringing nine classrooms and a two story annex with a teacher sisters’ apartment. The project, begun in 1924, completes a 10 year building program, with total church and school costs around 69000 dollars. An athletic field and playground are planned across the street, and the church has redecorated interiors with a Kilgen pipe organ installed this year.
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St. John's Catholic School
Mulberry Street
N. J. Lentz
St. John's Parish
Lentz
Linden Addition
St. John’s School
H. A. Maine Company
Rynearson & Koch
Bruneré& Saltz
Waterloo Electric Company
Mulberry
Burned Clay for Beauty and Strength in Walls
Historic discussion of brick and tile in ancient and modern construction. Notes durability, pyramid walls of Rome, Chinese terraces, and Nebuchadnezzar library tiles. Describes brick veneer, stucco finishes, hollow walls, and various uses from roofs to floors, highlighting burned clay as a versatile building material.
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China
England
Rome
Nen
Asia Minor
Nebuchadrezzar
Phus
Two bungalow plans offer separated living space and studio style
The article describes two five and six room bungalow layouts with living and sleeping quarters separated by a central wall or arranged with living spaces at the front and two bedrooms in the rear. Plan 5-D-35 features a high ceiling living room with built in book cases and garden views, plus practical kitchen and dining areas, and options like a roofed sun room and side terrace.
Masonry walls and cross walls proved useful
The article explains cross walls built of brick, tile or concrete help equalize foundation settlement by providing inner bearings for floor joists. Masonry serves many roles above and below ground from structural support to decoration, highlighting practical home building ideas from 1927 archives.
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The
Architect's Small House Service Bureau of the
United States, Inc. Home Builders’ Clinic
What You May Want to Know About Building
Q and A on refinishing varnished woodwork in golden oak color. Remove varnish with standard remover, sand, and stain as desired. For sizable refinish work, hire an experienced painter. Linoleum is recommended for kitchen floors for sanitation and resilience. Ensure linoleum finishes flush with adjoining surfaces. Advise accurate surveying of the building site and precise piling of excavated material by the contractor.
Selecting a Contractor for Lawn Dressing and Filling
The piece advises hiring a good contractor under an architect to manage lawn dressing and handling excavated material. It recommends contractor responsibility for complete satisfaction and feasible disposal methods. The guidance emphasizes professional supervision for quality and efficiency.
Loans authorized on bond and mortgage by Metropolitan Insurance Co
Metro politan Insurance Company approved loans totaling 4 069 606 yesterday. City loans amounting to 3 589 256 funded housing on 690 dwellings for 743 families and seven apartments for 96 families. Farm loans totaled 480 350. Four business loans totaled 404 500. Principal housing loan amounts spread across states and one large 1 242 481 loan.
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Metropolitan Insurance Company
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Alabama
Towa
Michigan
Tilmots
Minnesota
Tennessee
Mississippi
New York
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Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
United States
American Institute of Architects
Department of Commerce
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the Architects’ Small House Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
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Waterloo
W. H. Brunn
Pres
R. BE. Eickelberg
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Independent Electric Co
Jefferson St
Metropolitan Life Company
New York Times
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Berlin
Orm
Chicago
Gow
Hartford Live Stock Insurance Co
Iowa Securities
East Fifth St
A. R. Smith
Mer. Ins. Dept. Unlimited Funds
American Abstract & Title Company
Francise M. Stebbins, Pres
Nat'l Bank Blde
W. B. Horner
Bluff St
L. E. Glaza CO
Commercial St
Waterloo Lumber Co
Walker & Meyers Electric
Als Jefferson Si
Phane
Stybbins Plumbing & Heating CO
Thane
Stebbins
Fefferson
Waterloo Roofing & Supply Co
Cleve G. Miller
Better Homes
Lester W. Miller
Pioneer Bank
Waterloo, Cedar Falls and
Northern Railway Company
Quest & Smith
All
Fifth
Bovee Furnace Works
Iowa
Harold Plumb
W. W. Marsh
Walter Johnson
Fred Wray
H. C. Wurster
C. A. Marsh
Will Logan
W. M. Stewart
W. A. Zelhoffer
F. N. Marvel
W. C. White
Waterloo Tribune
Waterloo Courier
Altstadt & Langlas Company
Winterbottom Supply CO
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