New Home Building Boost Fueled by Industry Help
The city issued 26 building permits totaling about 432,000 with 25 shown in records by Charles Wasson, city building commissioner. While no large structures, residential remodels and several new dwellings boosted activity. five new homes and private garages were added, supporting local employment. Notable permits include remodels on 50 910,000 at 723 Danvers, 4,500, 5,000 for residences at 2425 Fourth West, 3,000 for several residences, and garage projects on Denver Street and 12th Street West with several 3,000 values.
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Charles Wasson
Waterloo
Tribune
Lafayette
Oo Street
Denver
Larry -Tainniel
Sir Mth Street West
Haske Base eNom
Fabara
Rok
Ak 107
Garoline
Martin
American Style Colonial House Featured in Office Plan
A discussion of a house design praised for its half American character with half timber details. The plan fits a narrow forty foot lot and includes a living room with fireplace, dining room, built in kitchen alcove, three second floor bedrooms and ample storage. Construction uses wood frame brick base stucco and a shingle roof with varied exterior materials.
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Ihawa
Omitting a Porch to Save Building Costs
The article outlines cost cutting in home building by omitting a porch, noting a potential $200 to $500 saving and later addition options. It discusses glazing as costly due to sash work and trim, screening with varying frame costs, and recommends budgeting for affordable materials. It also touches on foundation and wall choices, brick versus concrete, and the impact of local market prices on material costs.
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United States Department of Commerce
Aterials
Foundations and exterior detailing for small homes
A 1926 guide from The Architects' Small House Service Bureau outlines cost considerations in building compact homes. It covers foundation depth, basement usefulness, iron railings, cement placement, and choosing between bungalow, twostory, or square designs to control expenses. It notes tile bathrooms, stucco, masonry walls for fire insurance, wooden shutters, siding options, roof shingles, and the balance between initial cost and long term durability.
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Theporete
Alianca Bote Ati Ao
United States, Inc—Home Tuilders
Sistecuti
Age of Chemicals and Filters Aids in Purification
Indoor pools at four city facilities in Iowa are praised for sanitation standards and chemical treatment. West High uses a novel circulation system with filtration and vacuum cleaning, while East High and YMCA pools also employ filters and sanitizing measures. The YMCAs pool lacks a water filter and changes water weekly, with more frequent changes during swimming schools. Plans discuss newer, larger pools in coming years to serve youths and adults.
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Bell
West High
Y.M
Jack. J. Hinman, Jr
University of Town
Iowa State Department of Health
Pac
West High Pool
Agata
East Wigh
Finman
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England
DTLOR
Smart Vies
United Sates
Department
Suvermient
United States Bureaurtment
Staten
Adiming Boom
Hilde Boor
CME
BLD Boom
Mstas
the Architects
Small Tone Service Bureau of the United States, Inc
Nome Builders Glinte
East 5Th ST. Hardware CO
Erin
Letous
Lou Mere
OVICE
Fursage
Fred G.” Eldridge
Ukre
Reed’s Transfer CO
Thonos
Jefferson St
Iowa Securities Co
East Fifth St
Bovee Furnace Works
West Eighth St
Lana
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co
Waterloo Savings Bank
Corner Bridge
Commercial Streets
Simmons Johnson
J. Lu. Johnson
Carl Davis
W. E. Jobson
Carleton Sius
A. G Greeley
Dunkelberg, Leeper & Cropper, Inc
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