Church Permit Dominates Weekly Building Activity
Trinity American Lutheran church at Fourth and South streets leads a strong week for new construction with a $75,000 cost. Six houses averaging over $6,000 each push the total to $119,300 for the week, aided by several garages and home remodels. Key permits issued include mills for dwellings at 115 Prospect Boulevard 2315 West Fourth and 21024 Pine Street, with additions to a garage at Fifth and Washington and other remodeling work.
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Trinity American Lutheran Church
Fourth and South Streets
Charles ‘Wasson
Millers
Lester W. Miller
Prospect Boulevard
Pourth Street West
Cal J. Miller
Berth Avenue
Charles McHinstry
Pine Street
A. &. Smith
Third Street
Fifth
Washington Streets
Lauritzen Construction Company
Smith, Lichty & Hillman
Second
Sycamore Streets
Hazel Swenziger
South
B. R. Torgerson
Parker
Priebe Bros
Fourth East
Florence Chevalier
Sumner
Charles McKinstry
Pine
Lonnie Vaughn
Lafayette
Lauritzen
AE. Smith
West Third
Trinity American
Lutheran Church
Fourth
J.P. Jones
West Fourth
Lester _W. Miller
L. E. Park
Utica
Be Pathe
Batil Ry, & Electric Co
West
Wees Pheer
Tees
Warning in Buying a Lot and Building a Home
A long illustrated warning about the dangers of sentiment in real estate purchases. A prospective buyer, swayed by a glamorous lot and grass, buys a property without proper survey. Weeks later basement work reveals the lot sits below grade, causing costly grading and construction delays that nearly equal the purchase price. The piece urges careful research, specific material choices, and awareness of financing costs.
Architects' Small House Service Bureau Home Builders Cine
Fragmentary OCR text discusses architectural services and a film or program related to home builders. It mentions copyright 1925 and guidance about budgeting materials and labor, suggesting an instructional or promotional piece within a builders’ context. The readable portion centers on cost considerations and the role of the Architects' Small House Service Bureau.
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Home Builders’ Cine
What You May Want To Know About Building
Questions cover safe cement and stucco temperatures, best kitchen floor treatment, lot cost guidance, and chimney flue safety. Advice warns against applying materials below 40 degrees, recommends linoleum floors flush with adjoining rooms, outlines lot cost as a house and lot percentage, and urges rebuilding a 17 inch square unlined brick chimney with a larger flue to prevent fire risk.
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