The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 8, 1921, Page 16

THE SEATTLE STAR FRIDAY, APRIT. 8. 1920 BUILDING COSTS DOWN 28” " WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU E two Seattle homes were constructed last year. Present prices for the same materials and labor that went into them are 28% lower than in 1920. The top illustration is of a five-room house at Rainier Beach. Last year it cost to | a Nw) P| This year it would cost. ...-0-0.<c0c.. 4,170.67 es Saving. Shed wiwheleinio ioe es.s +0 acimeie ne ncistontete 1,019.81 The lower illustration is of a seven-room Seattle home, complete with hardwood floors. Last February it cost to build. . $7,257.72 : | OR SPT CE This 28% Ratio of Reduction “Applies to Practically Any Size House. Be a Home — [' SEATTLE has confidence in you, SHOW YOUR CONFIDENCE in Se- attle by becoming a real part of Seattle —a home owner. Aside from civic loyalty, it is a good INVESTMENT to build in a right hand dia- gram shows 1921 costs —a saving of greater than 28%. growing city where realty values are con- stantly increasing. : Seattle made the third largest popula- RED tion increase in the country, according to 1920 Cost. srernnrrwcnern$ 3,000.00 1921 CORE janemmnmoncl 2,160.00 the last census, and is looked on as one of 1920 Cost. .o-ninne.-$ 4,500.00 1921 MCE si ncstomngic® 3,240.00 the coming largest cities of America. Will 1920 Cost. .-ninmmen -$ 7,000.00 1921 CO ep eee 5S 5,040.00 zor be’ sepeng the heme owsiunt: the “onsh 1920 Cost..ncienaien-$15,000.00 1921 Costs .rinteinaneia- $10,080.00 in” on Seattle’s future realty values? HE “Build Now” movement in Seattle and else- T where throughout the nation is based on the soundest of reasons—ECONOMY. And Spring is the most logical of Seasons, Talk it over with your Building Material Dealer, Architect, Contractor, Real Estate Agent or Banker, and prove to yourself the reasons why the present offers real home building economy. Housefurnishings-and Furniture Are Also Reduced in Proportion to Building Costs