Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1909 — Starr Building Sold to Jennings Wright. [ARTICLE]

Starr Building Sold to Jennings Wright.

. W. J, Wright, the undertaker and furniture dealer, has bought of Mrs. Esther Williams, of Lafayette, the former C. C. Starr 3 story business building on the south side pf Washington street, near the NowelS House. Mr. Wright will move his furniture store to the new location about the middle of April. He will, occupy all three floors as sales and store rooms, and will eventually move his undertaking establishment into the same building. He also expects to install an elevator, which can be used for doth passengers and freight and .when this is done he will have show and sales rooms on each floor. The building is at present occupied by Fred Phillips’ music store and Simpson & Woods’ barber shop. They will probably move into some of the vacant rooms further on south down the street. v ■ The second story is at present occupied by C. C. Starr as a residence. The third floor was formerly used by the K. of P. order as a lodge room. The room which Mr. Wright Will vacate in the Williams-Stockton building will. be occupied by J. A. McFarland, the grocer. The room %now occupied by Mr. McFarland in the Horton, building will be dismantled to make room for the new building which Mr. Horton will erect this spring. The Starr building purchased by Mr. Wright is one of the best and most substantial business buildings in Rensselaer and the price at which be bought it, $5,000, is a great bargain.