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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABORJAMES J. DAVIS, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICSETHELBERT STEWART, Commissioner

BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES ) . . . BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) No. 318

M I S C E L L A N E O U S S E R I E S

BUILDING PERMITS IN THEPRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE

UNITED STATES IN 1921

JANUARY, 1923

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1923

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Page.Introduction............................................................................................................................ 5-10Explanation of general table.............................................................................................. 10,11Table A.Number and proposed cost of buildings (new construction and repairs, alterations, and additions on old buildings) covered by permits issuedin 1921, by intended use of buildings......................................................................... 12-83Part 1.New residential buildings.......................................................................... 12-43Part 2.New nonresidential buildings..................................................................... 44-71Part 3.Repairs, alterations, and additions on old buildings, and grand total, all permits........................................................................................................ 72-838


BULLETIN OF THEU. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

N O . 318 WASHINGTON J a n u a r y , 1 9 2 3

BUILDING PERMITS IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1 9 2 1 .INTRODUCTION.

Last year the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its first annual report on this subject, collecting information for the year 1920 from cities of 35,000 population and over. In this, the second investigation, the scope of the survey has been extended in an effort to cover all cities of 25,000 and over in the United States287 cities in all.A report was obtained from each of 265 cities. From some cities the report was secured by mail direct from the local building inspectors, in other cities by personal visits of agents of the bureau. In cities in which the work was done by agents the data were taken either directly from the applications for permits on file in the building inspectors office or from record books kept by the building inspector.No report was secured for 22 cities above 25,000 in population. A number of these cities have no building code and no building inspector. Such cities require no permit to be issued and therefore no record of the amount of building done is available. In a few cities the work of building inspection is done in part by the chief of the fire department. In cities with building codes of this class the fire chief inspects all buildings erected in the fire zonethat is, in a certain restricted area in the heart of the business district only. It can be seen, then, that when any records at all are kept in these cities they are not for the city as a whole, and hence they have been omitted from the report.The bureau collected information for 1920 not only as to the uses of the buildings erected but also as to the material of which they were built. I t was found, however, that a clear-cut classification according to the material used in constructing a building could not be made, for buildings were reported according to materials used in their outer walls, and sometimes the walls of the first story of a dwelling house would be of brick and those of the upper story of wood. In large office buildings and stores the lower stories would sometimes be bunt of stone and the upper stories of brick. Then again steel skeleton buildings sometimes had brick outer walls and sometimes concrete or stone outer walls. All this made it difficult to classify buildings in regard to material used.Nor was i t possible to make a very satisfactory classification of fire-resisting and nonfire-resisting buildings, as a building might be5


6 BUILDING PERMITS IN 1921.placed under the heading of brick because it had brick outer walls and yet have a nonfireproof roof and wooden floors and stairways. The bureau therefore decided to drop that part of the investigation caffin^Tbr^classification of buildings according to material used, and to confine the investigation to the proposed use of the building and the number of families provided for in the dwelling houses erected.An attempt was made to find out the number of additional families cared for by alterations and additions to dwellings, such as changing a one-family dwelling into a two-family dwelling, etc. It was found, hbivSeve ,^ that comparatively few of the cities kept such records. Some cities which had no records of this kind promised to try to obtain this information in the future. Undoubtedly quite a number of additional families have been provided for in this manner. Agents found in some towns that what had formerly been a one-family house had been altered so as to house as many as four and five families, and also that garages and barns with a little alteration had been made habitable for one or more families. Such conditions were more usually found in the foreign sections of a factory or mill town.Previous to the year 1920 the Geological Survey of the United States Department of the Interior collected and published data concerning the number and cost of buildings according to the material used in their construction. The figures shown below are the total amounts of money spent in 131 identical cities from which information was obtained during the years 1914 to 1921, inclusive. From 1914 to 1919, inclusive, the figures are taken from the publications of the Geological Survey, for 1920 and 1921 from the records of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

1914. .................. $749,515,8131915. . . . . . . . i ......... 776,978,2561916 ....... 982,028,5851917 .................. 650,802,375

1918.......................... $401,770,3541919 .................. 1, 259,044, 8081920 ................. 1,343,629,0361921 .................. 1,602,496,737These figures giving the cost of buildings, as shown by building permits, can not be interpreted to indicate the relative physical amount Of building construction, because the costs of both materials and labor used in such construction have varied from year to year.Table 1 shears the index number of the wholesale prices of building materials arid the index number of the changes in the union scale of wages in the building trades as a whole from 1913 to 1921, inclusive, as compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

T a b l e 1 . IN D E X N U M B E R S O F W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F B U IL D IN G M A T E R IA L S A N D U N IO N SC A LE O F W A G E S IN B U IL D IN G T R A D E S .

In dex num bers.Yoar. W holesale U nionprices. wages.

1913................................... 100 1001914................... . . . . . . . . 92 1021 9 1 5 . . . . . . . . . ................. 1 94 1031916................................... 120 1061917................................... ! 157 1131 9 1 8 . . . . . ......................... ! 172 1261919................................... 201 1451920.................................. 264 1971921................................... 165 200


INTRODUCTION. 7Table 2 shows the total number and estimated cost of the different kinds of buildings covered by permits in 265 cities, the per cent that each kind is of the total number, and the per cent that the cost of each kind is of the total cost, together with the" average cost per building.

T a b l e 2 .B U IL D IN G P E R M IT S IS S U E D IN 265 C IT IE S IN 1921, B Y IN T E N D E D U S E O FB U IL D IN G S .

U se of buildings. N um bero fbuildings.Per cent of to ta l num ber.

Cost of buildings.-Per cent of to ta l cost.

Average cost per building.

RESIDEN TIA L BUILDINGS.H ousekeeping dwellings:One-fam ily d w ellin gs...........................................Two-fam ily dw ellings........................................... 132,665 38.4 $526,317,604 33.3 $3,96717,117 5.0 114,682,111 7.2 6,700O ne-fam ily and two^family dwellings w ithstores com b in ed .................................................. 3,451 1 .0 32,940,979 2.1 9,545M ulti-fam ily apartm ents..................................... 4,930 1.4 207,021,211 13.1 41,992M ulti-fam ily apartm ents w ith stores............. 572 .2 14,086,679 .9 24,627N onhousekeeping dw ellings:H otels.......................................................................... 98 .03 39,676,010 2.5 404,857Lodging hoftses........................................................ 27 .01 476,559 .03 17,650A ll other..................................................................... 133 .04 7,800,505 .5 58,650

T otal residential............................... .................. 158,993 46.1 943,001,658 59.6 5,931NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

A m usem ent b u ild in gs................................................. 778 .2 62,517,117 4.0 80,356Churches............................................................................. 923 . 3 29,393,444 1.9 31,845Factories and w orkshops............................................ 3,760 1.1 73,564,759 4.7 19,565Public garages.................................................................. 2,679 .8 26,924,861 1.7 10,050P rivate garages................................................................ 118,987 34.5 59,499, 530 3.8 500Service stations................................................................ 1,599 .5 3,785,125 .2 2,367In stitu tion s....................................................................... 161 .04 19,132, 734 1.2 118,837Office build ings............................................................... 1,492 .4 114, 111, 049 7.2 76,482Public build ings............................................................. 157 .05 16,461,532 1.0 104,851Public works and u tilit ies .......................................... 244 .1 14,607,376 .9 59,866Schools and libraries..................................................... 782 .2 90,640,217 5.7 115,908S heds................................................................................... 27,435 8.0 8,944,025 .6 326Stables and barn s........................................................... 10,213 3.0 5,440,477 .3 533Stores and warehouses.................................................. 11,516 3.3 101,229,133 6.4 8,790A ll other............................................................................. 5,366 1.6 12,872,101 .8 2,399T otal nonresidentia l......................................... 186,092 53.9 639,123,480 40.4 3,434Grand tota l........................................................... 345,085 100.0 1,582,125,138 100.0 4,585

It will be seen from the table that 46.1 per cent of the total number of buildings erected were residential buildings, and that 59.6 per cent of the total amount of money expended was spent for them.Of the residential buildings by far the greater number were one- family housesbeing 38.4 per cent of the total number of buildings and costing 33.3 per cent ot the total cost of all buildings.The greater number of nonresidential buildings were private garages, comprising 34.5 per cent of the total number of buildings and over 60 per cent of the nonresidential buildings.It will be noticed that $3,967 was the average cost for the construction of a one-family house. The average cost of a one-family house as shown by the 1920 figures was $4,319. The average cost of a two-family house was $6,700 in 1921 and $7,441 in 1920. This lowering of average cost was due mainly to a drop in the price of building material.A study of this table shows that the increased building in 1921 was mainly in the building of dwelling houses or domestic outbuildings; for while the figures show that only 46.1 per cent of the total amount of buildings erected were for residential purposes, if deduction is also


8 BUILDING PERMITS IN 1921.made of the private garages (34.5 per cent of the total buildings erected), of sheds (8 per cent), and of stables and bams (3 per cent), it will leave only 8.4 per cent for all other buildings. When it is considered that the average cost of private garages is only $500, of sheds $326, and of stables and bams $553, it will be seen that while the number of these items is large, still they are of minor importance.The preponderance of dwelling houses over business establishments is a swinging of the pendulum from the war-time construction period. During th^ war and for a short time after the building of dwelling houses was neglected. The overcrowding in cities and the resultant high rents created a serious condition all over the country. On the other hand, many large manufacturing concerns expanded; large factories and mills of an kinds were built. This further crowded the cities, as it drew large numbers of workingmen to these centers without providing them with a place in which to live.The events of the past year or so have shown that gradually the country is getting back to normal conditions, the table showing that comparatively few large factories or commercial buildings were built during 1921. On the other hand, numbers of people have left the cities, going back to the small towns, and to the country, but the great need is still the building of dwelling houses. In most cities 1921 was a year of cons traction of this class of buildings, and from all indications the year 1922 will surpass 1921.It is interesting to note tnat in spite of industrial depression the amount of money spent in 1921 for amusement buildings was considerably more than the combined amounts spent for churches and hospitals, and that the amount spent for amusement buildings and private garages combined was greater than that spent for either schools, office buildings, stores, or factories.Table 3 shows the total number of families provided for in 1921 and the per cent of families provided for by each different kind of dwellings. There were 227,259 families provided for in the cities covered by this report. Assuming 5 persons to a family this shows homes were provided for 1,136,295 people. The population of these cities as shown by the 1920 census was 36,850,406. Since the normal rate of increase for cities of 25,000 or over in the United States is 2.7 per cent, the population of these cities has presumably increased 994,961. The building of dwellings during 1921, therefore, was somewhat above the increased population demand and a start was made in reducing the housing shortage.T a ble 3 .B U IL D IN G P E R M IT S IS S U E D IN 1921, B Y N U M B E R O F F A M IL IE S TO B EH O U S E D .

K in d of dw elling.N um ber of N um ber of fam ilies buildings, provided for.

Per cent of tota l fam ilies.

One-fam ily d w ellin gs......................... ....................................................Two-fam ily d w e llin g s.............................................................................O ne-fam ily and tw o-fam ily dw ellings w ith stores com bined.M ulti-family apartm ents........................................................................M ulti-family apartm ents w ith stores com bined..........................Total.....................................................................

132,665 132,665 58.417,117 > 34,234 15.13,451 5,269 2.3| 4,930 52,173 23.0| 572 2,918 1.3158,735 227,259 100.0


INTRODUCTION, 9When it is considered that these data were collected from cities as small as 25,000 it may be somewhat startling to discover that almost one-fourth of the new family accommodations are in apartment houses. The trend toward apartment houses, which started in the larger cities, is spreading to the smaller ones. One of the reasons for this is that very few single dwellings were built to rent and therefore a family that could not afford to buy a home was almost compelled to live in an apartment. This, of course, is not the only explanation, for the construction of the more expensive apartments shows that many families prefer apartment dwellings to separate homes.Table 4 shows the number and cost of each of the different kinds of buildings for 189 cities from which reports were obtained for both 1920 and 1921, and the percentage of increase or decrease in both number and cost in 1921 as compared with 1920.

T a b l e 4 .B U IL D IN G P E R M IT S IS S U E D IN 189 ID E N T IC A L C ITIES IN 1920 A N D 1921, B YIN T E N D E D U SE OF B U IL D IN G S .

U se of buildings.

B uild ings for w hich perm its issued. Per cent f n- crease ( + ) or decrease ( ) in 1921 compared w ith 1920.1920 1921

Num ber. Cost. N um ber. Cost. N um ber. Cost.

RESIDEN TIA L BUILDINGS.H ousekeeping dw ellingsOne-family dw ellings...............Two-fam ily d w ellin gs.............One-family and two-fam ilydwellings w ith stores..........Multi-family apartm ents___Multi-family apartmentsw ith sto r e s..............................N onhousekeeping dwellings:H ote ls ............................................Lodging h ou ses..........................A ll other........................................

T otal residential buildings.NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

A m usem ent b u ild ings...................Churches......................... ......................Factories and w orkshops...............Public garages....................................

67,905 5,3818301,4932341003853

$293,260,98240,037,8378,779,74166,268,3693,579,780

23,680,9061,229,2753,872,775

118,33015,6183,1844,501

5058423120

$476 192,519 105,838,15730,662,234198,877,37112,107,86438,486,510420,8096,867,945

+ 7 4 .3+ 190 .2+283 .6 +201 .5+115 .8- 1 6 .0 - 3 9 . 5 +126. 4

+ 62 .4+164.3+249.2+200.1+238.2+62.5- 6 5 .8+77 .3

76,034 440,709,665 142,365 869,453,409 + 8 7 .2 + 97 .3

4215165,23939,556,64017,719,090190,147,705

6888063,3782,402106,4541,3401401,35813420468626,0409,7789,9975,003

58,015,57226,926,85669,261,03524,856,41655,340,7923,143,37017,242,870110,021,79015,285,38912,569,25083,525,5848,618,5675,272,53994,605,64512,346,524

+ 6 3 .4+ 5 6 .2- 3 5 .5+46 .7+ 52 .0-6 3 .6

P rivate garages..................................Service s ta tion s.................................In st itu t io n s .........................................Office b u ild ings.................................P ub lic b u ild in gs...............................P ub lic works and utilities............

91,892842911,087188

94,021,6103,598,17220,702,309132,170,88516,325,420

+ 1 5 .8+ 5 9 .1+ 5 3 .8+ 2 4 .9- 2 8 .7

-4 1 .1- 1 2 .6-1 6 .7- 1 6 .8- 6 . 4Schools and libraries.......................Sheds......................................................Stables and b a m s.............................Stores a n d w arehouses...................A llo th er ................................................

Total nonresidential............Grand to ta l.............................

53511,5311,3186,6398,951

48,863,854 4,090,561 1,101,615 143,120, 638 42,136,640

+ 2 8 .2 + 125 .8 + 641 .9 + 5 0 .6 - 4 4 .1

+ 70 .9 +110.7 +378.6 -3 3 .9 -7 0 .7129,250 753,555,139 168,408 597,032,200 + 3 0 .3 -2 0 .8205,284 1,194,264,804 310,773 1,466,485,609 + 5 1 .4 +22 .8

It will be noted that there was a large increase in both number and cost of all classes of housekeeping dwellings in 1921; the increase in number ranging from 74.3 per cent for one-family dwellings to 283.6 per cent for one-family and two-family dwellings with stores combined, and in cost from 62.4 per cent for one-family dwellings to


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249.2 per cent for one-family and two-family dwellings with stores combined. In every case except multi-family apartments with stores combined the percentage of increase in cost is less than the percentage of increase in number. This would tend to show that the cost of building construction had materially decreased since the previous year. The reason that the increase in the cost of multifamily apartments was practically the same as the increase in the number of such buildings, and that the increase in the cost of multifamily apartments with stores combined was greater than the increase in number, was that these apartments were built to house a larger number of families than those erected in 1920.The number of hotels fell off 16 per cent, yet the amount expended in their construction increased 62.5 per cent, showing that, although fewer hotels were built in 1921 than in 1920 those that were erected were much larger. There was an increase of 87.2 per cent in the total number of residential buildings and an increase of 97.3 per cent in their aggregate cost.Of the nonresidential buildings, amusement buildings, churches, private garages, service stations, institutions, office buildings, schools, sheds, stables, and stores show an increase in the number erected ranging from 15.8 per cent in the case of private garages to 641.9 for stables and barns. Factories, public buildings, and all other nonresidential buildings show a loss in the number constructed.The total amount expended was higher for amusement buildings, churches, schools and libraries, sheds, and stables and barns, and less for factories, garages, service stations, institutions, office buildings, public buildings, stores, and all other nonresidential. The total number of nonresidential buildings increased 30.3 per cent, while their cost decreased 20.8 per cent.EXPLANATION OF GENERAL TABLE.

General Table A, which shows detailed information concerning building operations for 189 cities for the year 1920 and 265 cities for 1921, is divided into three parts. Part 1 relates to new residential buildings, giving the number and cost of each kind of dwelling and the number of families provided for by each kind. The information regarding the number of families provided for was not obtained in a number of cases in 1920. In 1921, however, this information was secured from every city shown in the report.Comparing the work done in each city for the two years it will be seen that in the vast majority of them many more dwelling houses were built in 1921 than in 1920. There are of course a few exceptions to this rule; some cities where there was an exceptional growth in the past few years due to abnormal war activities show a falling off in the number of dwelling houses erected. The factories and mills in such towns are now running on a normal peace-time basis or below it, and many of the workers drawn from the surrounding country districts have returned, so these cities are not so much in need of new homes as some of the others.In comparing the figures shown in Part 2, the new nonresidential group; it will be noticed that in almost every city there was a notable falling off in the building of large factories anti stores in 1921 from that of the previous year.


EXPLANATION OF GENERAL TABLE. 11In 1920 both public and private garages were included under one heading; for 1921 these are reported separately. Puolic buildings and Public works and utilities, grouped in 1920, are shown separately for 1921.Part 3 shows the number and cost of additions, alterations, and repairs, the grand total of all buildings, both new construction and repairs, for the years 1920 and 1921, and in addition installation permits for 1921.For 1920 all additions, alterations, and repairs were reported together, while for 1921 they are divided under the headings of repairs for housekeeping dwellings, nonhousekeeping dwellings, and nonresidential buildings.The number of permits issued for repairs in 1921 was much larger in most cities than in 1920, but the amount spent per building was less. This is accounted for partially by the fact that building material was somewhat cheaper and partially by the fact that many more minor alterations were made, while few large additions to factories were erected in 1921. In 1921, 229,896 additions, alterations, and repairs were made in the 265 cities at a cost of $274,669,536. This covers both residential and nonresidential buildings inseparably combined in the reports from many cities.The number of installation permits and their construction cost were obtained in 1921 wherever such permits were issued by the building inspector. In a number of cities no permits were required

for installations of signs, tanks, etc.; in other cities these permits were issued by officers other than that of the building inspector. The number of installation permits reported were 50,777 and the aggregate cost $17,938,064. In summing up the building operations for the year 1921 it can be said that the outstanding feature is the erection of much needed dwelling houses in larger numbers than for many years.


T able A ___NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- i->TIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGS. 10PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

City and State. Year. t)ne-family dwellings.

Number. Cost. Families.

Akron, Ohio.................. 1920 947 $4,694,535 9471921 234 993,800 234Alameda, Calif.............. 1921 134 453,109 134Albany, N. Y ................ 1920 81 452,900 811921 179 1,090,900 179Allentown, Pa............... 1920 93 644,310 931921 92 422,600 92Altoona, Pa.................... 1920 36 158,240 361921 85 431,455 85Amsterdam, N. Y ......... 1921 50 250,000 50Anderson, Ind............... 1921 37 95,150 37Asheville, N. C.............. 1921 363 953,098 . 363Atlanta, Ga.................... 1920 552 2,672,058 5521921 1,261 4,804,725 1,261Atlantic City, N. J....... 1920 27 235,944 271921 190 1,569,678 190Auburn, N. Y ................ 1920 29 109,600 291921 16 60,900 16Augusta, Ga.................. 1920 220 488,438 2201921 329 705,204 329Aurora, 111...................... 1920 45 246,200 451921 126 476,760 126Austin, Tex................... 1921 211 546,772 211Baltimore, Md.............. 1920 2,053 9,285,900 2,0531921 1,849 9,199,200 1,849Bangor, Me....................Battle Creek, Mich....... 1921 60 348,000 601920 87 364,350 871921 117 409,480 117Bay City, Mich............. 1921 121 211,575 121Bayonne, N. J ............... 1920 6 20,600 61921 156 1,042,500 156a Not reported.

Housekeeping dwellings.

Two-family dwellings. One-family and two- family dwellings with stores combined. Multi-family dwellings.Multi-family dwellings with stores combined.

Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families.

30 $1,686,100 (a)9 $38,400143,000 1815 3060 583,50012,000 120 1 16,000 31 2 3 56,000 181 $28,000 2 1 25,000 817 16,015 34 2 $26,500 83 18,50090,000 610 20

8 49,800 8 1 1,500 3j ........... 39 1,579,000872,753358.000861.0006242516 171,700 310,500 325,732 59,000

V 50 3 6,600 3 35 30032 10 75 1 93,500 341 82 13 230,750 20 21 743 6 1 3,0001,800 2 2 16,400234,99516,749102 12,6009,200 4 1 1 2 544 8 1 1,500 1 1 4

2 11,200 2 3 16,500955,000 94 10834 438,000 68 24 190,680 31 8 1,242,000 212 3 74,400 161 7,000 2 1 11,000 41 6,0005,50034,700336,00021 2 2 30,000 86 12 4 27,500 442 8421 195,500 42 19 174,000 j 35 4 86,000 26 3 79,666 is

BUILDING PERMITS IN 1921.


Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residential fpA+ol -n mtT raciriartHol flnJolllTlCfCC i t y and State. Year. Hotels. Lodging houses. Other. dwellings.

Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Families.

Akron, Ohio.................. 1920 6 1697,800 983 $7,078,435993,800 (o) 2341921 234Alameda, Calif............... 1921 143 * 491,509 152Albany, N. Y ................ 1920 1 . 40,000 97 635,900 1111921 1 500,000 241 2,190,400 302Allentown, P a............... 1920 97 712,310 1131921 94 475,600 102Altoona, Pa.................... 1920 1 700,00039,910 56 900,755 781921 1 89 489,865 91Amsterdam, N. Y......... 1921 60 340,000 95,150 1,004,398 4,251,058 6,209, 378 4,997,944 3,117,346

70Anderson, Ind............... 1921 37 37Asheville, N. C.............. 1921 372 374Atlanta, Ga.................... 1920 591 1,1761921 1 300,000 ^4,000,000? I .............. 1 ; $53,600 1,326 1,614137Atlantic City, N. J ....... 1920 1 551921 1 130,186 266 366Auburn, N. Y ............. 1920 32 168,60074,300 351921 19 28Augusta, Ga.................. 1920 1 $12,000 226 749,833 2791921 1 233,000 336 965,653 342Aurora, III...................... 1920 45 246,200 451921 126 476,760 126Austin, Tex.................... 1921 216 574,47210,590,90011,324,280366.000370;350

222Baltimore, Md............... 1920 1 350,000 2,058 2,1612,1761921 2 180,000 1,920Bangor, Me.................... 1921 62 66Battle Creek, Mich....... 1920 88 891921 120 444,980 127Bay City, Mich........ 1921 131 273,775 356,600 137Bayonne, N. J ............... 1920 48 901921 i 30,666 204 1,607,000 274 Not reported,

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Table A . NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDITIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued.PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSContinued.

City and State. Year.


pne-family dwellings.


1921 548 $2,037,490 548i920 32 113,650 321921 79 281,950 791920 68 295,900 681921 182 708,500 1821920 1476 11,419,630 (a)1921 1,555 2,966,014 1.5551921 20 67,050 # 2 01920 63 *794,435 631921 136 4 3,558,900 1361920 160 539,985 1601921 144 389,980 1441920 36 173,900 361921 70 336,400 701920 19 464,000 191921 26 458,000 261920 501 1,663,600 5011921 1,241 4,639,785 1,2411920 12 20,570 121921 2 2,000 21920 10 117,300 101921 3 34,400 31920 32 102,700 321921 145 498,250 1451920 240 915,000 2401921 347 1,644,116 347

Two-family dwellings.

Number. Cost. Fami-

One-family and two- family dwellings with stores combined.


Multi-family dwellings.


Multi-family dwellings with stores combined.


Berkeley, Calif.. Bethlehem, Pa. $25,00031,000 $405,900Binghamton, N. Y .......Birmingham, Ala.........Bloomington, 111. Boston, Mass.......

1244(a)

57,900214,300(8)2488(a)

$14,00069,00043,500

Bridgeport, Conn. Brockton, Mass. . . Brookline, Mass...Buffalo, N. Y ........Butte, Mont..........Cambridge, Mass..Camden, N. J ........Canton, Ohio.........

3251333366

17,050(8)(*)213,200358,900

65026666132

15,0003,000(*)(>)

411

Nonhousekeeping dwellingsAll other new residential

City and State. Year. Hotels. Lodging houses. Other. dwellings.x u i u i i w le s m t u it ia i u w e u m g s .


Berkeley, Calif.............. 1921 3 $90,000500 580 $2,558,390145,150 706Bethlehem, Pa.............. 1920 1 37 401921 1 $866,666 1 5,000 84 1,100,950 440,800 1,074,100 1,419,630 3,447,964 129,100

82Binghamton, N. Y....... 1920 93 1221921 243 327Birmingham, Ala......... 1920 ! 476 (a)1,659271921 1 73,600 1,58225Bloomington, 111........... 1921 1 42,000Boston, Mass.................. 1920 1 $60,000 115 1,369,435 3,558,900 993,385 1,158,180 173,900

3201921 337 878Bridgeport, Conn.......... 1920 2 15,00097,400 228 3331921 ' 2 ! 247 404Brockton, Mass............. 1920 i 36 361921 _____________ I________ 78 380,900 657,000 1,502,909 3,876,300 11,669,375 22,570 5,500 128,200 196,700

84Brookline, Mass............. 1920 27 351921 1 74,109 61 118Buffalo, N. Y ................ 1920 1 10,00070,000 892 1,4272,4051921 1 4,000,000 1 1,83313Butte, Mont.................. 19201921 134 4Cambridge, Mass........... 1920 11 121921 23 43Camden, N. J ................ 1920 1 140,000 33 242,700 321921 145 498,250 145Canton, Ohio................. 1920 1 350,000 269 1,418,0001,854,116 3121921 359 403a Not reported.

Cn

GENERAL TABLE,


T able A NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- t -1TIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. 05PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGSContiBued.


City and State.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa__Charleston, S. C.............Charleston, W. V a........Charlotte, N. C..............Chattanooga, Tenn.......Chelsea, Mass.................Chester, P a....................Chicago, 111.....................Chicopee, Mass..............Cicero, HI.......................Cincinnati, Ohio...........Clarksburg, W. Va.......Cleveland, Ohio.............Clifton, N. J...................Colorado Springs, Colo. Columbia, S. C...............Columbus, Ga................

One-family dwellings.


1920 187 $896,810 1871921 320 1,192,292 320,1920 170 625,360 1701921 184 505,315 1841920 211 708,815 2111921 553 1,569,124 5531920 162 597,855 1621921 300 1,189,420 3001920 44 198,250 441921 149 411,050 1491920 4 24,000 41921 1 5,800 11920 30 282,300 301921 43 259,575 431920 2,079 17,723,250 2,0791921 4,638 22,577,360 4,6381920 60 206,300 601921 100 335,200 1001921 262 1,367,44 2621920 128 800,000 1281921 1,079 6,610,875 1,0791921 154 586,175 1541920 1,139 6,370,680 1,1391921 1,450 5 12,383,750 1,4501921 215 850,000 2151921 116 295,085 1161920 112 305,060 1121921 177 493,468 1771921 60 105,715 60

Two-family dwellings. One-family and two- family dwellings with stores combined. Multirfamily dwellings.Multi-family dwellings with stores combined.


2 $4,000 21 $6,000 2 1 2,000 2 1 $17,000 4 1 $22,000 35 25,500 5 3 61,000 128 33,615 8 3 22,600 127 75,000 14 8 51,500 8 10 87,000 36 2 17,000 61 2,000 2 30 a54, 750 41 15 209,500 84 6 110,000 322 4,000 2 1 30,000 122 47,000 4 6 13,850 6 4 45,000 121 8,000 1 1 15,000 93 19,000 6 5 32,100 7 8 119,000 641 7,500 229 180,000 583 7,000 6 16 111,800 20 1 5,000 32 74,500 454 541,700 108 47 564,400 60 33 3,472,000 709 2 177,000 47893 8,273,650 1,786 232 2,900,740 368 384 24,218,060 5,261 29 1,463,000 19940 260,400 80 1 4,700 1 5 42,500 2533 191, 400 66 12 121,000 62 2 45,000 1068 764,200 136 39 552,100 49 2 26,600 6128 800,000 256 10 50,000 10 10 108.550 507 50,500 14 1 9,000 1 7 188,500 64 1 11,000 33 21,000 9685 4,247,120 1,370 32 993,500 259827 (2) 1,654 121 3,503,000 980145 794,700 290 16 107,600 24 2 30,000 112 2,203 2 3 34,530 2425 70,900 50 3 41,000 141 75,000 24 i 6,666 4

2 Included with one-family dwellings. 6 Includes cost of two-family dwellings.



482823

Bull. 318-

Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residential Total new residential dwellings.City and State. Year. Hotels. Lodging houses. Other. dwellings.


Cedar Rapids, Iowa__ 19201921 1 $14,000 190 $914,810 1,239,292 711,860 561,530 1,139,315 2,147,374 631,855 1,313,050 221,250 581,150

189324 331Charleston, S. C. 1920 178 1871921 195 204Charleston, W. V a__ 1920 1 $200,000100,000 239 2751921 1 1 $2,000 607 712Charlotte, N. C......... 19201921 165 1761 7,000 1 10,780 314 322Chattanooga, Tenn 1920 46 541921 165 226Chelsea, Mass................ 1920 5 31,500 61921 30 185,800 845,100 334,075 24,593,850 62,108,810

59Chester, P a_ _ 1920 2 439,000 52 591921 45 47Chicago, 111....... 19201921 8 1,990,5002,676,000 2 125,000 2,2256,181106

3,00312,2521665Chicopee, Mass. 1920 513,900 695,050 2,779,340 1,758,550 8,535,875 627,175 11,611,300 19,221,750 1,782,300 295,085 349,801 635,368

1921 5 $2,450 152 238Cicero, 111............. 19211920 1 39,000 2 30,000 374 453Cincinnati, Ohio. . 276 4441921 1 1,541,000 1 125,00020,000 1,097 1,161Clarksburg, W. V a ... 1921 1 158 163Cleveland, Ohio___ 1920 1,856 2,76819211921 3 3,335,000 2,401 4,084540Clifton, N. J................... 378Colorado Springs, Colo.. Columbia, S. C. 1921 116 1161920 1 8,00830,000 118 1381921 1 206 241Columbus. Ga................ 1921 62P 186,715 88


Table A.NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- TIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. 00* PART 1 . - NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS-Continued.


City and State. Year. One-family dwellings. Two-family dwellings.One-family and family dwelling* stores combined.

two- 3 with Multi-family dwellings.

*


Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families.

1920 334 $1 456,050 334 8 $74,500 16 1 $2,800 1 3 $52,000 141921 867 3* 788 7l5 867 200 1,276,700 400 16 90,200 17 9 134,500 33Council Bluffs, Iow a... 1920 208 * 512* 075 208 2 6,000 4 1 $8,000 41921 356 977 765 356 9 46,000 18 7 16,000 9 2 80,000 40r*ny^ prtrvn TTy 1920 78 180,050 781921 189 568,300 189 2 14,000 4 1 8,000 1 1 8,000 4nfflnetnn "R T 1921 112 504,800 112 20 129,100 40 1 3,500 21921 114 532,382 114 4 38,500 6 2 32,000 12Ttallaa Tpy 1920 1 095 4,097,045 1,095 19 371,000 (a)1921 2* 300 7 223,576 2 300 80 402,300 160 94 995,750 376 1 30,000 10T)atiyillfi Til 1921 * 27 * 91,200 * 27OQi7onnnrf Tnwa 1920 82 327 350 82 4 38,000 81921 148 656,015 148 3 28,000 6 2 16,000 2 2 40,000 i6 3 57,000 20Tiaxr+nn Ohin 1920 257 1,289 607 257 4 28,500 8 1 5,000 41921 524 2,611* 854 524 3 18,175 6 6 27,200 6 1 30,000 6 1 15,000 4TlAPAtiir TU 1920 140 941,200 140 12 256,000 144 3 110,000 91921 277 1,014,900. 277 21 140,500 42 3 16,500 4 2 30,000 6 1 48,000 6T) Anver, Plnln _ . 1920 413 1,927,850 413 12 110,000 24 1 7,000 2 1 100,000 61921 1,426 4,469,350 1,426 39 279,000 78 5 400,000 120Dfis Moines Tnwa......... 1920 586 2,368,345 586 2 5,800 2 1 175,000 60 1 13,000 71921 660 2,035,906 660 23 181,590 46 6 17,800 8 6 152,000 44Ti e.^ roit. 1920 4 007 15,108,350 4,007 440 3,761,300 880 69 5,333,500 1,166 110 1,633,980 2131921 3*160 12,382,176 3,160 605 4,771,005 1,210 107 4,285,000 1,696 205 3,520,200 677Dnhnqne, Tnwa.. ___ 1920 * 34 149,500 34 12 88,050 241921 49 218,500 49 11 78,200 22 2 23,000 6Duluth, Minn................ 1921 614 1,970,375 614 4 9,800 8 2 83,000 3 1 35,000 12East Chicago, Ind.. . . 1921 96 296,850 96 11 82,500 22 14 117,100 30 3 62,000 20East Cleveland, Ohio... 1921 62 313,300 62 94 803,050 188 8 330,000 99 15 522,000 123Easton, Pa.............. ...... 1921 49 433,100 49 2 11,000 4 2 20,600 3 1 6,000 3East Orange, N. J .......... 1920 80 579,350 80 10 107,000 20 3 92,000 6 7 922,000 2001921 100 735,365 100 70 613,800 140 3 22,000 5 5 496,000 117 i 55,666 i i

a Not reported.




Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residential dwellings. Total new residential dwellings.Hotels. Lodging houses. Other.


192019211920192119201921 1921 192119201921 192119201921192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921 . 192119211921192119201921

3461,092211374781941331211,1152,47727871582725351553044271,4705906964,6294,0774662621125179 54100180

$1,585,350 5,290,115 526,075 1,119,765 180,050 601,800 637,400 626,882 4,968,045 8,881,626 91,200 560,350 797,015 1,394,107 2,702,229 1,307,200 1,249,900 2,144,8505.148.350 2,562,145 2,392,29627,337,130 24,958,381 237,550 319,700 2,098,175 573,4501.968.350 470,7001.700.350 1,944,165

3651,31721642378198154132(a)2,84627901922695462933354451,6246557586,2666,74358 7763716847259 306 376

Council Bluffs, Iowa__Covington, KyCranston, "R. I . 1 $33,500Cumberland, Md__ 1 24,000Dallas, Tex _ _............. i1 $500,000200,000Danville, 111............... 1 $30,000Davenport, Iowa....... 1 195,000Davton, Ohio............. 5 11,300 5 59,700 1Decatur, 111................Denver, Colo................Des Moines, Iowa.........Detroit, Mich................. 1 5,0003 1,500,000Dubuque, Iowa.............Duluth, Minn.............. .East Chicago, Ind......... 1 15,000East Cleveland, Ohio... Easton, P a.....................East Orange, N. J.-....... i 22,000 1................

H

B

a Not reported.

co


Table A.NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- toTIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSContinued.


City and State. Year. One-family dwellings.


East St. Louis, 111.Elgin, 111................Elizabeth, N. J . . .Elmira, N .Y .........El Paso, Tex.........Erie, Pa.................Evanston, 111........Everett, Mass.......Everett, Wash__Fall River, Mass..Fitchburg, M ass..Flint, Mich...........Fort Smith, A rk .. Fort Wayne, Ind..Fort Worth, Tex..Fresno, Calif.........Galveston, Tex

19201921 192119201921192019211920192119201921 192119201921 1921192019211920192119201921 19211920192119201921 192119201921

72244351311447471362634144324307117111286745612,1002153172504779498793512499

$196,637 623,631 123,400786.000784.000 129,100 219,2401.500.000 2,228,728589,4051,231,2012,101,25045,75034,000277,500179,550225,586214,25025,2851.100.000 413,660 775,7181,034,500 2,131,831 3,813,643 2,244,522 1,703,110 49,250 462,647

72244351311447471362634144324307117111286745612,10021531725047794987935124

Two-family dwellings. One-family and family dwelling* stores combined,two- 3 with Multi-family dwellings. Multi-family dwellings with stores combined.


5 $85,000 10 2 $21,000 2 4 $36,000 167 52,000 14 3 30,000 1840 349,000 80 1 10,000 6 2 $62,000 24157 1,256,000 314 18 i.62,066 27 6 72,000 18 3 36,000 1137 153,450 74 5 19,500 5 3 28,500 1210 150,000 60

30 131,900 60 12 6i,800 12 1 18,000 356 297,100 112 53 283,300 8211 82,000 22 2 22,500 2 5 361,000 844 31,500 8 1 5,000 47 34,682 14

12 69,550 24 5 51,300 8 14 114,000 4213 117,700 2623 110,700 46 1 8,000 4 2 28,000 8100 200,000 200 100 250,000 200 100 400,000 600 25 125,000 10030 72,000 60 87 70,000 55 6 17,000 181 5,000 14 40,000 8 1 80,000 2239 268,000 78 4 34,500 5 4 66,000 20 1 20,000 632 535,850 1775 29,500 30200 (2) 400 4 11,110 4 22 224,700 135 1 9,000 44 14,000 8 i 7,000 4


BUILDING PERMITS IN 1921,


City and State. Year.Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residential dwellings. Total new residential dwellings.Hotels. Lodging houses. Other.

Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. )Cost. Number. Cost. Families.19201921 19211920192119201921192019211920 . 1921192119201921 1921192019211920192119201921 19211920192119201921 192119201921

7924845175328119713726741894333251111

112359858872,43728831825552599688758128101

$252,637659,631205,4001.217.0002.310.000 330,550 219,2401,650^ 000 3,075,303 900,505 1,811,601 2,566,750 45,750 65,500 282,500 214,232 460,436 331,950 171,9855.375.000 572,660 780,7181,154,500 2,520,331 4,823,908 2,373,522 2,149,670 63,250 489,647

842606724151416571422634219518415111511542141711193,2003483182805861,12690989432103

"Elgin HI1 $10,000

Elmira, N. Y ...............El Paso, Tex...............Eriftj P a ............................ 31 $510,575 92 336,00099,400Evanston, 111...............Everett., Mass .Everett, Wash............Eall "River, Mass___Fitehhnrg, Mass.............E lint, M ieh....................... 5 2,000,000 5 $300,000 2 1, 000,000Port Smith, A rk .:........Fort, Wayne, Tnd____ ..............Fort Worth, Tex.. . _ 15

12

474,41587,500200,000Fresno, Calif................ 21 12,0001,750Galveston, Tex...____

1 26,666

K>

GENERAL TABLE,


T a b l e A.NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- 0TIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. 10PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL. BUILDINGSContinued.



One-family dwellings. Two-family dwellings. One-family and family dwellings stores combined.two-

5 with Multi-family dwellings. Multi-family dwellings with stores combined.

Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families.Gary, I n d ................... 1920 258 $1,356,950 258 10 $74,000 10 30 $340,000 (a) 14 $215,200 (%o1921 292 1,016,800 292 1 $7,000 2 50 634,800Grand Rapids, Mich... 1920 186 550,000 186 35 180,000 70 10 55,000 5 21,950 (a)1921 598 2,095,600 598 8 31,500 16 4 23,500 ^ 16H a m ilto n , O h io 1920 209 801,413 209 13 ' 104,000 261921 192 668,600 192H a m m o n d , Tnd 1921 253 885,500 253 8 41,000 16 17 59,000 19Hamtramck, Mich....... 1921 148 393,440 148 34 161,650 68 36 206,150 41 1 3,000 3 4 99,000 16Harrisburg, Pa........... 1920 70 328,050 70 1 60,000 61921 87 477,800 87 38 286,500 76 3 14,000 4 1 14,000 6 2 21,000 6Hartford, Conn............ 1920 37 265,850 37 93 1,025,000 186 20 584,000 (a) 1 35,000 (a )1921 56 437,280 56 143 1,309,225 286 70 1, 11^000 375Haverhill, Mass........... 1920 80 290,800 80 4 24,000 8 1 2,000 1 4 47,500 211921 68 221,700 68 8 40,500 16 2 8,800 3 8 58,000 30Hazleton, Pa............... 1921 12 49,900 12 5 31,700 10 1 17,500 2 2 37,000 14Highland Park, Mich... Hoboken, N. J .................. 19211920 33 283,470 33 14 103,800 28 51 75,1004,000 101 10 286,250 105 9 663,500 74Holyoke, Mass.......... 1920 49 250,000 49 10 150,000 201921 53 297,400 53 23 267,700 46Houston, Tex.............. 1920 940 2,859,624 940 30 551,300 120 9 40,900 271921 2,286 5,613, 557 2,286 44 230,200 88 37 407,200 198Huntington, W. Va__ 1920 316 831,420 316 15 88,900 30 18 49,600 20 2 40,000 101921 740 1,924,894 740 9 38,500 11 5 48,300 20 1 20,000 6Indianapolis, Ind........ 1920 557 2,337,279 557 58 300,000 116 17 399,650 5101921 1,438 5,100,000 1,438 200 1,500,000 400 100 700,000 150 31 1,575,000 525 15 100,000 52Irvington, N. J............ 1921 151 810,575 151 68 579,700 136 11 94)000 17 18 229,500 69 3 63,000 16Jackson, Mich.............. 1920 138 666,155 138 2 17,000 41921 94 332,376 94 1 4,000 2 2 6,500 2 3 28,000 10J a ck so n v ille F la 1920 200 785,947 200 4 75,000 20 * 3 40,300 91921 566 1,788,475 566 20 397,900 40 23 99,800 34 12 200,000 71 5 157,500 36

a Not reported.

BU

ILDIN

G PER

MITS IN

1921.


Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residential Total new residential dwellings.City and State. Year. Hotels. Lodging houses. Other. dwellings.

Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Families.Gary, Ind.................... 1920 1 $75,00095,000 313 $2,061,150 1,756,555 826,950 2,150,600

( a) 4941921 1 12 $2,955 356Grand Rapids, Mich.... 1920 1 $20,000 237 (a) 6301921 610Hamilton, Ohio........... 1920 222 905,413668,600 2351921 192 192Hammond, Ind........... 1921 278 985,500863,240 288Hamtramck, Mich....... 1921 223 276Harrisburg, Pa............ 1920 1 100,000 72 488,050825.300 3,009,850 2,865,505364.300

761921 1 12,000 132 179Hartford, Conn............ 1920 1 1, 100,000 152 (a) 7171921 269Haverhill, Mass........... 1920 89 1101921 86 329,000 117Hazleton, Pa............... 1921 20 136.100 1,412,1204,000550,000685.100

38Highland Park, Mich.. 1921 71 250Hoboken, N .J............ 1920 1 1Holyoke, Mass............. 1920 1 150,000 60 () 991921 1 120,000 77Houston, Tex.............. 1920 979 3,451,8246,400,9571,009,9202,031,6943,036,92910,845,0001,776,775683,155

1,0871921 1 150,000 2,368 2,572376Huntington, W. Va__ 1920 3511921 755 777Indianapolis, Ind......... 1920 632 1,1832.5651921 3 870,000 1 i, 666,666 1,788Irvington, N.J............ 1921 251 389Jackson, Mich.............. 1920 140 1421921 100 370,876901,2472,648,675108Jacksonville, Fla......... 19201921 207 229626 747

a Not reported.

a

$ws

tozo


T a b l e A . NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- t?TIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, B Y INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. ^PA R T 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL BU ILD IN G SContinued.

H o u se k e ep in g d w ellin gs.

C ity a n d S ta te .

Jersey C ity , N . J . . .Jo h n stow n , P a .........K a lam azoo , M ic h . .K a n sa s C ity , K a n s.K a n sa s C ity , M o . . .K earn ey , N . J ...........K en o sh a , W is ...........K n o x v ille , T e n n . . .K o k om o, I n d ...........L a k ew o od , O h io . . . L ancaster , P a ...........L a n sin g , M ic h ..........L aw ren ce, M assL e x in g to n , K y .........L im a , O h io ................L in co ln , N e b r ...........

Y ear . O n e-fam ily d w ellin gs. T w o-fam ily d w ellin gs.O n e-fam ily an d tw o - fa m ily d w ellin gs w ith stores co m b in e d . M u lti-fam ily d w ellin gs.

M u lti-fam ily d w ellings w ith stores com bined .

N u m ber. C ost.F a m ilie s .

N u m ber. Cost. F a m ilie s .

N u m ber . C ost. F a m ilie s . N u m ber. C ost. F a m ilie s. N u m ber. Cost. F a m ilies.

1920 36 $88,900235,626918,00036 23 $192,500 461921 43 43 211 2,124,608600,000980,00023,000

6,000

422 22 $240,000 27 19 $2,305,000200,000367,000478 11920 153 153 50 100 12 48 ........................!..............1921 275 1,687,000 401,365 649,050 306,160 977,360 2,987,700 6,316,750 700,000 815,110 408,450 508,560

275 90 180 35 450,000 58 18 80 ____________i.......... .1920 174 174 5 101921 191 191 1 2 4 17,300 71920 144 1441921 395 3951920 816 816 22 742,0001,787,00060,0007481921 1,806 1,806 22 167,500300,000 44 91 7281921 108 108 32 64 9 80,00073,00085,500

9 6 241920 187 187 5 31.00027.000 10 4 41921 106 106 3 6 7 12 1 $35,000 41920 170 1701921 483 1,447,585371,742 483 3 33,40030,000 61921 145 145 6 12 2 10,000 2 i 9,700 3 1 8,000 41921 231 1,708,655125,600270,4001,142,8851,313,38079,700254,300

231 313 1,868,445 626 4 75,400 8 2 40,000 121920 29 291921 56 56 6 44.00025.000 47,200497,00012 1 8,00013,20013,500

2 1 8,000 31920 377 377 5 10 5 101921 461 461 8 16 3 3 2 44,500 121920 18 18 71 142 13 169.500219.500 42,000(a)63 4 22,000 ()1921 50 50 89 756,750116,550 178 8 81,5003,500 16 201920 74 304,100 74 13 26 1 - 1 3 18 1 15,000 41921 127 1,825,300147,500525,000686,900983,250

1271920 68 68 2 10,500 4 6 37,000 181921 105 105 25 208,000 50 I1920 141 141 2 440,00010,000 ( 0 ) 6

. . . j1921 235 235 1 ...........

a Not reported.

BU

ILDIN

G PER

MITS IN

1921.


N on h ou sek eep in g d w ellin gs.A ll other n e w resid en tia l T o ta l n e w resid en tia l d w ellin gs.

C ity a n d S tate. Y ear. H ote ls. L od gin g houses. O ther.d w ellin gs.

N u m b er. Cost. N u m b er. Cost. N u m b er. C ost. N u m b er. C ost. N u m b er. Cost. F am ilies.

1920 2 $32,0004,500 61 $313,4004,909,7342,018,0003,484,000427,865672,350

821921 1 296 9701920 3 $300,000 218 5201921 - 418 593K alam azoo, M ic h ............ 1920 1 3,500 180 1841921 196 200

K an sas C ity , K a n s 1920 144 306,160 977,360 1441921 395 395Kansas C itv , Mo 1920 1 $100,000250,000 839 3,829,700 8,521,2501,564

1921 2 1,921 2,578205Kearney, N . .T 1921 155 1,140,000Kenosha, W is 1920 196 919,110 2011921 1 50,00012,500 118 605,950 521,060 128Knoxville, Tenn 19201921 1 171170486 1,480,985 489Kokomo, Tnd 1921 155 429,442 166Lakewood, Ohio. . 1921 i 550 3,092,500 125,600 877Lancaster, Pa 19201921

; 29 29i 1 20,000 65 350,400 73Lansing, Mich 1920 , 387 1,181,085 3981921 474 1,418,580 492Lawrence, Mass 1920 2 20,000 108 788,200 1,312,050(a)

1921 167 307Lexington, K y. 19201921 1 18,000 93 499,150123i 127 1,825,300270,000 127Lima, O h io .. . 1920 1 75,000 77 901921 ISO 733,000 155L in co ln , N e b r ............. 1920 143 1,126,900 (a)1921 236 993,250 241

a N o t rep orted .

toOi

GENERAL TABLE,


Table A.NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- toTIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. 05

PA R T 1.NEW RESID EN TIA L BU ILD IN G SContinued.




Two-family dwellings.


lly and family dwellings with stores combined.Number. Cost. Families

Multi-family dwellings.



Number. Cost. Families.Little Rock, Ark..Long Beach, Calif. Lorain, Ohio........Los Angeles, Calif.Louisville, Ky__Lowell, Mass........Lynchburg, Va... Lynn, Mass.........McKeesport, Pa...Macon, Ga...........Madison, Wis......Malden, Mass.......Manchester, N. H.Mansfield, Ohio...Marion, Ohio.......Medford, Mass__Memphis, Tenn...

19201921 192119201921192019211920192119201921 1921192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921 1921 19211920192119201921

8 296 719 1,2 102 128

8,850 13,303 415 602 93 172 47 18 80 33 113 82 154

208243883157724290

118437938

$1,077,5731,874,8504,260,588390.553 494,73425,124,628 30,763,921

1,909,400 3,197,500 301,150 442,200 186,400 75,500 225,286 225,155 472,123 215,749426.553 398,2501,122,407 144,225 140,900 112,465 379,727 204,025 96,000 318,601 590,000 2 ,0 52 ,70 5 3 ,8 66 ,34 0

(ON7191,288102128

8,85013,30341560293172471880

113821542082438

157724290118437938

(2)128

45501,651

(2)$613,200

23,000 3,213,818 8,141,293

17 77,40025 124,200

1 7,0009 74,387 /5 34,000

115913113

10,000168,30053,000107,2001,20058,800

11 99,00060 450,0004 8,0006 30,000

()256

81,1003,30241

(2)$18,10080,40011,0008,000(a)102882

3450

2836,00052,00010,200

2133

3 $42,700 (a)6 56,500 20197 4,423,790 2,2101 12,000 41 10,000 4205 4,098,488 1,036602 8,570,763 2,967

2 24,000 (a)11 397,000 756 - 46,000 334 27,500 18

1311$217,54010,00031,000

10034

2 14,000 621810 24 9,000 213,700 42301826226

3 16,200 35 41,057 61 8,000 1

2 80,000 4221261412

27,035 825,000 86,300 6101,300 31212,000 6585,000 3015,000 6107,000 27 .1 4 ,500221208123 20,800

17 123,20012 106,80040.00072.000 903,600

1516 277

a Not reported. 2 Included with one-family dwellings. 3 Includes two-family dwellings and one-family and two-family dwellings with stores combined.



N on h ou sek eep in g d w ellin gs.A ll o ther n e w r es id en tia l

C ity a n d S tate. Y ear. H o te ls. L odging h ouses. O ther. d w ellin gs.xu iiu uew iB B ium uai uw&uuigs.

N u m b er. Cost. N u m b er. Cost. N u m b er. C ost. N u m b er. C ost. N u m b e r. Cost. . F am ilie s .

L it t le R o c k , A rk ........... .. 1920 299 $1,120,2731,949,4509,768,518431,553

(a)7491921 732L o n g B e a c h , C alif........... 1921 1 $173,0008,000

1,641 3,882L ora in , O h io ...................... 1920 1 109 1171921 135 566,734 146L o s A n ge les , C a lif .. ! . . . 1920 10 $482,200 9,61515,564417

32,919,13447,620,9771,933,4003,594,5001,230,550659,900

10,98619,572(0) . . . 677

1921 8 $145,000L o u isv ille , K y .................. 19201921 613L o w ell, M ass...................... 1920 1 800,000 119 1621921 211 259L yn ch b u rg , V a ................ 1921 50 196,600 50L y n n , M a ss........................ 1920 19 82,500 201921 91 . 379,673 234,155 140M cK eesport, P a ............... 1920 35 351921 122 519,823242,784 127M acon, G a ........................... 1920 84 901921 155 451,553 162M adison , W is .................... 1920 75 430,750 801921 2 18,000 238 1,496,064 283M alden , M a ss.................... 1920 35 417,225 333,100 128,665 545,527

1081921 55 94M anchester, N . H ........... 1920 85 911921 i 172 210M ansfield , O h io ............. 1921 72 204,025104,000 72M arion, O h io ..................... 1921 1 3,500 44 44M edford, M aas................... 1920 1 12,000 102 429,601 1121921 182 1,100,800 256M em p h is, T e n n ._______ 1920 463 2,255,905 4791921 979 4,906,740 1,245

I

a Not reported

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Table A.NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- toTIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. 00PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS Continued.

H o u se k e ep in g d w e llin g s .

C ity an d S ta te . Y ear.

M eriden , C o n n ..................M ilw au k ee , W is ...............M inneap olis, M in n .........M obile, A la .........................M oline, 111...........................M ontclair, N . J .................M ontgom ery , A la ............M ount V ern o n , N . Y . . .M uncie, I n d ........................M uskegon, M ich ...............M uskogee, O k la ................N a sh v ille , T e n n ...............N ew a rk , N . J ....................N ew a rk , O h io....................N e w B ed ford , M a ss___N e w B r ita in , C on n .........N e w B ru n sw ick , N . J . . N ew b u rg , N . Y ................

1921192019211920192119201921 1921 192119201921192019211920192119201921 19211920192119201921 19211920192119201921 1921 1921

O n e-fam ily d w ellin gs. T w o-fam ily d w ellings.O n e-fam ily an d tw o - fa m ily d w ellin gs w ith

stores co m b in e d .M u lti-fam ily d w ellin gs. M u lti-fam ily d w ellings w ith stores com b in ed .

N u m ber. Cost.F am in es.

N u m ber. Cost. F a m ilie s.

N u m ber. C ost.

F a m ilie s. N u m ber. C ost.F a m ilie s.

N u m ber. Cost. F a m ilies.

19 $88,800 19 15 $79,250 30 1 $2,000 1 7 $66,500 21555 3,637,301 555 68 592,800 136 12 151,400 16 5 351,000 77993 5,485, 250 993 391 3,065,650 782 57 592,800 62 16 1,605,000 375995 3 668,105 995 12 124,250 24 25 1,652,200 5532,714 & 9 772,745 2,714 92 (2) 184 60 2 ,164,600 67655 79,990 55 9 31,500 18 1 5,000 4

137 248,250 137 1 1,400 338 205,000 38 .182 1 ,716,927 182 12 114,331 24 2 31,000 2 3 225,000 48 5 $95,775 2045 56,970 45 4 13, 000 883 198,664 83

148 1 ,559,700 148 4 47,000 8163 1,469,750 163 14 162,000 28 10 103,500 12 r ~ 3 74,784 2 i 4 82,000 2261 140,550 61 1 15,000 448 126 626 48 3 14 000 6 2 3,500 2 2 12,000 8284 584*423 284 20 120^000 40129 289* 952 129237 876 490 237 10 70,000 20 1 10,000 3149 446*209 149 2 80,000 36422 1,264,603 422 6 118,000 48174 1,130 750 174 62 808,457 124 16 522,293 99266 1,914! 912 266 t 316 3,256,340 632 35 400,050 52 78 1,352,100 325 25 518,500 11841 92,800 41 1 5 25,600 10 1 10,000 1123 500 000 123 66 528,000 132222 948,200 222 134 998,200 268 5 50,000 8 3 30,000 12 4 100,000 1261 320,300 61 22 140,005 44 1 8,000 1 13 121,000 46 4 146,000 2443 208,815 43 35 207,815 70 9 102,600 12 30 267,200 9033 105,000 33 46 230,000 92 1 8,000 456 330,000 56 2 16,000 4 1 25,000 4




C ity an d S tate.

M eriden , C on n ..................M ilw au k ee , W is ...............M inneap olis, M in n .........M obile, A la ........................M oline, 111............................M ontclair, N . J .................M ontgom ery , A la ............M ount V ernon, N . Y . . .M uniee, I n d .......................M uskegon, M ich ...............M uskogee, O k la ...............N a sh v ille , T e n n ...............N ew a rk , N . J .....................N ew a rk , O h io ....................N e w B ed ford , M a ss___N e w B r ita in , C on n .........N e w B ru n sw ick , N . J . . N ew b u rg , N . Y ................

N on h ou sek eep in g d w ellin gs.A ll other n e w resid en tia l

Y ear. H ote ls. L odging houses. O ther.d w ellin gs. iu t a i new lcw u cu u a i U-Wennigd.

N u m b er. Cost. N um ber. Cost. N u m b er. C ost. N u m b er. C ost. N u m b er. Cost. F am ilie s .

1921 42 $236,550 4,732,501 10,873,70071

1920 640 7841921 1 $125,000 1,458 2,2121920 1,0322,869 5,444,55512,245,345 1,5723,574771921 1 200,000 2

$108,0001920 65 116,490 249,650 805,0001921 138 1401921 1 600,000 39 381921 204 2,183,03369,970 2761920 49 531921 83 198,664 831920 152 1,606,700 1,892,034 155,550 156,126 1,004,423 289,952 956,490

1561921 194 2461920 62 651921 55 641920 1 300,000 305 3241921 129 1291921 248 2601920 151 526,209 1851921 1 46,666 2 315,000 431 1,737,603 3 ,586,500 7,566,902 128,400

4701920 2 1,125,000 i 125,000

254 3971921 1 721 1,393521921 471920 1 720,000 2 $40,000 192 1,788,0002,126,400 2551921 368 5221920 ! 101 735,300794,430343,000

1761921 | 1 8,000 118 2151921 ; j 80 1291921 i 59 *371,000 64

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Table A.NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- coTIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSContinued.

H o u sek eep in g d w e llin g s .

C ity a n d S ta te . Y ear. O n e-fam ily d w ellin gs.

N u m ber. C ost.F am i

lies.

N e w H a v e n , C o n n .........N e w L o n d on , C o n n ___N e w O rleans, L a .............N e w p o r t, K y .....................N e w p o r t, R . I ...................N e w p o r t N e w s , V a .........N e w R o ch e lle , N . Y ___N e w to n , M ass....................N e w Y ork , N .Y . :

B r o o k ly n ....................B r o n x ...........................M a n h atta n ..................Q u een s..........................R ic h m o n d ..................

N iagara F a lls , N . Y ___N orfo lk , V a ........................N orr isto w n , P a . . ......... ..N orw a lk , C on n .................

19201921 192119201921 1921 1921 1921192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921 1921 1921

589448442976124542

154185115

1608,366695.000145.000 1,676,021 2,159,45953,601270,300133,5901,608,4101,722,9751,474,325

1,912,900

589448442976124542

154185115208

2,221 4 ,004 374 1,643 22

36 3,521 7,958 1,292 2,594

103 161 , 259

290 26 60

12,476,025 24,844,465 2,302,275 6 16,332,849 1,503,500713.300 20,993,763 45,975,7003,608,4438,392,712

531,654754.300 1,211,160 1,341,668124,800300,000

2,2214,004

3741,64322363,521

7,9581,2922,5941031612592902660

T w o-fam ily dw ellin gs.O n e-fam ily a n d fa m ily dw elling*

stores c om b in ed .tw o - 5 w ith M u lti-fam ily d w ellin gs. M u lti-fam ily dw ellin gs w ith stores com b in ed .i

N u m ber. Cost. F a m ilie s . N u m ber. C ost. F a m ilie s .N u m ber. C ost. F a m ilie s .

N u m ber. C ost. F am ilie s.

31 $315,000 62 11 $580,000 13789 766,100 178 30 679,000 1728 39,500 16 1 2 $26,000 4 2 20 ,000 21137 506,939 274 15 83,875 20 11 215,500 55469 1,967,932 938 161 163,401 163 81 852,730 243 5 $478,000 15

1 2 ,500 1 5 15,000 208 51,550 1613 123,000 26 12 172,000 i s 3 27,000 12 1 22,000 64 35,500 818 174,800 36 2 24,000 2 1 13,000 3

733 7,853,800 1,466 115 1,523,200 230 44 3 ,604,000 (a)2,794 27,157,050 5,588 932 10,476,385 1,740 409 27 ,007,700 5 ,250 4 272,800 54167 1,697,200 334 4 63,500 6 22 3,425 ,000 844 2 185,000 50838

N on h ou sek eep in g d w ellin gs.A ll oth er n e w resid en tia l

C ity a n d S tate. Y ear. H o te ls. L odging h ou ses. O ther.d w ellin gs. xuotti new le s iu e iiin u u w eiim g s.

N u m b er. Cost. N u m b er. Cost. N u m b er. C ost. N u m b e r . C ost. N u m b er. Cost. F a m ilie s .

N e w H a v e n , Conn 1920 100 $1,503,366 2,140,100 230,500 2,580,335 5,769,397 63,601

2571921 213 444

N e w L o n d on , C o n n . . 1921 60 891920 13 $98,000 618 7911921 2 $147,875 1,694 2,335N e w p o r t, K y .......... 1921 1 $10,000 13 12N ew p o rt, R . I .......... 1921 45 270,300 151,090 1,659,9602.141.975 1,509,825 2,147,700

25,457,02589,758,4007.674.975 56,167,749 16,983,500 51,050,300 23,895,213 70,970,8703,691,503 8,400,212 724,904 1,325,364

45N ew p o rt N e w s , V a ......... 1921 1 48 63N e w R och elle , N . Y . . . 1920 162 1701921 1 25,000 1 50,000 216 247N e w to n , M ass.. 1920 i i a 1231921 1 23,000 230 249N e w Y ork , N . Y .: B roo k lyn 1920 3,113 (a)16,6361921 i 8 ,143B r o n x .......... 1920 i 2 ,000 570 1,6081921 2,75847

14,037M an h attan . 1920 3 1,915,00014,600,000

(a)4 ,8371921 4 3 75,000 248

Q u een s............... 1920 3,688 10,040 1,298 2,595

(a)13,2561,3021921 3 51,00014,560R ic h m o n d __ 1920 11921 1 7,50035,000

2,594N iagara F a lls , N . Y ___ 1920 1 126 1501921 1 60,000 1 226 286N orfo lk , V a ........................ 1920 2 120,000 288 1,681,060 3591921 339 1,968,181 419N orristow n , P a ................ 1921 1 70,000 28 199,800 31N orw alk . C onn ................. 1921 66 360,000 72

a Not reported.

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T a b l e A . NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONA AND ADDI- CoTIONS TO OLD BUILDING S) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued.PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL B U ILD IN G SContinued.


City and State. Year. One-family dwellings. Two-family dwellings.One-family and two- family dwellings with stores combined. Multi-family dwellings.


Number. Cost. Famines. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Famines. Number. Cost. Famines. Number. Cost. Famines.

Oakland, Calif............... 1920 962 $3,345,927 962 13 $150,900 26 5 $45,400 7 11 $287,594 95 6 $80,000 301921 2,089 6,132,655 2,089 44 311,725 ' 88 21 96,250 26 83 1,744,500 455 6 85,214 23Part Til 1920 185 1,232,950 185 3 49,000 6 1 18,000 11921 506 3,032,950 506 17 661,500 34 20 270,000 180Ogftfvn Utah 1921 435 903,150* 435 8 98,500 42Oklahoma City,Okla... 1920 3 614 8 2,897,800 (a) (2) (2) (a) (2) (2) (a) 25 368,500 (a)1921 1,444 5,171,592 1,444 20 132,000 40 36 513,250 ^216 4 46,000 24Omaha, Nebr................ 1920 509 2,399,050 509 1 7,000 2 4 15,500 4 4 490,500 160 1 20,000 31921 988 3,994,110 , 98$ 4 36,000 8 17 1,119,000 302Orange, N. J . . . ............. 1921 14 118,730 14 5 47,870 10 18 i.69, i50 19 2 40,000 12Oshkosh, Wis................ 1921 41 110,659 41 4 19,533 8 2 10,000 3 2 25,000 *8 1 11,000 4Pasadana, Calif.............. 1921 1,084 3,971,024 1,084 14 77,950 28 11 142,300 150Passaic, N- -f 1920 46 211,600 46 14 99,150 28 3 110,000 56 3 48,000 381921 70 341,750 70 128 817,100 256 12 288,000 100Paterson, N. .T 1920 78 435,829 78 39 312,800 781921 230 1,123,211 230 160 1,237,529 320 4 50,000 37Pawtucket, R. I ........... 1920 79 326,650 79 10 38,300 20 1 13,000 1 4 35,300 151921 127 483,725 127 41 203,175 82 5 41,500 8 17 134,500 56 1 10,000 4Panria, Til....................... 1920 114 647,990 114 2 11,000 4 1 50,000 361921 246 1,089,111 246 16 114,700 32 4 19,000 6 2 50,000 16Perth Amboy, N. J ---- 1920 30 101,000 30 1 7,000 11921 62 173,800 62 18 100,700 36 8 46,100 12Petersburg, Va.............. 1921 58 123,181 58 7 7,700 14 2 3,545 2Philadelphia, P a. 1920 1,296 10,332,000 1,296 9 2,257,500 (*)1921 2,244 12,169,100 2,24* 15 810,000 162Phoenix Ariz 1921 301 677,829 301 32 212,200 106Pittsburgh, Pa.............. 1920 372 3,283,950 372 55 660,000 110 6 52,000 7 12 314,500 641921 792 5,122,778 792 161 1,689,973 322 26 276,765 36 22 1,012,500 174 3 io7,6o6 i ia Not reported. 2 Included with one-family dwellings. 8 Includes two-family dwellings and one and two-family dwellings with stores combined.

BUILDING PERM

ITS IN 1921.


Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residentialCity and State. Year. Hotels. Lodging houses. Other. dwellings.

l U l t t l HOW JL02M.U.0UM.U1 U W tU U U gb .


Oakland, Calif............... 1920 997 $3,909,8218,522,6411,299,9505,764,4501,001,6503,266,300

1,1201921 1 $60,000 5 $92,297 2,249 2,681Oak Park, 111................. 1920 189 1921921 2 1,800,000 545 720Ogden, Utah.................. 1921 443 477Oklahoma City, Okla. . 1920 639 ()1,7241921 1,504 5,862,842 2,936,050 5,394,110 390,750 176,192Omaha, Nebr. . 1920 1 4,000 520 6781921 2 245,00015,100 1,01140 1,298Orange, N. J .................. 1921 1 55Oshkosn, Wis................ 1921 50 64Pasadena, Calif............. 1921 3 72,000 1 120,560 1,113 4,383,834 468,750 1,446,850 748,629 2,410,740 418,250 872,900 708 990

1,262Passaic, N. J .................. 1920 66 1681921 .......................* 210 426Paterson, N. J ............... 1920 117 1561921 394 587Pawtucket, R. I ........... 1920 1 5,000 )5 1151921 191 277Peoria, 111....................... 1920 117 1541921 268 1,272,811 108,000 320,600 134,426 12,844,500 13,398,670 940,029 4,585,450 9,089,016

300Perth Amboy, N. J ___ 1920 31 311921 88 110Petersburg, Va.............. 1921 67 74Philadelphia, Pa........... 1920 2 $255,000 1,3072,265334(a)2,4064071921 1 10,00050,000 5 409,570Phoenix, Ariz................ 1921Pittsburgh, Pa.............. 1920 1 275.000880.000 446 5531921 1 1,005 1,335

p

a Not reported.

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T a b l e A . NUMBER AND PROPOSED GOST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, Atf D ADDI- opTIONS TO OLD BUILDING S) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, B Y INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. ^PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL, BUILDINGS-Continued.



One-family dwellings. Two-family dwellings. One-family and two- family dwellings with stores combined. Multi-family dwellings.Multi-family dwellings with stores combined.

Number. Cost. Famil y . Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families.

Pittsfield^ Mass............ 1920 38 $187,800 38 1 $3,500 2 2 $10,000 21921 41 187,850 41 1 2,2b0 2Plainfield, N. J.............. 1921 135 792,929 135Pontiac, Mich................ 1921 58 177,535 58 1 4,000 2Port Huron, Mich__ __ 1921 179 447,550 179 18 85,300 36 1 $8,000 4Portland, Me................. 1920 85 260,600 85 2 3,700 (a) 1 $6,500 (0)1921 162 574,700 162 1 6,300 5 102,500 44Portland, Oreg....... . . . . 1920 980 3,553,920 980 9 40,500 % 3 75,500 (a)1921 2,865 8,583,755 2,865 25 148,750 50 17 51,300 11 709,527 172 4 52,000 19Portsmouth,' Ohio......... 1921 103 317,550 103 1 400 1 2 12,000 9Portsmouth, Va............ 1920 59 248,527 59 4 47,500 81921 118 308,071 118 1 6,000 2 1 2,500 1Poughkeepsie, N. Y__ 1920 19 124,580 19 18 92,000 361921 17 87,900 17 15 113,900 30 2 8,000 13Providence, R. I ........... 1920 109 972,900 109 30 307,200 60 4 105,000 181921 192 1,140,300 192 145 1,501,300 290 8 299,000 49 4 90,000 35Pueblo, Colo........... . 1920 100 183,100 1001921 284 460,740 284 1 5,500 4Quincy, 111...................... 1920 8 30,100 8 . _ i ___ 1 20,000 31921 18 109,400 18 1 11,000 2Quincy, Mass......... 1920 107 425,650 107 14 85,700 28 2 11,000 2 1 4,000 41921 231 850,750 231 66 384,200 .132 5 32,200 7 8 70,500 34Racine, Wis................... 1920 215 1,063,828 215 1 7,000 11921 131 650,149 131 8 54,100 16 5 31,888 10 3 29,050 12Revere, Mass.................. 1921 106 197,825 106 20 121,300 40 5 47,000 6Richmond, Ind............. 1921 24 117,650 24 8 24,825 16 1 3,000 1Richmond, V a.............. 1920 170 1,103,285 170 7 55,000 14 5 22,500 5 3 197,000 331921 579 3,487,825 579 18 1,092,500 16aRoanoke, Va.................. 1920 136 545,735 1361921 351 1,442,365 351Not reported.

BU

ILDIN

G PER

MITS IN 1921.



Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residential sellings. Total new residential dwellings.Hotels. Lodging houses. Other. d\>


19201921 1921 1921 19211920192119201921 192119201921192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921 1921 19211920192119201921

% 4142 13659 198 89 168 994 2,923 106 63 120 37 34 144 350 100 285 10 20 125 310 217 147 131 33 185 599 136 352

$201,300 190,050 917,929 181,535 540,850271.100 683,5003,994,920 9,587,332 329,950 296,027 316,571 216,580 209,800 1,485,100 5,030,600183.100 466,240 90,100 160,400 528,350 1,337,650 1,120,828 765,187 366,125 145,475 1,377,785 4,603,325 545,735 1,457,365

4243 13560219(a) 207(a)3,136113671215560187566100288112014140421616915241222741' 136 351

Plainfield, N. J .. ..Pontiac, Mich.............Port Huron, Mich.. . . .Portland Mfii $125,000

1 $300Portland; Oreg. i1 75,66640,000 1 250,000Portsmouth, Ohio__ _Portsmouth, Va,..........Poughkeepsie, N. Y . . ....Providence, R. I _____ 11 100,0002,000,000Pueblo, Colo......... .Quincy, 111........... .......... 111

40,000 40, OuO 2,000Qniney, Mass...........Ranine, Wis................... 1 50,000Revere, Mass............ .Richmond, Ind........... .Richmond, V a............Roanoke, Va....... . 2 23,000i $15,666

$g

a Not reported.

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T a b l e A . NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- eoTIONS TO OLD BUILDING S) COVERED B Y PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, B Y INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. 051. PA R T 1.NEW RESID EN TIA L B U ILD IN G SContinued.



Number. Cost. Families.Rochester, N. Y ............Rockford, 111..................Rock Island, HI.............Sacramento, Calif.........Saginaw, Mich...............St. Joseph, Mo...............St. Louis, Mo.................St. Paul, Minn..............Salem, Mass...................Salt Lake City, Utah...San Antonio, T ex........San Diego, Calif.............San Francisco, Calif__San Jose. Calif..............Savannah, Ga................Schenectady, N. Y .......Scranton, Pa..................

1920im192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921 19211920192119201921 1921192019211920192119201921

28795116824160871906193882432867 4511,0167271,7248 132557441,6405911,2857331,009251265281891353961

$1,675,198 5.288,953 '633,800 864,500 155,150 183,900 729,985 1,900,692 1,042,675 696,655 947,990 16,800 1,817,470 3,825,595 2,559,957 6,569,892 41,000 70,500 999,663 2,050,300 3,870,115 2,034,730 3,233,569 5,588,179 4,266,966 698,091 1,348,750 1,226,664 454,400 610,300 170,700 254,250

28795116824160871906193882432867 4511,0167271,7248 132557441,6405911,2857331,009251265281891353961

Two-family dwellings. One-family and family dwellings stores combinedtwo- i with Multi-family dwellings. Multi-family dwellings with stores combined.

Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families.17 $146,300 876,100 51,750

34 2 $20,00067,05041,3503 3 $27,000 2,060,000 , 10,000

12109 218 4 8 4 1428 16 6 6 1 4 1 $28,000 425 131,000 50 8 29,000 8 4 69,500 37 2 46,000 153 19,600 6 1 6,000 11 5,000 2 28 199,200 82 3 29.900 (a)12 74,3006,700 24 8 82,306 10 21 327,25022,000 842 4 2 63 i5,700 4 1 15,000 41 8,000 2 2 160,000 100

32 451,600 2,411,000


Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residential dwellings. Total new residential dwellings.Hotels. Lodging houses. Other.

Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number. . Cost. ' Families.

Rochester, N. Y ............ 19201921192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921 19211920192119201921 1921192019211920192119201921

309' 1,068 186 280 60 91 222 661 392 247 289 74831,197411,8379182637671,6535961,3168531,410265269303891654468

$1,868,498 8,292,103860.400 1,140,000155,150209.500 964,0852,392,6231,071,375727,3551,115,99016,8002,269,0707,236,5954,038,5578,933,70246,000135.500 1,402,663 2,228,800 4,003,815 2,085,930 3,739,419 7,228,28910,268,068794,5812,253,7501,379,864454.400 797,800 205,200 308,750

3361,31919835160'942747373982513887(a)2,072()2,19410213798261,718(a)1,4501,0982,683300() 34789193 75

Rockford, 111.................. 1 $13,000 1 $82,500Rock Island,v111.............Sacramento, Calif.........Saginaw, Mich............... 1 8,075St. Joseph, Mo..............St. Louis, Mo................St. Paul, Mirm.............. 1 1,000,000Salem, Mass...................Salt Lake City, Utah... San Antonio Tex.........

1 $28,000

San Diego, Calif.......San Francisco, Calif__San Jose, Calif..............

3 176,3751 128,000 1 # 27,000

Savannah, Ga................ 1 200,000Schenectady, N. Y .......Scranton, Pa.................. ............. 2 4,500

Not reported.


T a b l e A.NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADDI- e gTIONS TO OLD BUILDING S) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, BY IN T EN D E D USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. 00 PA R T 1.NEW R ESID EN TIA L B U ILD IN G S-C ontinued.

City and State. Year. One-family dwellings. *


Seattle, Wash................ 1920 1,431 $3,450,160 1,4311921 1,775 4,319,930 1,775Sheboygan, Wis............ 1921 86 391,282 86Shreveport, La.............. 1920 643 2,362,380 6431921 1,157 2,728,315 1,157Sioux City, Iowa...........Sioux Fans, S. D.......... 1921 577 1,500,985 5771921 303 859,475 303Somerville, Mass........... 1920 5 32,000 5j 1921 11 _60,000 11South Bend, Ind........... 1920 539 1,668,320 5391921 519 1,332,338 519Spokane, Wash............. 1920 143 480,400 1431921 432 1,147, 245 432Springfield 111............... 1920 46 269,005 461921 161 749,780 161Springfield, Mass........... 1920 253 888,475 2531921 495 1,508,650 495Springfield, Mo............. 1921 194 570,635 194Springfield, Ohio........... 1920 60 180,000 601921 230 701,500 230Stamford, Conn............. 1920 77 406,330 771921 96 525,075 96Stockton, Calif.............. 1920 218 711,457 2181921 417 819,175 417Superior, Wis..*............ 1920 32 116,800 321921 104 344,910 104Syracuse, N. Y ............. 1920 188 1,041,500 1881921 348 1,823,400 348Tacoma, Wash.............. 1920 421 899,895 4211921 785 1,642,330 785


Two-family dwellings. One-family and two- family dwellings with stores combined. Multi-family dwellings.Multi-family dwellings with stores combined.

Num-*ber. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families.

1927 $222,400565,400 (a)1862 $21; 000 411 83,500 22 6 $41,000 10 8 89,000 2977537

507,800 38,000 242,7751541074

3 37,200 18 2 $105,000 2112 107,197 18 111137916

194,76545.000 12,50055.000140.000308.000 182,800

48(?) 61063511284

2 26,000 613 3> 500 20,300 14549121

52,500267,900733,6001098242 4 33,566 6

4010103370.00075.00056.000 209,300

802020661023

30.000 12,50025.0002033

10 30,000 50 10 20,000 3024869

309,00042,00098,200312,7778216(a)207

13 8,00027,000 312

48117 301,500795,600 96234 46429,50027.00018.000

()98411

' 21022,00095,30047,000139.000

(a)361858o Not reported.




Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residential' dwellings. Total new residential dwellings.Hotels. Lodging houses. Other.


19201921 192119201921 1921 19211920192119201921192019211920192119201921 1921192019211920192119201921192019211920192119201921

2 $210,000 1 $45,000 161$47,000'187,50055,000

v 1,454 1,808896431,157604303593 544 583 144 4335017631163619413024294 136 227 50433104246483427795

$3,974,560 5,072,830 467,282 2,362,380 2,728,315 1,874,485 859,475 32,000710.000 1,706,320 2,266,875525,400 1,159,745 327,505 962,580 1,464,375 2,458,050 570,635330.000789.000 844,330 803,375 874,530 1,159,074 171,800 344,910 1,430,500 2,776,300 964,895 1,781,330

(a)1,961906431,1576383035204549665(O) 438169210463827194240253185190(a) 62432104(a) 627447843

Shreveport, L a .............Sioux City, Iowa. 1 60,000 1 100,000Sioux Falls, S. Dak----Somerville, Mass...........South Bend, Ind...........Spokane, Wash............. 1 350,000 1 13,800Springfield, 111...............Springfield, Mass...........Springfield, Mo..............Springfield, Ohio...........Stamford, tonn............. 1 40,000Stockton, Calif.............. 1 64,873Superior, Wis................ 18 $27,1221 55,000Syracuse, N. Y 21 36.00035.000Tacoma, Wash..............

a Not reported.

CO

GENEBAL TABLE.


PART 1.NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSContinued.

T a b l e A . NUMBER AND PROPOSED COST OF BUILDINGS (NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ADD I-TIONS TO OLD BUILDINGS) COVERED BY PERMITS ISSUED IN 1921, B Y INTENDED USE OF BUILDINGSContinued. 0


Housekeeping dwellings.__ . ... __________ L______________________________________________________________________________

One-family dwellings. Two-family dwellings. One-family and two- family dwellings with stores combined. Multi-family dwellings.Multi-family dwellings with stores combined.

Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families. Number. Cost. Families.

Tp.rrft TT9,nto Tnrl 1920 74 $217,700 74 *1921 758 1,187,222 758Toledo, Ohio. 1920 463 1 563,442 463 30 $271,500 (a)1921 482 1,576,357 482 33 $228,200 66 25 $144,621 28 3 25,000 1 10 2 $66,000 14Topeka, TCans .. 1920 59 215,800 59 1 14,000 41921 158 577,210 158 1 100,000 30Trenton, N. .T. _ __ 1920 152 * 784,597 152 9 (2) 181921 283 1,049,530 283 % 2 40,126 18 2 48,400 16Troy, N. Y ................... 1920 8 52,553 8 13 136,045 261921 43 344,000 86Tulsa, Okla.................... 1920 501 2,311,390 501 223 1,540,926 446 66 770,463 66 24 577,500 3151921 882 3,139,559 882 26 87,100 52 6 42,500 6 48 507,350 177 7 41,200 21Utica, N. Y .................... 1920 70 403,300 70 7 63,200 14 2 12,500 4 1 6,000 31921 207 1,152,975 207 130 866,500 260 6 41,000 11Waco, Tex __ 1921 262 719,284 262 3 100,400 25 1 90,000 20Waltham, Mass............. 1921 127 247,242 127 3 24,'500 6 1 10,000 4Warren, Ohio................ 1921 162 566,925 162 2 11,000 4 3 16,000 5W ashington, D . O 1920 660 4,955,381 660 16 3,295,000 (a)1921 1,656 11,158,146 1,656 24 2,131,000 ^539Waterbury, Conn.......... 1920 187 819,500 187 12 85,500 24 2 41,000 3 27 282,000 85 3 110,000 211921 117 470,800 117 31 178,350 62 30 .266,250 92Waterloo, Iowa............. 1920 105 545,950 105 1 12,000 91921 61 303,550 61 12 76,500 24 3 65,000 26Watertown, N. Y ......... 1921 84 385,000 84 1 10,000 4West Hoboken, N. J . . 1920 3 24,500 31921 19 95,000 19 4 32,000 8 4 81,000 29West New York, N. J .. 1921 17 119,000 17 75 900,000 150 9 108,000 18 4 140,000 58 7 105,000 26Wheeling, W. V a . . . . . . 1920 56 212,700 56 1 25,834 4 2 23,000 &1921 115 260,100 115 49 266,750 98 5 25,500 6 9 119,800 42o Not reported. 2 Included with one-family dwellings. * Includes cost of two-family dwellings.

BUILDING PERMITS IN 1921,


Nonhousekeeping dwellings. All other new residentialCity and State. Year. Hotels, Lodging houses. Other. dwellings.

xutai ubw leaiuBiinai u. wtuiiugo.

Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Number Cost. Number. Cost. Number. Cost. Families.

Terre Haute, Ind........... 1920 74 $217,700 1,187,222 741921 758 758Toledo, Ohio.................. 1920 493 1,834,942 (a) 6001921 545 2,040,178Topeka, Kans................ 1920 60 229,800 631921 159 677,2102,017,0971,582,056188,600344.000 5,263,804 3,879,819525.000 2,060,475

188Trenton, N. J ................ 1920 1 $1,225,000 1 $7,500444,000 163 1701921 2 289 317Troy, N. Y ..................... 1920 21 341921 43 86Tulsa, Okla.................... 1920 11 50,250 6 $13,27535,200 831 1,3281921 3 4 $26,910 976 1,138Utica, N. Y .................... 1920 1 40,000 81 911921 343 478Waco, Tex..................... 1921 1 162,00085,000 267 1,071,684 307Waltham, Mass............. 1921 1 132 366,742 608,925 137Warren, Ohio................ 1921 1 15,000 168 171Washington, D. C ..__ 1920 2 1,300,0001,953,35035.00070.000 * *3131,364 173,562493,060 6057 43,405105,380

San Francisco, Calif San Jose, Calif................ 220 127,000 130 171,196Savannah, Ga...............Schenectady, N. Y ........Scranton, P a............... 200 81,579 2 800 82 220,267Seattle, Wash.................Sheboygan, W is............ 'Shreveport, La...............Sioux City, Iowa........... 1,079256 399,115 157,195 23056 143,86089,0701 4,000Sioux Falls, S. Dak.......Somerville, Mass............South Bend, Ind ........... 160 85,547 91 94,195Spokane, Wash.............. 851 240,386 105 170,99

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