BL Wick and Real Estate
WHEN LAND WAS DIRT CHEAP IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Real estate investments have always been successful and profitable in Cedar Rapids, and probably will always continue to be so. As shown in other articles, the land upon which Cedar Rapids is built was originally owned by five men, Judge Greene, Nicholas Brown, Addison Daniels, Wm. Sanford, and Alexander Ely. The division of the property was made in 1849 as is shown elsewhere, and it is from that time that most of the real estate transfers were made. All the gentlemen made fortunes from their speculations.
History of Linn County, Iowa...by Luther A. Brewer and B. L. Wick. 2 vols. Cedar Rapids: Torch Pr., 1911. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42220/42220-h/42220-h.htm on page 382.
BL Wick has played an important part in my life. I really like the local history that he documented at the time that he wrote this book Marion was the county seat not Cedar Rapids it was around 1919 that CR would take over as county seat.
Why I thought this was a fitting topic to talk about was because BL Wick represented the family of the guy who 1st got me interested in duplexes and real estate. their family's dad died on the job and BL wick won compensated for the loss which helped the family survive the great depression.
BL Wick owned large amounts of land in the county himself as I looked at maps of land ownership from the history center. I couldn't really find a lot of info about BL Wick so I thought I would compile this list of information and resources about him. He is the Wick of Meth-Wick.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120995478/barthinius-larson-wick
BAETHINIUS L. WICK, attorney and historian, died at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 8, 1947; born at Stavanger, Norway, February
29, 1864, the son of Lars and Inger Wick; came to the United
States in 1876, received
a B. A. degree at the State University of Iowa in 1891, and his
master's degree in 1893; also earned B.S. and LL.B. degrees;
moved to Cedar Rapids where he began the practice of law in 1894;
became the foremost authority upon Linn county, Iowa, history,
and was very active in civic life, a
He was a well-known lawyer and the resident authority on Cedar Rapids history. His book, "History of Linn County," was published in 1911 and co-authored by Luther Brewer. It often is used as a local reference.
Wick deplored the lack of attention paid to local history.
Wick never married. He died Oct. 8, 1947, in St. Luke's Hospital at the age of 83.
In 1947, a Cedar Rapids philanthropist named Mr. Barthinius Wick set aside some funds in his trust for a specific purpose: he wanted to build a residence to provide care and community for older, single people like himself.
Adjusted for inflation, $300,000.00 in 1947 is equal to $3,505,576.74 in 2019.
Real estate investments have always been successful and profitable in Cedar Rapids, and probably will always continue to be so. As shown in other articles, the land upon which Cedar Rapids is built was originally owned by five men, Judge Greene, Nicholas Brown, Addison Daniels, Wm. Sanford, and Alexander Ely. The division of the property was made in 1849 as is shown elsewhere, and it is from that time that most of the real estate transfers were made. All the gentlemen made fortunes from their speculations.
History of Linn County, Iowa...by Luther A. Brewer and B. L. Wick. 2 vols. Cedar Rapids: Torch Pr., 1911. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42220/42220-h/42220-h.htm on page 382.
BL Wick has played an important part in my life. I really like the local history that he documented at the time that he wrote this book Marion was the county seat not Cedar Rapids it was around 1919 that CR would take over as county seat.
Why I thought this was a fitting topic to talk about was because BL Wick represented the family of the guy who 1st got me interested in duplexes and real estate. their family's dad died on the job and BL wick won compensated for the loss which helped the family survive the great depression.
BL Wick owned large amounts of land in the county himself as I looked at maps of land ownership from the history center. I couldn't really find a lot of info about BL Wick so I thought I would compile this list of information and resources about him. He is the Wick of Meth-Wick.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120995478/barthinius-larson-wick
BAETHINIUS L. WICK, attorney and historian, died at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 8, 1947; born at Stavanger, Norway, February
29, 1864, the son of Lars and Inger Wick; came to the United
States in 1876, received
a B. A. degree at the State University of Iowa in 1891, and his
master's degree in 1893; also earned B.S. and LL.B. degrees;
moved to Cedar Rapids where he began the practice of law in 1894;
became the foremost authority upon Linn county, Iowa, history,
and was very active in civic life, a
He was a well-known lawyer and the resident authority on Cedar Rapids history. His book, "History of Linn County," was published in 1911 and co-authored by Luther Brewer. It often is used as a local reference.
Wick deplored the lack of attention paid to local history.
Wick never married. He died Oct. 8, 1947, in St. Luke's Hospital at the age of 83.
In 1947, a Cedar Rapids philanthropist named Mr. Barthinius Wick set aside some funds in his trust for a specific purpose: he wanted to build a residence to provide care and community for older, single people like himself.
Adjusted for inflation, $300,000.00 in 1947 is equal to $3,505,576.74 in 2019.
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