, 1870-07-15
NEW BUILDINGS.
Description OF Two New Medi-
ical Colleges.
Business Blocks Erecting on State
Street.

Amcng the new buildings now In process Of
erection In Chicago are four which. by reason Of
their location anu their public character, arc Of
more than ordinary importance, These are all
constructing the supervision Of one archf-
tctt E 8. Jennison. and " Ill an stand completed
lefore the close Of the fall Of 1870.
CHICAGO MEDICAL COLLEGE.
First should be mentioned the new building now
In course OF erection for the Chicago Medical
College. 1t Is located on Prairie avenue at the
corner Of TWenty-stxth street, having u frontage
Of sixty feet and depth Of one hundred. It Is to
he Of pressed brick, with Btone basement
and trimmings, three stories IN height,
feS tas se taS1 I'D pssd Th
dor1ner Windows The exposed corners will be
surmorntei by ornamental ventilasors, From the
IRON Twenty-si1th street, = hall, twenty. feet
square, extends to The upper hoor. Back OF this
hall, Is the studcnts reception rooms on one side,
side, rooms for the jant or, reception and nreser
walton OF subjects, and heating and yentilaunG
apparatus. The nrst story contains Professors,
the analytcul laboratory back Of the hail. On the
rgtzhad slde T. the a5osasoIy ,tss caPanls ct
aSd esDn aa tae
he laweF iectuTr-rooa., nc general
tae Professors Sitting rooms. The eecontl story
contains the sitting room and study Of the Profess
sors OF Physiology and Surgical Anatomy, the gen
fcet, and lighted from three sides: while the east
wing is occupied by the seatlngs Of the lower lec-
ture room and the base Of the clinical lecture room
s1ory are the rooms Of the Dem0nstfator OF Anat-
olny reception md preservation Of subjects, dis
. to acconimodate s nfty stndent. CLOAK rooms, etc.
and on the east the clinical lecture rao1n The
| Ilnldlug Is to be furnished tn the best manner
Throughout, is to cost t25 900, aud to be completed
I by the 1st Of September.
l HAHSKMANx MEDICAL COLLEGE
The new e1incc now erecting for the OCCUPANCY
| Of Hahlemann Medical College, Is on Cottage
| Grove avenue. betEecn Twenty. eighth and Twen-
ty-nnt streets. 1t Is three Stories IN height With
| basement ami su.,-bascment, and has frontage
81 e1 Getase ee Te enee Is
the aYenue, with drive on ono side 70 the Pro.
1essors' yuums, walk Oh the other sitlc for the
basement 's occupied by Professors reception
room, chemical laboratory, room tor the Professor
/ Of Chemistry and by the base Of the grand lee,
| demonstrating room, 1t will also contain the
l JAnltor's room, and rou1u for the reception OF
subjects. The 1rst aoor is entered BY hail which
l txttnds through the centre, on one side Of which
l arc the dispensing and consulting rooms,
and On the other glide are two rooms Tor rrofes1
] so1F. The remainder Of the moor Is taken up hs
students and In the rear OF this Is the hall and re-
ception roon for the male and fema'e Students
The second story contains the museum and libra
-
| rooms Of the Professor Of Surgery and Anatomy,
| and private dlssecung room. The clinical anphl-
theatre, capable Of seating 277 students, Is on the
third door, also tigaecting IuOn9 Tor ladies'
l uud gentlemen, Rnl the room for the reception
ind preservation Of subjects The building Is to be
nnished and furnished iu frEt-class style, with ho
| and cold water, heating apparatus, &C., and vii
! cost about sls.OO8. It will be completed By tht
| urbt Of November.
HALE's BLOCK.
! The same architect has In charge tho erection
| ut o new and hrst-ciass business building, TO nt
called IIale's Block, on the east side u stat
| This Will have frontage OF sixty feet and deptl
| If one hundred and rlty feet, The space OF tn
| 1lst floor 10 be divided into two Btorcs-onc
| forty feet front, to be occupied By Slmpson Nor
| TtlL and the other twenty feet, to be used, TO
xethcr with the upper nooIs OF tue cntlre 1nnana
~ Tobey at hayef. It will be i've stories ID negn
4 pas1des basement. constructed OF brick, With OIL
sandstone front, will be finished by September Il
{ and will cost ST, ,00e.
NEW STATE STREET BL0cK.
The southeast corner Of State and Washlngta
I streets 1s to be occupied by building Wh!e
. I viii compare fayorzby with the structures OF
I ihe low brick building which nov holds the e.
/ IRENE corner, and which caznot ne removed WILL
! In two years, the new block will have tront 6
/ one hundred feet on State, and ninety on VAST
4 sucton street It Will be OF brick, the nret St0T
| rent OF iron and polished French plate glass {
| unusual Size, and the remainder Of the front {
| Ohio sandstone The building, I'VE stories an
\ itasemeut, Will be finished throughout 10 the mo
1 elegant at1d expensive manner, aud VIII co
I tl2U,0Oa The contract calls for liz conplelon
November 15