The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-21

! The number Of tickets Is >, $50, price OF
each ticket ~ 60. The drawing will take
place about the I'd Of June, 1871, and will
be conducted by the following gentlemen,
who will make arrangements 10 have Il
carried on with fairness 10 oil concerned
A. Is. Stafford, cashier Of City National
Bank; c. n. Hughcs, cashier yiss Ma,
tional Bank; Herman Meyers, Wholesale
and retail tobacconist; L. u. 0tockassh,
wholesale liquor merchant; JoAa n.
Obcrly, editor and proprietor Of the Cairo
BULLETS; Cyrus Close, commission msr.
chant, and Geo. w. McKsig, postmaster.
For the satisfaction Of thoss Who puf.
chase tickets, Mr.. Vincent addressed .
letter to the architect Of his house. now In
Philadelphia, W which the following 10
the answer:
Phiisdelphis, Pa Feb. l1b. ISL.
10. Arch strsst.
+. vIscEST, ESQ, SIR In answer 70
your request, !, with much pleasure, fus.
nish You with general description and
estimate Of cost OF your ridge residence,
Cairo, Illinois, Of which residence l was
the architect.
The ground or site on which ysus house
stands, comprises six lots, each % x 100
feet, forming q property IS 200 feet,
fronting on the streets and occupying the
highest ground in Cairo.
The house faces the South and has Q
frontage Of 25 feet by 20 feet sxclusivs Of
front porch, and 10 arranged into . main
and back buildiag, built Of wood, and the
sI..1. Ia ksn~ Ill Al IL ~
ment, carried up sufficiently high 70 aAord
the main floor Of the dwelling 70 Q level
with the top Of the Ohio Lsvss.
The front or main portion Of the build.
ing Is 25x3s feet, two stories In height re-
-pectively H. and 100 exclusive Of cellar. |
Front porch 90 feet BY feet vide. The
rear or extension Is ls6 BY 81 feet, two
stories In height, respectively 80 and =
feet Of cellar u side porch faces the East,
90 wide by 80 feet.
The iir,t floor contains front hall IN.
GLIDING stairway in il, 30 wide by $3.50
long u parlor is by 20 feet communicate
ing by u large double doorway, with sitting
room or family chamber, Ii By i6 feet
dining room - feet by lT.G; china closet
I by ( feet; lobby communicating
with kichcn and eide porch and entered
from dining room, of& by SO kitchen 1913
by IL feet, pantry 4 by 4 feet. Back stsirs
from cellcr and basement 10 ist and And
floors there Is also n stair to basement |
under main front stair. ......
The second story contains In front two |
large chambers, respectily Is by 20
feet and Is by III feet room over hall in
front 10 Y 1870, u large linen room in
rear of hall, an enclosed stair from hall to
roof giving access to spacious lumber lofts.
Two chambers in rear respectively 1876 x
IL feet and lis BY l3 feet, closet 80 x
feet, and room suitsbls tor
Bath Rooms, . 8 9.3, passage SO vide BY |
20 feet. The whole Of these rooms com. |
muhicate directly with the various halls,
passages and Hobbies.
The cellar basement is fitted with suita- |
BILE conveniences and has two commodious
rooms, Tor summer, Dining Room and |
kitchen. There are two large cisterns
lined with brick and eemeatea water |
tight
There is u plsin substantial barn Ia the
rear of the property fronting toths stree,
On the North.
Tho house Is built In \ thorough snl
substantial manner and we'll furnished l..
Il suitable and neat manner throughout.
The principal rooms and halls have
moulded cornices In stucco, also orns-
mented centre pieces on the ceilings.
The building was put up In 1865 at \
lost of ten thousand dollars.
'''ff 4. SISa OLSON Arch. xrsSisss..