, 1872-10-09


;Nn1EMT BUILDING.
chase OF the Eag.e Hotel at S150o0 George ". Cage
without licecss except from Him who said, 1nas-
Een = sas gh5a e DO II
pilgrims Il The Kcrh Side, % xhieh purpose be esSe
rates. It. has made Thousands Of its old
pa:rons happy, sad has bean forced, et It
accommodated. With equal celeri.7, John 3. Drake
transformed tae Michigan Avenue Hotel "a Congress
The I4elede Hotel en West Madison street: Jenkins
hotes opened and altogether 20 have got along very
well f1r hotels concerned. thanks to the au
@ new Paeiac anti ana P ana = ssesn s m md Tr
mont and Briggs and alatcscn, and the rest follow
tho new Gardner House to complexion.
The great hotels Of New Chicago are to be the mar
number, pretty sure to be the hore) Of our cizens
world, i
constructed aud nearly completed ut the time o3 tho
We give vcry excellent cut Of tho building
It is erected by the Paec Hotel Company, chartered
CS ACf,akaLu16 16o3s G1t1L.A& VI
81 oco. The enterr-isc, in the conception ot the
aotcl tho procurement Of the charter, the studiea Of
ths Plans made sTong TIE best hotel men @ q the
Smith, now of TEE TR-eCsE, who three Sears $50
made century 1ease of tho entire block on which the
Quincy streets and two yea1 time to the details
qf tae Hndeftosing The ls.aine sockhode1e nre ne
Island Paesac % RaiFoad :; Company. The other hrse
ss9saoae1s so1s 5 ~ are 10 5ehn Tracy VI" ogas tSe
} Ey3}fh md r,
Inter Is President Ct the Company: The build.
sg w sost The re "a esste vi u
tha m iessees. fos twenty Seass. MsssTs. George u.
Cage Dasta 4 Gage, md John Rce long Of The
ss as2is ot ~ u &soe B5s r'T III
have charge Of the cuisine. Our cut Will saye descrp-
,sn Of exterior q ths building s5;ept the state
sEs Tbs dimensions aze s2s feet from east 70 vest
saadstcns- within the grand structure nothing WIN
Be- sp2sed to male ~ he appointments M t wostay o.
tho world Il WILL be opeced IN March, 1878.
II: pA1.sEn ROUSE.
During the past three months the work on Potter
octcrsc energy, .nl dve Of the eight stories the
Sto and pzrt OF ouroa seet 'front.' nse
eocp mp fees on sss s1ost md
cA 1eet Oh Monroe stroet It cicar back to W.
bash avenue from State street. excepting 20 feet on tho
north, vhsEe soraer building occupies space 80 feet
square. The alley running north and south through
the lot has been vacated by city, and being built
the cent1e It lie buldiag Al uncovered zIley Win
also coanect tho court yard With W.tash avenue.
ahs N IS Of IL
second 10 feet inchez, really much higher hsn it up
pears to be from the outside. Tha optical illusion i
diameter Of the huge iron columns being one Of the
principal causes. Tbs building WI hsse French
ground win e los feef The Gaaezai etlr Of tie build
Ing u Italian Tho frs. aud second stories have the
Doris orde- the third and fourth compoate the re-
The main entrance Is stste street, and Is covered
with porch tTo sorca in Eeigh, supported BY four
msssivs un columns Ct the Dorc order, projecting in
full relief from the building. The receases Of the
batdtng pasters. On the centre Of the porch will
side. oscr he central section of the building, which
measures rs feet acro=., VII be Fed;neat upon which
aad nd benos;S It % foar Ise-sse sss Seasons, - erect
Tho corner Of the building "a circular n conforms
hoa md has besH successfully tsssted ths rosnaait
which support It sfo eht in number, the largest yet
Eads Tor building purposes, aad run up to the third
story The treatmen: Of the facade Is rich and ele-
gaat, and cozTeapondiagly effective.
Tts interior is to be hnisl,ed IN unsurpassed STYLE
out, With iron beams and eosrasa:ea drug iron ceslasa
Ias aningsoos halls oasS graad .,, entsass e and
n ras aa x h ne to Ss
marble. Tia handr=ifs end posts of the stairway !
~ of FURNISHED hsoaze ths effect ct which, With
will be $50 rooms in the hotel for The accommodation
OF guests srd wo passenger elevators connect them
I. is expected Tint the hotel viii be opened On May1
VII cost s. 500 GO to nEsh The building, and s5do-
q bn1 Il
q 80 doing ara too apparent
TIE GARDNER HoCsE-
tho bra: district Belong. to the Gardner House, ST.
uatcd the corner Of jnckson street and Michigan
sss99e This building IS I've ss9Eie. h essusvs
Ia built uf brick IN the somewhat dubious style known
IS the Chicago Renaissance. II contains $50 apart
dze rooms, al Of which are nsted up aud furnished
in manner becoming arst-cass hotel, and TEob.by
tao East Taefe az % txo main enlranees oas On
son street and the Other on Michigan avenue Sud
ladies' entrance on the nsstr.ed fhornusnfase. The
and receives its light from ehatt the north side
The for this TO an ho-
14nged that the guest having registered and been as
aligned bis apartment, asceads the passenger elsvu
other.
Every rrecuuhou has been taken to secure safety
story % H. iadiessor Rss 5eea pisced Is i
every room, and fixed st certain point indicating tho
We a n f IN rn so1 T.n
this Point the Office is insanity notified BY the gong to
whch the indicator is attached and m aiasm given
Of forhids anything like detailed description Of
tho irtcrnal economy Of this agreeable hotel
BRIGGS ROUSE.
and around chicago, hss risen again, s1ail-
ing, the pugilIsdc records have II, none
the worss for the encounter. Tho Briggs uotso was
always favorite hotel and Ii the city 1t doubtless
viii continue to be It is situated the corner Of
Wells and Randolph streets, rpon itH former site, aud
has risen to the imposing height Of sx stories bove
and 1z3 feet Wells the former facade being Of stone
and the LITTER Of pressed brick with stone trimmings
Il Is remarkable Throughout FOR the nicely Of its de-
tnis, and tho hous-ke comfort 1t prepares for It's
guests. hfessrs. Moss Retd, in building the hotel
have displaye unusual talent for providing necessi
tics, and charming appreciation o< cosinees. This is
especially noticeable in the bedrooms which, running
IN suites through the wholo building are fitted with
marble manels and open CRATES, rich heavy central
chandeliers, hal luxurious appointments. On every
oor is series Of Wearanged water closets, proper
convauces for the housen2td's unpleas-
int dutes; Light ventilation md warmth better thaa
which no one could wiah- Tho basement Is delivered
up to bath rooms ard cellars connected with Il Gull
nary Department.. The main floor cQptaips thl Office