, 1874-05-24
BUILDING.

BUILDING.
CHEAP BRICK BUILDINGS.
a few weeks ago we called attention to the
great want in this city OF comfortable btlcR
dwellings, which might be rented to one or TWO
families at 1ent of S400 or $500 year. we
called attention to the fact that 81 per cent OF
the new buildings erected in st. Louis during
1B72-'79, and under contract for ~ we're OF TINS
class. In that city there are no frame pu1lalnsS
allowed to bo erected. Tho demand Tor d"on-
ines there uecessitated the construction OF
class OF two-story brick buildings at moderate
cost. In Chicago when wo put up brick dwell
iuce ne rarely stop at less than three stories anu
ani n basement, or Mansard finish ut the top
The cost Of these With tho lot rarely fnls short
~ ao moo to 81, ,000 and often reaches S13 00o
The necessary rental for buildings Of this cost
nnts them beyopd the reach OF MI persons OF
moderate means and Income. lhs CONSCIOUSNESS 1e =;
wooden Observation-Disclosures boxes, which cannot
be insured for less than so per cent OF Their
value, and which in many cases are neithor
hcalthful nor comfortable. They are co!d N
viuter, and close aud hot in summer ana, ne'nB
tenn porary, are but ono degree better than tents
The article in question called forth number
of RESPONSES. and especially one from gentle
man Who had brought from London plan
largely followed there OF BRICK dwellings, o. tea- o.
a comparatively moderate cost. THIS plan con-
templates the erection Of a block at the same
time; If the block couset OF ten houses, the s11
inner buildings are to DO two-stofy ana TWO "
each end to have the addition of a,nensard roof.
This provision admits of tho renting OF the
larger houses By those having need for them
The first floor has par.or 12}5xl3@s o commu-
picating sitting-room, 11114: 3 kitchen, llxla7s.
kitchen is 3 pantry, and all the conveniences for
washing. etc. The etairs to the upper story rlso
from the hnll, and the second floor contains one
chamber, 1Olii1l3]5. with an alcovo room 61lo;
another chamber, 11114; and third over tho
kitchen, l1x13 On this door, in addition, arethe
BATHROOM, closets, clothes-prcsses, etc,
etc. In tho buildings bayang Man
eard, there aro in the third story
three bod-rooms,-1o o!zx1915<, Gx1o, and llxlt'
The front elevation is handsome and attractive.
EACH house has a bay window, or ''swell 'front.'.
All these houses are furnished with au tile
modern improvements and conEeuiences.
These houses have front of l8 feet; md
their cost is from 52.l00 to 81 400. Putting the
rrica OF tho lot at S5uO, the whole represents an
Investment OF from =, GOO to 5000. 4 block
Of Eix houses to be constructed on this plan,
under the direction OF Mr.. j. Austin, the archi-
tect, has been contracted for, and WILL be bnlls
right away, on Blssel street. and west OF Lincoln
Park Houses thus constructed can be rented
at liberal profit for from 500 to s450 year.
or for less monev than thousands Of families now
pay for few rooms in old, and shaky, and dis
agreeable tencment-houses. They arc easily
kept in repa;r and in state OF perfect cleanli-
ness. Five hundred such houses--rcat, comfort
able, supplied with water, Ternge aud gas. tn
bathrooms End laundry-rooms, with comtort~
able bed d-roous. capable OF thorough ventilntlon-
can find tenants among tue workingnen and
other persons OF this city who have but limited
income ard cannot s1ford to rent hiEher-prlced
BUILDINGS Now that there is q lull IN Hpecu-
latiye transactions in real estate, it would per-
taps be good policy for tha owners OF nlany
i. I'll - +f,nA $F% t1.t.
their attention to building this so much needed
class Of dwellings,. 1t is folly to build any more
two-story or three-srory wooden buldnss-
These hare no permanent value. insurance
and repairs add Annually to their cost We must
at some time begin to put up permanent dwell
inas, and there il no more desirable Opportunity
than now, not only to begin this work. sat to
meet profitable demand for these comfortable
brick dwellings, costing not over S2,'oJ, and
renting for about 5i00 year.
HOUSES AND STORES
On the southeast corner Of Sophia aid Orch
ard streets, AIr. Waller has built five :"o-atory
prick houses. Opposite on the southwest corner
is block of five In:rble-front houses.
Between Centre and Sophia streets, eight or
ten brick and frame houses are In COURSE of erec-
ton; on the corner of Sophia and Bid5ell, two
swell-fropt houses have been built.
On Be1den avenue, between Hurlbut and
Lnrrabce streets, Mr.. D. Bush is putting up
street, between Grant place and Belden avenue,
Mr.. Eldred it putting up two houses. ::
On Burliu8 street, between Beiden avenue
and Webster avenue, four frame and one brick
house, havo been finished since last fall.
Mr. Potter, Superintendent of the Rolling
Mills, and Hr. J. c. Parks, the Assssant-Super-
intendent, have built houses near the corner OF
Webster avenue and Fabius street.
lIr. John Macauiay has built four brick houses
on Webster avenue, between Centre ard WiA-
cons!n streets.
Corner OF Sedgwick and Sophia streets, NIr.
| Leight is building private residence, threo
stories in height to cost 515, 900. North Of Mr.
Leight's house, Mr. Thomaa is building two two
| On the southwestern corner OF Webster ave.
nne, Mr. Pick ia building three marbe-front
houses.
On Barling street, between Belden and Webster
| avenues, Mr. Hooker is to build thrao two-storJ
houses, and on the co1ner opposite Mr. Smith ls
to build two.
Alr. Sshafor is building four-story store on
| Clark street, between Indiana md Ohio to cost
s14, 1000.
On Huron street, between Dearborn and State,
Mrs Fitzgerald is building two houses to cost
$500 each.
6u the corner Of Superior and State streets
MI. Brown is battling for the Edison estate q
double store, three stories high, and Two uTeil-
ings On Superior street.
Near the corner Of Rush and Superior streets,
Mr. G. King is building thrce-story house,
| brown Stone 'front.' for SIS, 900 md Mr. Wlain-
| son q 0rlck mouse LOT S1A,UuUs M1 MGNl6Sue1
| tmo narble-front houses for s., 000.
| Mr. Weichmeler is building three marb1e-front
| houses, costing $4,000 each, at the corner Of
| Pine and Superior streets.
At the corner of Cass and Ohio AIr. James
! n1acKay is building a two-story and basement
| brick house.
| TENEA1EST-HoUSE5.
| Messrs. Bartlett /; Chamberlain are preparing
| plans for IN immense row OF touement-houses,
which are to be built on the square bounded by
Washington aud Madison, Ada and Elizabeth
streets. The building, which is to be called the
| Peoples Block, is a project OF Mr. Wingravoe,
who calculates it's whole cost to be in tho neigh
borhood OF S25o,oo0 It will contain, wien
finished, about ninety tenements, besides some
TWENTY-FIVE stores fronting on Madison street.
The main height OF .he building will be three
stories, each floor subdlded into suites Of three
al,artments, with modern conveniences attached.
The centre Of tho square will be laid off for a
promenade park, with fountains, walks, etc.
a thorough system Of ventilation will be in-
tIoduced, and, when the whole building is COM
pleted, it is calculated that it will accommodate
5000 people at very low rate OF rent, and give
them the advantage Of every improvement in
domestic economy to be devised The plans aro
not vat far enonp} adrnncnd Il, ri va ,nv carka;+,