, 1875-07-25
1875.

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BUILDING.
Az UNUSUAL BEASoN-
Is will bo noticed, tho number Of building
permits is much less than fe" weeks ago. a.
tho opening Of tho season. Taking the season
Us whole, the activity in the erection OF new
stores and dwellings, has been extraordinary
In commenting on this fact, the Building Jour-
ma! 6ayB:
Th,s season has never been excelcd except ty thst
Of Tie frst year after the Gre in point Of the number
aud magnitude Of its building operations II mas been
oap unds1aien n md completed, and II ths course of
completion. The experience Of builders h., has
been uniformly such as to ssd TO-. 10 iaast mnlu
ment No one has had any di,tcu1ty In
selling or renting at their option these long
stretches Of handsome residence blocks requiring the
tnyestrueut Of many thousands OF dollars. AZ gen
eral striking feauEe Of land operations this whole
sale building has assumed great prominence, Ma-
terisl 50 very low, almost nu-War ra,cs and labor
can be secured within :he corporate limits at very
moderate outlay, and to thoss who intend to avail
psaSsss IN s sny VI History
the like favorable rstes ~ the gradual revival OF N
dussries and commerce is constantly aug1nentng the
tc.ials must also 60 higher. and lots certainly will
never he lower but must necessarily ill.,
ereaae in value There il no doubt that
depression it has suffered, and to-day one cannot buy
low they could SIX months ago, or if the prices
low the terms are mora stringent golden op
portunity is passing by, anu they ara vlso who i'm
prove it Those who nase been most largely en-
gagged in building maturing plans Of still greater
srlth Of what IS above stated nr S $. Hayes whose
numerous rows Of brick aud marbls blocks
have been written in detail in this
houses in the same neghborhood. Several -promi-
near building firms similarly extending their
operations There are no signs OF OVERRIDING the build
1t has been estimated by contemporary that nearly
5000 house5 are now buidiug or planned This is
perhaps beyond tho actual number, but such has been
and il Ikey to BE- the experience Of those who have
raade Investments in this way that this is small esti-
compared to what would express In number the
WI venture to assert that the years 1856 will witness
the addition to this city Of Ii, QUO dwellings and twenty
nye or thirty frst-class blocks, beside multitude Of
smaller trade places outside the present commercial
centre.
Eeunood court is to be extended south from
Forty-eishth street to Forty-ninth street, CIV
ing fine frontage tor building Of 600 feet on
each side of street. Two hundred feet east front
has been disposed OF to parties in the city
Who will erect double brick building GO feet
high by n feet deep, two stories high. The
plans chow something entirely new for thus
region for residence. The design Of front eie-
vatlon is Of tho pure Ionic order. a large poi
tico extends along the entire 'front.' u feet wide,
supported BY columns p feet high. Back Of col
Gmns, under 2-story windows, run stone balco-
MES with iron railing. The front will be faced
with white stone. Cost Of both buildings will be
about $4,000. 1t will be a marked Improvement
for KenWood.
LAFL1N STREET.
Twelve two-story and basement brick houses
are now being built On Latin street, between
Polk and Taylor streets, and arrangements have
been concluded during the past week tor the
erection Of ffty-six additional houses in tho
same block on Loomis and Tompkins streets
SOUTH EVANSTON.
Building is active in South Evanston to an ex-
tent that is gratifying as an evidence of the
growth OF the place. About ten new houses are
under way in Warren, Keeney & Co.'s several
additions between the railroad and the lake, aud
new and lively appearance to the place.
Through all the close times Of the Fa6t two
years those Interested in this suburb hare baen
proceeding with improvements OF al kinds.
IoEA-
The Board Of School Directors Of Flora, this
State, on Wednesday last adopted the design
presented by J. G. Cochrane, architect, for their
new high~schoo1 building, and a1r. L. L. Leach.
Of this city. waa awarded the contract. The
building will have three stories and basement
I'm height) in the Gothic style, brick, With
stone trimmings, and viii coat 500, ,0u0.
BUILDING PERMITS.
July Is, John Schultz one-story brick, 21150
feet, at No. 1Bl Hastings street.
July 16, III. Cronse, two-story and basement,
251S0 feet at corner Of Blue Island avenue and
Thirteenth placs.
July 16 L. Silverman, three-story and base
ment stone-front. 75x40 feet. at Nos. 1012 and
1o14 Third avenue
July l6 r. Hagemnn, two-story aud basement
brick, 59x70 feet, at Nos. 5s aud GO Clybourn av-
enue.
July II, R. ". Crumb, two-sto1y brick, 59x3e
feet, on Robey street.
July II, o. r. Brouse, three-story brick, 1898
July 10, john Dell. ooe-Htory brick, 20x30 feet,
1T No. 100 Rees street.
July 20, D. Brennan, one-story brick. 20140
feet, at No. SO Blair street.
July 20, II. Potwin, two-stoEy and basement
brick, 451100 feet, On West Madison street.