, 1877-02-25
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THE EASTMAN BUILDINGS.

| Inc court E3Q Qt HOuIu DISPOSE OIL the mat
| ter at 2 o'clocl1 Monday.
THE EASTMAN BUILDINGS. ~
The past year has witnessed the completion ii
Chicago Of the greatest enterprise of its kind In
| America. We refer to the fine array of dwell
| ings and stores erected by our enterprtsiue
townsman, Mr.. J. Eastman. upon the block
! bounded by Madison, Washington. ada, and
Elizabeth streets, and tntersected by IN exten-
sion Of ThrooD street. making in ali eight tacades
Of white marble. The combined area includes
scycnty-six structures, all but the Madison
street front being devoted to residences. In
| the cast block is q fine opera.house or music
hall. The dwellings, art all two-story and base
mcnt with the exception OF those on Washing
and Italian roofs. The prevailing style
of architecture Is French "Reminiscences
The architecr, Mr.. &. @. GarpEcy. was allowed
plenty of Flatitude, and he has succeeded II,
uniting here nl the qualities most desirable in a
modern DWELLING i'll, every @ room 1n thy whole
complete in itself, and they are all supplied
with closets and, bathrooms with hot sud cold
wnter. From cellar to roof nothing has been
overlooked, aud everywhere use aud beauty go
hand in hand. From the furnaces in the
easements TO tho CRATES In the parlors, and the
perfect system OF heating and ventilating
throughout, they arc models In their wur, and
long after the busy brain that planned them has
ceased to plan, these buildings, with many an
other fine structure aaGRialng Ria % ou: fatr city, viii
Tie fronts OF these buildings throughout are
of Illinois limestone from the well-known quar-
rles of Messrs. Boyer & Corneau, 476 Fifth
avenue. This stone IS compact, very durlble
capable of RECEIVING high finish, it has all the
Qualities OF marble. The buildings owe their
attractive character very largely to the fine
quality Of this stone, which IS destined to super
sede III general use the dark and gloomy-look-
ing sandstone heretofore 50 largely used in the
|. construction of Chicago buildings.
The stone was cut in the yards OF Mr.. Charles
Moeasinger, No. 253 Franklin street. This gen
t3etnan also bad the contract for setting, aud
his work is OF very high order. The finish is
of the kind known to the initiated as rubbed
work.
The corniees on all Of the eight fronts are OF
galvanized iron, aud were supplied and put in
place by the firm OF Gormully d Henry, 22S and
2a0 Michigan street. These gentlemen arc man
ufacturers Of galvanized iron cornices, window
caps, yentilatore, finals, etc, aud they have
spared no pains, but have endearorcd to make
this job one Of their best. They are also maui
facturers Of patent guttcr-bar sky-lghts, tin,
slate, and corrugated iron roofing.
The gravel-roodng contract WAS awarded to
the enterprisiug firm OF q. r. Shaffer &; Co.,
172 LaSalle street. who executed their contract
OF roofing the seyenty-siI buildings In the best of
manner, covering an area OF 100 900 square feet.
The work was completed in accordance with
their contract. and gave entire satisfaction to
all parties concerned. Any parties Wishing new
roofs put on OF old roofs repaired would lind 1t
to their interest to give them call
The glyss used in all OF these houses Is the
very finest Of American sheet glass. It was fur
dolph street, aud was manufactured to his order
at PIttsburg Pa, and at Ottara, ILL.,. expressly
tor this job. a1r. Sw;ssler is widely known in
the West as very large Geafef in paints, oils,
painting, glazing, and calcimining. Hehas been
engaged in this business III Chicago for the past
twentv years, and takes natural bride In the
city's wonderful growth. When be established
his business here twenty years ago Chicago had
population Of about 5000; now she numbers
little less than half million souls; then the
city contained very few fine buildings; non. 1t
numbers more fne buildings, in proportion to its
size, than any otner city in the world. Mr.. Swiss
Ter also did the glazing, and used in the fulfill
meut of his contract about 5, 900 lights, or near
IL Two car-}oads Of sheet glass His business
has grown up with and been part OF the growth
Of tile city; he has grown rich, and, what is bet
ter than that, has gained reputation for fair
dealing.
The plasterinr, about 10000 Square yards,
was given to E. Smith s. Co., 1S4 and 1S6 State
street. The inc work in the Palmer House,
fremont House, and many other Of the better
class OF buildings in Chicago vas performed BY
this firm, and the manner In which this last job
has been executed Will sustain their wcll-earncd
reputation. They also put in the plaster centre.
pieces and brackets, In which department OF
decorative art they arc without rival In the
West. During recent visit to their rooms
the writer was shown specimens Of their work
in new and very choice desigus IN classical,
modern Gothic, French Renaissance, and tho
different STYLES Of architecture which Mr.. Smith
had recently purchased in Philadelphia and New
York. Their illustrated catalogue, which they
send free on application, will give better !dea
Of their work than nc have the space to give in
this article.
Mr. ii. A. Bartlett had the contract for the
carpenter and joiner work, and supplying the
materials, lumber, and hardware; The lumber Per
lsed fs principals Michigan pine from the mills
Of Charles Rctz & Bro.- and vas all prepared.
ready to put in place, at Mr.. Bartlctt's steam
shops, Al Van Buren street. The work is iu
keeping with the usual character Of this gentle
ma1's work, being strictly trstclass in every way.
The painting Of the chambers in white, and
TIC graining Of the parlors in black walnut, and
the basement in light oak, was done BY Messrs.
Carney & Haskell, 45 Eldridge court, in their
usually tlrst.class manner.
The rooms and hallways OF every house are
warmed BY hot air. ALI the hot-air registers and
double boxes, and square pipe Of charcoal tin,
we're put in BY 4. II. Searles, 150 Lake street,
being perfectly frc-proof. Architect Garnscy
pronounces it the best work OF the kind ever
The sewer builders, Messrs- Lyons s. Scanlon,
III Brown street, have furnished an excellent
job They used the OHIO vitrifed pipe, salt
glazed, manufactured to their order expressly
for this job. Underneath each house arc six
inch pipes with fall of two feet in 100, and ca
pnblc OF discharging' 33s gallons per minute
These connect with one and two feet street
mains which empty into the large brick sewer
under Madison street
The sidewalks on every street with the excep-
tion Of Madison we're laid with Hurlbut's Dia-
1nond walk by the Portlsnd Cement Paving
Company, Room 10 Exchange Building It is
ority of this pavement. While it excels all
others in beauty, its utility has been fairly
tested in this city.
The buildings are insured principally in for
eign companies, portion Of them in the Liver
No. 124 Lo Sale street, Resident Secretary.
- In his search ior items for this article TEE
TRrBUAE representative has met with nothing
but courtesy from contractors and builders, for
which he thanks them: Every one connected
with the work have had q good word for Mr..
Eastman, and testify to the promptness with
which their certificates were cashed on presenta-