, 1880-09-26
NEW BUILDINGS.


nents, which will cost about $4,000. The archi-
tectural design Of the present structure will be
followed In the Tightening, and, with the stories
added will be one of the loftiest Office buildings
lin the city, reaching over 100 feet high. The
elevator will be run up, and by the additional
stories sixty new Offices will be added, ali OF
which are already rented The sixth story will
be1argely occupied by the Chicago Literary
Club.
Oppostt the Portland Block, On the southwest
corner of Dearborn and Washington streets, a
Aansard story about fourteen feet high is being
added to the Kendall Block. and will contain be-
tween thirty and forty new offices, and will
1Se hsese quite an AZ architecturai improvement % t9
R5l be cove red with slate, thus being rendered
literally hre-proof.
= ": l. B. Jenney, the architect, has now uu-
Ger bis drau4htstnen's hands the plan OF an ele-
the North Side which viii probably cost il the
artistic design known as the English villa,
rare combination OF brick, wood. and tile full
oi aleoves and graceful curves in the interior.
'He has his table full OF drawings and
sas splans Tor new buildings, but they are held back
eie Of hf Piff NJ Is aso sg T
modern English Gothic style, and 1tted up in
,Sa Sat unaE uananneE thus becoming an ornament to
- Haverly's Theatre is likely to become thing
q q The past by-and-by Ia 1ts present quarters,
nadonai Bank is anxious to secure the Dear
nofn and Monroe street property and put upon
9 handsome building to accommodate its large
aaa increasing business and safety-deposit
!, Messrs Treat & Folz, the architects, have
ne following buildings In process of coustruc~
oon under their supervision:
Apa1:ment building for s. B. Williams, on the
Vnsario and s. feet on State street. six stories
4ao 4n basement. containing twelve apartments
me 1ne building will be nearly 1reproof. having
aoors and ceilings throughout. There viii be
NO iron sfnirwAys and brick Partition walls to
aa roof The building itself will be Of Ir1ck,
atn stone trimmings Interior finish will be OF
ana colored glass In all the stories. It Will be
heated and ventilated by Mills new steam appn~
= F[a!9s 6s and the cost Of the improvement will oe
Mr. c. P. Libby has nearly completed resi-
oence on the southwest corner Of Michigan are
aue ana Thirty-fourth street, 10 the style OF the
early French Renaissance. The exterior is
VI The finest selected Marquette brown sand
stone, The building IL three stories and base
ament In hight, and Is furnished throughout in
aatqwoods. The house, and barn built on the
xsaf OF the lot, are heated with steam by one OF
aaxtuns boilers placed in the cellar of the barn.
ttome hfty feet from the house The building
aas one Of Cranes water elevators running from
oasement to third story, and every modern con-
4tsaence in the shape Of electric bells, speaking
a s. Walker is building three-story brick
0~eiitug on Indiana avenue, near Twenty
Mata street, to cost $1s,0n
ssfueted On North Clark, near 1ndtann street,
1or G. S. Dodge, OF Boston, It will oe 50 by Il |
1eet. and tour stories in hight, with basement, |
stors W. ne contain sir ~ anos sn @
Il c. Judd 1s putting ups residence 20 By 50 |