, 1881-05-01
THE BUILDERS,

The architectural credit belongs to Messrs
Burn!lalIi il Root, who designed the huil.in.
and also many Of the fittings. notably thost
Ut Tile National Bank Ut Illinois offices.
THE MASONRY
and the furnishing Ut all material, brick an{
stone, was creuitably done by Mu1limer 4
Tappt..
The plasrering was thoroughly done b,
john Sutton, and the painting by Morrison
Bros.
a. kNISELY L. co.
The large sky!lsht over tie bank office:
anu The one over the hall and stairway art
Ut the Hayes patent, and We're fur.isllet: il
place ,hy \. kniseiy l. Co.. =, ami II Wcs
Monroe street. who also do the slate routing
tl!littl1E, aAlHaulzed~iEon work, elc., TIL tjle
frunt- his urn have il virtual monopoly o1
the sliyllgllt business III the Northwest, no1
uniy Oh ictuunt Ut the patents utlLer which
they w"lk, whi'll have Recently been sus
i;li!icd in the United States Circuit Court al
New York, bul :llsu BY reason Of their repll
tallon tor excellent work. dune promptly
These skyliSEis art be1G more USED every
Year. alld da' and drcary oice buildings
are being gradually transformed into liEnl
and cheerful ones, aS owners find that they
can have sEyl8n1s is free froAi leaks OF
condensation us amy part OF their roofs and
the old fear ct 4 ieaKy sSyllSht belng dis.
PEELED. they tInd it pays tn use them and
plenty III tenants. Auorg the skyIights re-
rtnt!y erected by this iirn. are those nj
Field Il Letters retail store, Unity Building,
Dearborn street. Rand, s. McNaIly's New
press-rooms, Academy uf Music, Grand Opera
lluuse, Central M,lsic-llait, Cook Cuuuty
Cour1-iIouse, Chcago CilyHa!l (nutinished).
Chiea.t, l. Northwestern Railway passrnger
deuo1 lI;.;i.-siicd, King Enck. D+nvcr. C3lu..
Chamber vi CutMl!lerct:, Milwaukee, Detroit
PuD!it Library, eic.. ttc. Aiming lhe build
iil@s upon which this firm hay: done other
THAI sky!ight work are TIT. Uniled States
Custtr:,-!ls'u>,.s 1T Chicago. Nashville, Tenn.
alit San Francisco; also san Franeisso Ciuy-
Hall. hotel fur Henry Lambert at CiinarrUn,
y. H.. the new Cninn Depnt, Canal and
Adams streets, Chicaso. and large amount
pany at South Chicago, Joliet Steel Conl-
l1ally. Union lion Il Sized Company, ETC., e1e. :;
this list plAcin.. the tirln OF i. kniSely Il Co.
de>t:rye.ily 1T lie head Of the slate anu metal
root,lg a,lu gaiyaltized-iron cornlce Trade
of the West.
The heating and ventilation is upon new
plan. Known as
FLOOR WARNING AND yEST1-
LAT1OS,
and is great improvement over that Of any
office building in tile city, the prominent
feature being TIE arranSeiilent OF the tlnor
tlnnbers to allow free circulation 1T fresh
warm air under each flnor, warming it to a
This NOT only gives health und cnmturt to
tile occupant, but prevents all StaglIaiiOn Ut
air III the building, ana tends to the preScr-
yaton of the tfuor and tiinbers themselves.
Again, tbs peculiar construction necessary
iur the use IF this method prevents the cir
culation Of mir behind the plasterlng frnm
one story t. anuther, and is All e1fectuaI fire
stop, making tile building much less liable to
destruction by fire than most structures
Of the kind. Eac'. suite OF rcull1s
Is provided with a separate fresh-alr duet
and exhaust, has both direct anu Indirect
heat, ;lnd every tenant may have much or
Ii tie Ut warmth Or fresh air without dis
turbu1@ lis neig|.bor. There are several
other pnlnts vi interest connected with this
system Tor which Mr. Z. R. l1awley, the ill.,
tentor, is deserving Of much credit
ALL THE 1EoN-woER
n the building, both Inside and outside,
y Arought or east, in the way OF columns,
.irdcrs. etc, was placed BY Clark. Ratien IL
a., who are proprietors Ut the dtla lruu-
Il Norks uilu eX1el,lve manufacturers nt cast
lnu wrought iron work for buildings,
bridges, railroads, etc, located corner Kings
)Ery and OEio streets.
Tie building is constructed With Wigbt's
ire-pronf columns wherever required. The
ire-prooting and pIastrr.nG Of which, also the
uf iron gi1tiers, was done ~ L. u.
Wight Il Co., Is DEARBORN sIrect-
THE ELEVATOR.
OF course, such 4 building would be in
without oneuf Nalc'S improved elt-
aturs. In tlii' case it is operated py press-
ire from :: tank, the salue Us vt the Castotil-
Iuusc, uri-fluuse, Marshall Field il 20. 5,
&C.. but Il connection Is also tN:sut Win tue
trret mains. 50 as 70 be used III case the
'unp or boiler should uc out uf order fur 4
t,urt time. Its surprising now these elevators
l. # II
ui.dngs in the cuuntry. but experience has
r,,yetI them To BE- lar safer, to run faster and
nth less il,i<e anu fric:lon. and IT, 10 Il given
mount If work at the smallest expense.
ye understand that NesSrs. Hale & C": ll;Sc
ust cnulplr1c.i five III tile Southern Hotel,
t. Louis, have orders for ten III one large
,arl1ncnt house, aud six i'll Tile l'roduce
'yt.,,;ture Duil,lin, in New York. Thus it.
rcnuie possible Il, bpiit almost to any hight,
nd the upper stories ure always the best.
THE PLUMBING AND 0-ts~FfTrlSG
tht builutng--one OF the largest office con-
.,cl3 wl,icu HAS ever been LIT IN CnIca9O-
,.s done by +. BASgo1 III l97 E45l II .tISnn
r.,ot 'rni. Eas-tiyrures of the National
INK of IliuDs uliiccs were also p'ared W
r. j3arcu1. who has one o! tht ltrErst alM
nest :assUrlNlrllts of E;lS-ilNtures WrSt u
Nv York. the recognition or "hich Is
,owu b; the many orders frun nnE prom1- .
pn1 citizens who are building a1td llltula nne
.Siucucss III and around our city.
THE, RRCSKHuI:ST co.
The use of terra-cot1a in the ornaments
~, If i,;;i!Llngs is canning very much INTO !!
r.,r and lis advantages over ORNAMENTAL !
~. il stone is observable IN the c">.struc- ]
~ ' IT Inc frol.t ot this building. 1t Is ca /;
'iI.. ~ II nure delicate formations. n'd Is !
w.av, in perfect harmony with the general
,,t4r;M used III tie construction. All the !
,,:,nt.,,laI fac:nEs, as well as the porollS j
rr.,-rntta til'~g iii the iirpprnof nl;lnaa7d
-; w,.rt. furnished and placed by this COLL
n.y. ,oa~,<c
comnosed of refined Trinidad asplaltum,
:. h.,1 ,ua1criat known nexl t0 copper. and
: - ,,5arrI by II. ". PowelI& Co., who make
.,u.,:ialrv Of this material.
THE STEAM HEATING
tho building, as we'll rs the boilers.
mus. t.t,... were furnished by John Davis
f;' ~ aid - Michigan street.
THE GLASS
r. furnished BY the wtii-knnwn plafe-giaSs
ns. If JalIes II. Rice, 50 and - East
ialuS S1rett
THE OCCUPANTS.
THE NATIONAL BANK or ILLINOIS