The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-29

puronasers will be. assured OF a beautiful
anu attractive residence locality for years
" follow. The property on which the
improvements are to be made comprises
sne Ten acre block with College place on
University place on the south and Rhodes
Gassnue on the west. Across Cottage
orove avenue to the east are Groveland
ano Woodland Parks, both private parks
ttvuriooking Lake Michigan. Excellent
transportation facilities are convenient,
snsre being the Cottage Grove avenue
c cap, sline and the Thirty sixth. and
Thirty first street stations on the Illinois
central railroad near by. The locality is
one Of the most healthy in the city, being
Oh gravel ridge, the main sewers being
over " feet below the surface, insuring
periect drainage. With all these attrac
rlons in it's favor it is believed that this
section will be made as desirable as many
Side.
Inc plans for the houses have been
completed by Architect 8. s. Beman, who
quilt the town of Pullman and has de-
signed many important buildings in this
ana other cities, while the contract for
constructionshas been awarded to William
~ Crilly, one of the largest and BEST
known contractors in the city. The sec
ZION OF Thirty fourth street that il is in.
tended to improve, extending from Cot
tage Grove on the east to Rhodes avenue
on the west has south frontage OF 654
ieet and north frontage of something
more than those figures. 1t is at present
paved with macadan, but the street. viii
now be repaved with asphalt. The
property toIbe built on is vacant. The
houses will be detached, three stories and
basement high and will each occupy a
frontage of rs feet, extending back to a
depth of 60 to 70 feet. They will contain
| from 10 to ~ rooms each and will be coD-
structed 80 as to vary in cost, with lot in
Guided from SO, 600 to Sic, 600 and upward,
it beingfthe intention to changefthe plans
and specifications to suit the purchasers.
The exteriors will be Of a variety of de-
signs, no two being alike, and will be
constructed of stone and pressed brick,
| Slate and tile in colors and designs cal
culated to give the best and most pictur-
| esque effects.
| MIR. Hamilton is determined that sub
stantiality of construction, with elegance
| OF finish and the adoption of all new and
unique features architectural beauty and
a variety of design on both exteriors as
wellEaS interiors, shall characterize the
buildings, and full authority and power
has been delegated to him to make them
AS complete and desirable as possible and
toGplace them on the market for sale at as
near cost as it is possible to estimate it,
| thusaglvlng TO the purchaser the benefit
| OF building on honor and by Wholesale
for cash. Artistic ideas will be embodied
1nSthe Interiors, such as have hitherto
been found only in very expensive resi-
dences, and on such liberal scale as will
undoubtedly Ecause these homes Ito be
eagerly sought. The finish of the inter.
iors will be in hard wood, both floors and
trimmings, and. the latter will be in ma
hogany, birch, oak or other woods to suit
purchasers. The vestibules will be in
mosaic or. marble and made very attrac-
tive. The basement wi) be fully com
pleted with storage rooms for bicycles,
coal and stores with laundry complete
. ana in some of the houses a billiard room
An improvement of this kind establish
ing neighborhood, easily accessible with
quick transit facilities, with whole
| street finished at one time, so rs to deter
mine the character OF surroundings, at
minimum cost, with terms of payment of
purchase price covering long term of
years II desired, with a very low rate of
interest and with price determined only
by the actual cost Of the buildings. added
to The price of the Slot, with practically
separate and varied fronts, cannot fail to
attract persons desiring to purchase q
homo in refined neighhorhood.
-E.]ohn Vain. who is kwidely known Yin
real estate affairs in Chicago. will assist
in the sale of the houses and all will be
| under the coutrolssa management OF Mr..
Hamilton. With each lot sold full
original abstract of title and d policy of
guaranty of title by the little Guarantee
and Trust Company in the full amount
kof the purchase price win be furnished
free of cost. to each purchaser.