The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-04
NEW GOLD COAST
FOR SOUTH SHORE
Hathaway Estate to be Di-
vided Into Large Tracts
for Mansions.
CHICAGOANS COMING in
B. G. McClanahan and Miss
Corn Roberts. Wilmette and
Chicago Are Interested.

Kcnosha is to take its place along
millionaire Row."
This was the interesting informa-
ton revealed today following the COM
pletion of deal by the Dowse broth
ers real estate office of this city. B..
G. McClanahan and Miss Cora Roberts,
principals in the negotiations and the
deal just closed gives them the sixty
acre Hathaway estate which adjoins
Allendale on the north and the Edith
Rockefeller Mccormick property,
Shorthand, on the south. The proper
ty includes all the territory south of
Selma avenue, east of Exchange street
and north of the Mccormick property.
Half Of the property is at the present
time a part of the city of Kenosha
and application is to be made on the
first of the year for incorporation of
the rest of the property into the city
of Kenosha.
The plans for development of the
former Hathaway estate are just being
worked out, according to Mechanism,
who is the leading spirit in the VEN
ture. The entire tract will be sub
divided into large estate tracts for eX-
elusive and restricted residential dis
tricts. Individual tracts will have a
lake frontage which will border on the
half-mile or more Of shore property
Every detail will be worked out to
make each estate as individual and
distinctive as possible.
Bring Lake Forest Planners.
City planners will be brought to
Kenosha in the very near future to
work out a plan for the new section
of the city to be developed. The
Anderson company, planners from
which laid out the city of Lake Forest,
has been secured for this work, En-
as utility in the tracts.
Conferences have already been held
with J. M. Albers, city building in
spector, and Robert Smith, city engi-
neer, according to McClanahan, and
all have pledged their cooperation
with the owners of the new property.
Application will be made early in the
year for extensions of city sewer sys
TENS into the territory on the south,
and the extension of gas and electric
facilities. All of the experience of the
new owners in developing exclusive
sections on Chicago's Gold Coast will
be utilized in making the south shore
worthy extension of Millionaire
Row.
eve have been on the lookout for
an estate such as this for considerable
time" declared B. G. McClanahan in
discussing plans for the future. "And
/ honestly feel that the NHathaway
estate is the finest piece of property
along this section of the lake shore. l
believe that it will lend itself remark
ably we'll to further development.
Our plans are to make it as restricted
as possible. The tract prices will not
be exorbitant--in fact, I believe that
they will compare most favorably with
anything on the north shore today
from Lake Shore Drive in Chicago,
northward beyond Lake Forest. And
we're going to become part of the
city of Kenosha."
Extensive improvements are being
planned for the south shore property.
The creek that runs into it from the
old golf grounds will be diverted to
the south and will flow into Lake
Michigan. Plating experts will be
brought to Kenosha within the next
thirty days at, which time the land
will be subdivided and set up for sale.
Kenoshans will be invited to purchase
tracts under the new plans, according
to McClanahan.
1t is also said that considerable
sum of money will be expended on
natural improvements on the property.
The consideration involved in the ne
gotiations for the estate just closed is
not mentioned.