Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Jan 1928, p. 56

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--~-----..,--__.· THAT Butler Brothers, the world's --~~t~·~U:f:j rA ~:,Colftd 4 I Lilrfe . SII,Ies-:w·~·~tkti · GN6 f« &cb IJanMit~l Balk Plaats-Eigbt Tracb .,mud ON the aortb abore to aalan PROMPT, EFFICIENT SERVICE 723 Oak Su.t. Willllttb 3020 - Wmaetb ~iplaad Co. Park 329G Telephones - greatest mail order jobbing house, with its headquarters in Chicago, is now erecting its sixth establishment, a $1.000,000 branch in San Francisco, which is to be managed · by a Chi· ragoa", Herbert Follett. According to Marvin B. Pool, general manager of Butler Brothers, this big Pacific coast branch will be open for business on May 1 of this year. The architects have designed a six story building with a five story tower. It is planned so that three floors of the tower can be expanded into full building size stories, which means the structure eventually will be nine stor· ies high. That Carroll, Boenicke & Schendorf have adopted a novel method for the sale of apartments in the new "co-op" ·at 5000 East End avenue. The office where prospective purchasers will be seen wiU be in the form of a five room bungalow in which each room will be the exact size of a similar room in a flat in the "co-op." Thus when the salesman is expounding on the merits of the living room, for instance, he will not have to rely only on a blue urint but will be able to say, '4This room is exactly like the one in the new building." 1_ 954 Linden Avenue Hubbard Woods Telephone Winnetka 1300 Wanted--We have dienta homes to rent and pur· · ia all parts of .Winnetb, Hubbard Woods and Gleacoe. wanma. LIST YOUR HOMES NOW! FRANK A. REID Announcement Four residences, each to cost about $16,000, are to be erected in Kenilworth by Albert S. Hecht, both as architect and owner. Permits for the building of the new homes were issued this week and it is anticipated that work will start in the very near future. One of the houses will be located at 555 Kenilworth avenue, another at 532 Southdean avenue, the third at 544 Southdean avenue and the fourth at 342 Sterling road. It is understood Mr. Hecht is also planning to build several new residences in Wilmette, all of which will be offered for sale upon completion. A. S. Hecht to Build Four _._____ v 8 --.L Resiuaa;ca in .en. wonu An exceediqly active market in Winnetka vacant real estate is Indicated by the many large sales coosumated by Walton S. Bell, of the Winnetka office of McGuire & Orr, 541 Lincoln avenue, during the month of December. These included a tract of one and three-quarter acres on Indian· Hill road, facing the Indian Hill Golf course, sold for H. ]. Freyn, residing at 55 Indian Hill road, to Harry Coleman Crowell, residing on Humbolt avenue, and a similar large home·site facing the Indian Hill Golf course sold for Elwood Ankrum, of Winnetka, to Mrs. E. 1. Winton, of Duluth, Minn. P.-c..... hrBIIildiq Bot._ tracts were purchased, it is said, with the intention of building on them, perhaps this coming summer. The total consideration for both properties, it is said, was $85,000. There are only four remaining homesites facing the golf course. Mr. Bell also reports the sale of the southwest corner of Sheridan road and 'Mary street in Hubbard Woods, having a frontage of 200 feet on Sheri· dan road by 194 on 'Mary street, to which title was taken by the Foreman Trust & Savings bank for Mrs. Doug· las Smith, of 915 Sheridan road. The sale was made for George Hughes, of Hubbard Woods, the consideration, it is said, being $30,000. Mrs. Smith contemplates building in the near future, it is reported. Tow· Road Vacaat Sold . Another December sale made by Yr. Bell was the 100 by 150 foot vacant tract on Tower road, between Prospect and Bryant avenues, purchased by Leo P. Perron, of 848 Tower road. The consideration was $16,500. Mr. Perron purchased the residence some time ago from E. I. Osler, formerly of Winnetka, now of Hinsdale, but the purchase at that time did not include the adjacent vacant which he now acquires. V··,., BIHiriBiJ for Moldh of December ~> Hill and Stone Report Sale on Raleigh Road Hill and Stone of Linden avenue, Wilmette, report the sale of tOO feet of vacant on Raleigh road, Kenilworth, for Mrs. Mary Morgan to H. B. Peters of Evanston. C. I. Pennoyer was the broker. The same firm, through E. Hazlett, leased the Wilkins home at 1127 Chestnut avenue to]. ]. English. C. H. Hunter Purchaaea 8RoomEvanatonHome R. M. Johnston and company of Linden avenue, Wilmette, have sold the modern eight room home at 1214 Grant street, Evanston, for B. G. Henn to C. H. Hunter, manager of the National Business Show company of Chicago. The Hunters took possession of their new home December 28. Hattie G. Frint has sold her lot, 50 by 244 feet on the east side of Eighteenth street, south of Wilmette avenue, to Anna G. Nelson. R. M. John· ston and company were the brokers. WALTER P. SMITH&: CO. announce-: SJ6" MONEY proved North Shore Suburban rea. ldence property at Interest. See us on renewals. Have funds to loan on choice Im- Dorothy K. · Ross· is nou1 associated with. tM sales organitation of this finn · &" " S N. t.s-. St. E. c. ····· ar.w. eo. . . LIMESTONE RESIDENCES Haven't you always loved old houses with stone w~lls, iyy covered? Limestone homes today acquire mellowness of tone with the- years. Ample funds at 332 PARK AvE. GLENCOE TELEPHONE GLENCOE 1D2

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