l "YOU'D never recognize it!" excla!Jned a Glencoe resident. as he ' st~· aaz~ ing at the remodeled and enlarged Glencoe home of the Illinois BeD Telephone Company. And sure enough, you wouldn't unless someone told you what the ' . · · a r c h i· · The southeast corner oi Chestnut tects and street and Chestnut court, one of the builders had · few remaining pieces of vacant prop- done to the erty in the Winnetka "C commercial" o r i g i narea, is very soon to be developed with at building. For Glenone of the most artistic business and apartment buildings in the entire vil- coe now boasts one lage. of the most John Smith, owner of the property, a t t r a ce~pects to break ground about Feb- t i v e and ruary 15, and to have the building dis t inccompleted by September 15. tive structures of its Tlane St.y Houe Frederick V. Prather, architect, has kind in the · de~igned a building of most pleasing Chicago lines, in the Elizabethian and Tudor t e r r istyle. It will be three stories in height, tory. The comprise· fourteen apartments and photothree stores, but in general appearance graph at the top shows will more nearly represent a large resi- G I e ndence rather than an apartment build- co e Office ing. as it was Much study and thought have been before the given to this new building by both Mr. rem odeSmith and the architect, who have lers g o t worked out their plans in full accord busy. Bewith the village, for the development low you see of this particular section. To the east the beautiis the village hall and to the north, the ful Tudor Chestnut court section of the new Gothic building as Schell building. it appears Fat.. De.elopaaeat Seea Mr. Smith has conducted the delica- today. The origtessen at 819 Oak street for the past twenty years. His store and the apart- inal buildment above, which he and his family ing was enoccupy, is at the southeast corner of larged and r e m o dOak and Chestnut · streets, directly eled to prosouth of the new apartment which he vide addiis building, and is also a corner which, tional space as visioned by Mr. Smith, will some for the opday, in the near future, blossom forth erating and in a similar development as the one t e r m inhe is now planning for the corner to al rooms the north. and operators' quark~ The . north wall was taken out and the structure widened ten feet. Part of the · rear wall was removed to permit a twenty-foot extension. The little front porch was removed. The roof was taken off, and the ceiling strengthened by supplemental framing to support the second story, which was added to the The following sales have been closed front portion of the building. The walls left standing were stuccoed over the by Hokanson & Jenks, Inc., 513 Davis brick, giving the exterior a uniform pleasing. appearance. The commercial office on the first floor was removed to the space formerstreet, Evanston, since the first of the Furnished and ly used by the operators' quarters, to permit an enlargement of the terminal year: The operators' quarters now occupy the entire second ftoor. rom. Piece of vacant property with 80 Estimates Submitted feet south frontage on Ingleside Park, l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 105 feet east of Sheridan Road, has B. J. Denman to Build PLASTIC PAINT ON WALLS been purchased by Craig Hazelwood, Plastic paint o~ walls and ceilings Vice-president of The Union Trust on Border of Wilmette gives an interesting expressive ~o~e company and Vice-president of the B.]. Denman has purchased one and to any room. ·Enduriq, not expensive, American Bankers association. He is one-half units of the Lindstrom it assures a treatment which is inerecting an attractive English cottage Estates, located on the south border of _d::;iv::;;id;;;u:;;a::;;l::;;a;n;d::;;n;o;:t;;c::;;o;:m=.m:;o;:;n::;;p;;la::;;c;:e::;.;;;;~=; residence. The sellers are Charlotte H. Wilmette and the Lake. He will build ~"" Reiman and Ida Howe. The purchaser a 15 room residence, English Tudor WITHOUT 511 'MAIN .STREET ~was repesented by Mr. Robert S. architecture. Mr. Denman was recentCOMIIlSSION Crane of Quinlan and Tyson, Inc., the ly associated with the United Light and oa Dftlrable Bo·et aal A»u&an& Wil. 1949 Univ. 5050 sellers by Herbert C. Jenks, of Hok- Power Company of Davenport, Iowa,. Balldlap anson & Jenks, Inc. in charge of their Chicago head- Jolm H-coclr Mataal IJfe a ..... WILM~TIE, ILL. Mrs. Walter J. Gunthorp of 540 quarter~. Mrs. Ruth Sherry of R. S. aace eo..-~ Sheridan road, Evanston, has pur- Hambly & Company, Spanish Court, A. D. LANGWOaTBY, L... h d f · 111 W. Ada·· 8&.. CUeap h Jh A N d room stucco rom residence o n . at 635 Forest -;;;;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:; avenue. Lot 50x175. She expects to r move in immediately. Thos. S..Hodgw/ls~:ITES son of the above firm represented both the seller and the purchaser. 0. Vacaat _. W II..,... C. E. B. Adams of 567 Ash street, Winnetb hu purchased the property of Ernest W. Hunt at the southwest A GRADE FOR EVERY BURNER comer of Wesley avenue and Church 711 m.. St. street. This property is improved with ~:;:;;:;;;:;;;;~;;;;~;;;;;;;;=~ a 10 room shi~le residence on the lot 60x140. Kr. Hunt has purchased the rell._ce of Mr. ]. Rex AUeq at 1518 ,..... s.................. at llcC· ........ Jact,oa ·eaae. This is a 10 room £,... :reaidnce oa a lot 60x100. Miss S.,lrlor . . .-1-J-4 Tl hp'MIII . . . CJ., I JIJ M ·· ~ . tile Jot. Smith ·P-.. to · Break Gr.....t ffW BwiMna ia Wmaetlra oaF......., IS .:Oriefital and Domestic Rttgs a,.d carpets/or and Banker Purchases Lot for a new Home on Ingleside Park Homes, Offices Apartments Sa,.ples L 0 A If S . c~ ymteru~M~~~n~~~~~~ L 0 AilS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~S~~~~~~~~~5~~~~ A.,.., r. w. Bradstreet as. OJL ·T u BUGBP.I er··...,~ c· ..aa...,Mta_...._. IL transactions: '. r :...~ ·nro