Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Dec 1928, p. 66

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66 WILMETTE LIFE December 7, rm "There is only one North Shore" · McGUIRE & ORR announce a change in the location of their EVANSTON OFFICE .Much building activity is reporte· in the southwest district of Winnetka, especially on De Windt road. Opposite Howard C. Phillip's beautiful home, Chester Walcott is already in his n~w house at the corner of Locust road and De Windt road. Nearby on the opposite side of De Windt road the homes of Donald C. Brock and Melvin Carlson are under construction. To the north of Mr. Phillip's ground has been broken for a fine new home for Donald DeFrees. Messrs. Anderson and Ticknor of Lake Forest are the architects of Mr. Brock's new residence, Edwin · H. Clark is the architect for Mr. DeFrees, and Chester H. Walcott has designed Mr. Carl· son's home. Between Mr. Brock's new house and the 10-acre estate of Austin Jenner. Montague Ferry is planning to erect an attractive home in the near future. The trend of development is spreading towards the land in the southwestern part of Winnetka. The whole "Indian Hill Club" district is being developed in large acre and two acre places -with handsome houses. Private roads are a feature. Building. Activity Gains in Indian Hill District GLENCOE'S-BOlDING IN NOVEMBER SHOWS SLUMP Fast Pace for 10 Months of Year Bring Natural Decline-Dec- . ember Promising Glencoe's building record for No-: vember, like an exhausted individual,. made a poor showing during the thirty day -period next to the closing mon!h of the year . Throughout 1928, Glencoe has stood in the forefront ·of Chicago area villages in the number and valuation oi new residences constructed .each month. · A far better December than Novem-· her is anticipated, which would aid materially in bringing the annual totaf to a record figure. Permits for h\'O new store buildings it is said will be forthcoming in December, iri addition to a number 0f new residences which it is being planned to start at that time. Only nine permits were issued last month, Four were, for new residences costing $79,000 and 5 for private garages, costing $1,947, a total of $80,947 ~ Tenty-eight permits were issued in October for. $307,660 worth of building, and an even dozen were issued in November ·a year ago, when the total improvements reached $266,150. Permits for the four new residences issued last month were to Charles H~ Dunlap, for a twq story brick and stucco, at 9226 Valley road, $16,000. A. R. Watts, three story brick on west Washjngton street, $42,000. Fred Eckart, two story brick veneer and stucco, 545 Oakdale avenue, 1505 Chicago Avenue tn the CHAUMONT BUILDING at the northeast corner of Chicago Avenue and Grove Street ..... · Walter J. McGuire H INDUSTRIAL REALTOitS ACT Establishment of contact between organi. zations having a direct interest in sound utilization of industrial real estate will be the purpose of a special committee which has just been appointed by the Industrial Property Division of the· National Association of .Real Estate Boards. In accordance with the Division's plan to hold a .special meeting of its full membership every year in some city in which there is a considerable industrial development, the next special general meeting $12,000. . S. A. Willmarth, two story brick of the Division has been set to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1929. veneer, 471 South avenue, $9,000. ·-·-- will be in personal charge of the new office OLENCOlE=SOLllD JBIRHCK OWNER GONE EAST. Evanston and North Shore Sales Property Management Loans Insurance Renting Other North Shore Branch OHices at KENILWORTH, WINNETKA GLENCOE and HIGHLAND PARK Main Office, 69 West Washington Street CHICAGO This substantial 10-room Colonial has 4 charming rooms besides a maids' dining-room and screened porch, on the first floor; and 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and large glazed sleeping-porch on the second floor. There are two servants' rooms and' bath on the third floor, also storage rooms. There is a fine butler's pantry and two linen closets. The grounds are large and beautifully wooded. Two blocks to lake. Reduced to $45,000. Shown by appointment only. McGUIRE & ORR Est. 1893 Oldest and Largest Operators on the North Shore HEINSEN Realty Company 720 ELM ST., WINNETKA PHONE WINNETKA 254

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