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76 WINNETKA TALK March 3, 1928 SPECIAL Owner leaving town, must sell modern 7 room stucco home, near the "L." Hot water heat, sun, breakfast and sleeping porches. $17,000. Seed Modern 7 room home near the lake and Sheridan Road. Sun and sleeping porches. Large lot, beautifully wooded. Garage. Owner must sell. Wants offer, asking $20,000. Sedo First-time offered--choice lot in Kenilworth. Beau- tifully wooded, best buy in Kenilworth at $200 per foot. Sedo HILL and STONE 404 PHONE LINDEN WILMETTE AVENUE 1644 JUST LIKE OLD HOME H. K. Snider Compares Early Wil- mette With Deerfield, His New Home Town; Builds Fine New Resi- dence There i H. K. Snider Photo by Wilhite H. K. Snider, founder of the drug firm of Snider, Cazel & Company, in Wilmette, from which business he re- tired a few years ago, is now enjoying life in the thriving village of Deer- field, which, he says, is as much like the early-day Wilmette as two peas in a pod. About the only difference, he says, is that Wilmette has its Lake Michi- gan, but Deerfield has its fine broad expanses and also some nicely wood- South-East Glencoe A charming Colonial Home situated on a beautiful land- scaped lot 143x150. The first floor contains living room, sun parlor, dining room, pantry, kitchen. Second floor has 4 bedrooms, two baths, extra lavatory, sleeping porch. Third floor maid's room and bath, two storage rooms. Hot water heat, Newport magazine feed boiler. Garage to match house. This is offered now at $42,000.00. We have several attractive parcels of acreage ranging in size from 10 to 200 acres. Attractively priced for investment. WALTER P. SMITH & Co. 332 Park Ave. Glencoe Phone Glencoe 702 ed areas close at hand, all of which is being rapidly subdivided and built up in nice homes, of which Mr. Snider has one of the finest. He built his last year, up in the Woodland Park subdivision, at the southeast corner of Stratford road and Linden avenue, and finds, he says, many other former north shore resi- dents now comfortably located in new residences in Deerfield, similar to those shown in pictures elsewhere in this paper. Mr. "Snider is associated in the real estate business with Charles C. Kap- schull, who has one of the finest real estate offices in the entire north shore area. Mr. Snider specializes in Deerfield property, but takes a few weeks off every summer to run over to Cape Cod, Mass., where he also has a fine line of real estate investments for those who like to go "down east." Crane Company Takes 25 Year Lease in Evanston The Crane company has negotiated a twenty-five year lease from May I, 1928, on the premises it now occupies at 1224 Emerson street, Evanston. In addition it is taking twenty-four feet to the east. The premises are used for the Crane company's north shore branch. George H. Mulford of Baird & Warner was broker. * MORTGAGES ; Construction Loans TOM Bowo_ EVARIRTGAGE (0 818 Grove St. Greenleaf 888 C o N D Ha HAZEL CREST TO BE COMPLETED MAY FIRST Glencoe's First Apartment Build- ing Is Pronounced Piece of Architectural Beauty Hazel Crest, Glencoe's first apart- ment building, located at 373 Hazel avenue, between Vernon avenue and Greenwood avenue, is rapidly nearing completion, and by May first will be ready for occupancy, it is said. The architecture is of Old English style, developed in stone, brick, plaster and half timber work, adapting itself to the surrounding beautiful homes in Glencoe. The interior decorations are carried out in modern English style. The building comprises three stories and English basement. There are 29 apartments of from one to 4 rooms each, arranged to pro- vide maximum comfort and accessi- bility, as well as furnishing plenty of light and ample ventilation. Every room is an outside room. The solid brick walls, with hollow tile partitions, make this building practically sound proof and fireproof. Kitchens are all equipped with modern cabinets and stoves. Roll-away beds in each apart- ment. The building will have a beau- tiful lobby with fountain, also a per- ambulator room. There is one large store room. Jevene Haugan and Howard Knight are the owners and Walter P. Smith & Co., of 332 Park avenue, are the renting agents and managers. Five New Residences Started in Winnetka During Past Month A. B. Kreig, Winnetka building in- spector, closed his report for the past month with only three less building permits issued than in February, 1927, but with a far less total in valuations. The twelve improvements authorized in February, 1928, amounted to $75,- 300. Five of these were for residences costing $60,000. In February, 1927, the fifteen per- mits totaled $137,450. Seven of these were for residences, costing $119,600. Permits issued last month were to George Pattison for a frame residence at 1449 Scott avenue, costing $11,000; to Leonard Geer, for a two story brick residence and attached garage, on Sunset lane, costing $17,000; to IL. B. Dean, for a two story frame and stucco residence at 1259 Cherry street, cost- ing $11,000; to M. C. Dean for a frame and brick veneer residence at 1253 Cherry street, costing $11,000; to John Williams, for a two story frame and brick veneer residence at 655 Cherry street, costing $10,000; to N. H. Blatch- ford, for alterations to residence property at 844 Auburn, costing $5,500 and to the Pennsylvania Oil company for a brick gasoline service station at 1000 Linden avenue, Hubbard Woods, costing $8,000. New Note Expressed in Building Modest Homes A new note in architectural design and construction of suburban homes for families of average means has been struck by the Suburban Construction company with completion of two groups of structures in Niles Center. Nine two-flat apartments and four five-room bungalows comprise the first project of this company, the purpose of which is to promote development of suburban residential areas along lines of beauty as well as economy and utility. The apartments are located at Ked- vale and Oakton streets. The build- ings are of typical Spanish design and a grey slag brick is used for facing on all outside walls.