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72 WINNETKA TALK December 8, 1928 "There is only one North Shore" McGUIRE & ORR change in the location of their EVANSTON OFFICE to 1505 Chicago Avenue in the CHAUMONT BUILDING at the northeast corner of Chicago Avenue and Grove Street ®, °w* Walter J. McGuire will be in personal charge of the new office 2 Evanston and North Shore Sales Property Management Loans Insurance Renting Other North Shore Branch Offices at KENILWORTH, WINNETKA GLENCOE and HIGHLAND PARK Main Office, 69 West Washington Street CHICAGO McGUIRE & ORR Est. 1893 Oldest and Largest Operators on the North Shore Building Activity Gains in Indian Hill District Much building activity is reported in the southwest district of Winnetka, especially on DeWindt road. Opposite Howard C. Phillip's beautiful home, Chester Walcott is already in his new house at the corner of Locust road and DeWindt road. Nearby on the opposite side of DeWindt 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. Ander- son and Ticknor of Lake Forest are the architects of Mr. Brock's new residence, Edwin H. Clark is the architect for Mr. DeFrees, and Ches- ter 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 spread- ing towards the land in the south- western part of Winnetka. The whole "Indian Hill Club" district is being de- veloped in large acre and two acre places with handsome houses. Private roads are a feature, INDUSTRIAL REALTORS ACT Establishment of contact between organizations having a direct interest in sound utilization of industrial real estate will be the purpose of a special committee which has just been ap- pointed by the Industrial Property Division of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. In accordance with the Division's plan to hold a spe- cial meeting of its full membership every year in some city in which there is a considerable industrial develop- ment, the next special general meeting of the Division has been set to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1929. GLENCOE'S BUILDING 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 month of the year. Throughout 1928, Glencoe has stood in the forefront of Chicago area vil- lages in the number and valuation of new residences constructed each month. A far better December than Novem- ber is anticipated, which would aid materially in bringing the annual total to a record figure. Permits for two new store buildings it is said will be forthcoming in De- cember, in addition to a number of 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 ga- rages, 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 No- vember a year ago, when the total im- provements reached $266,150. Permits for the four new residences issued last month were to Charles H. Dunlap, for a two story brick and stuc- co, at 9226 Valley road, $16,000. A. R. Watts, three story brick on west Washington street, $42,000. Fred Eckart, two story brick ve- neer and stucco, 545 Oakdale avenue, $12,000. S. A. Willmarth, two story brick veneer, 471 South avenue, $9,000. pantry and two linen closets. to lake. Reduced to $45,000. GLENCUE--SOLID BRICK OWNER GONE EAST. 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 The grounds are large and beautifully wooded. Two blocks HEINSEN Realty Company 720 ELM ST., WINNETKA PHONE WINNETKA 254 Shown by appointment only. 1