P 542 .D54 Copy 1 Illinois Album ...OF... Public buildings ERECTED DURING 1913-14-15-16 BY JAMES B. DIBELKIA STATE ARCHITECT FOR ILLINOIS ILLINOIS ALBUM ...OF. PUBLIC BUILDINGS ERECTED DURING 1913-14-15-16 -by- James B. DIBELKA STATE ARCHITECT FOR ILLINOIS D. of D. MAR 20 1?17 INTRODUCTION HE buildings illustrated in this book represent some of the more prominent works erected in the State of Illinois in the years 1913 to 1916, inclusive. TTie purpose of this book is to convey graphically, to the citizens of the State, some idea of the great activity of its State representatives in providing suitable, mod- ern buildings for the housing of its public wards, building up educational insti- tutions, and providing suitable homes for the Illinois National Guard. I have not included, nor illustrated, in this book, the numerous buildings remodeled or added to, nor underground improvements, such as tunnels, drains, etc., which alone run into many thousands of dollars. This book is dedicated to His Excellency, the Governor, Edward F. Dunne, to whom I am greatly obligated for imposing his trust in me as State Architect, and who, throughout the entire time, gave me encouragement and valuable assistance in preparing my work. His ardent and sincere interest in the public wards of the State enabled me to incorporate the most modern ideas and inventions into my buildings and to him, more than to anyone else, the people of the State owe a debt of gratitude for the most humane housing of our dependent unfortunates. The Alton State Hospital and the State Colony for Epileptics, both nearing completion, represent, I believe, the most modern thought in hospital planning. Faults will be found at both hospitals, no doubt, but they will only appear as faults because ideas in mod- ern hospital planning change so fast that ideas of yesterday are discarded for those of today. However, the people of the State of Illinois can congratulate themselves on having built the most complete and comprehensive epileptic colony, and the first barless (without iron bars) insane hospital in the world. I wish to thank the various State Boards. Commissions, and Trustees, for their kind patience and assistance given me in preparing the plans for the buildings under their respec- tive jurisdiction. Respectfully, James B. Dibelka, Slate Architect. ILLINOIS STATE BUILDING— PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. General Contractors Lang & Bergstrom SECOND REGIMENT ARMOR\ — ^nl-^AGO. ILL. General Conl-acto" C E Carson Co Terrazzo Floors National Mosaic Tile Co Structural Steel Morava Constr Co Roofing Ford Galvanite Electrical Construction. .White City Elec Co F're Proo^ng & Partitions U S Gypsum Co Plumbing Jones & Jacoby VIVARIUM BUILDING— UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA ILL General Contractor A. W. Stoolman Fireproofing and Partitions United States Gypsum Co. James M White Vacuum Heating Valves lllmois Engineering Co. Sheet Metal and Roofing John Smith & Co. Supervising Architect EMPLOYEES' DORMITORY— KANKAKEE STAT E HOSPITAL, KANKAKEE, ILL. ^^-^r'r;^ Plumbing J. J. Dniry Healing J. J. Drury Sheel Metal H. Reuter & Sons iiiiiiiniiiirmiiiiiiMiiuuniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiniiiiMtniiiiiiiii{iiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiliiimiiiiii)iiiiiiiniitiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiMiiii^ Deafening. Valves. . . . Pipe Cover H Reuter & Sons Scott Valve Co Keasbey-Mattison Co ADMINISTRATION BUILDING— CHICAGO STATE HOSPITAL. DUNNING, ILL Healing. Terrazzo Glennon-Bielke Co. . Naional Mosaic Tile Co. Heating Specialties. . . .Consolidated Eng. Co. Structural Steel A. Bolters & Son Plumbing Jones & Jacoby Pipe Covering Paul J. Krez & Co. Fire-Proofing & Partitions. .U. S. Gypsum Co. CO FT AGE FOR PATIENTS— CHICAGO STATE HOSPITAL, DUNNING, ILL. General Contractor C. E. Carson Co. Heating Specialties. . . .Consolidated Eng. Co. Valves Scott Valve Co. Plumbing Jones & Jacoby Bonding Chicago Bonding & Surety Co. Pipe Covering Paul J. Krez Co. Sheet Melal & Roofing. . . .John Smith & Co. Healing A. Kilander & Co. RECEIVING BUILDING FOR MEN— CHICAGO STATE HOSPITAL DUNNING ILL General Contractor Hanson Brothers Co. Heating Glennon-Bielke Co. Heating Specialties. . . .Consolidated Eng. Co. Structural Steel A. Bolters Sons Tcrrazzo Floors National Mosaic Tile Co Bonding Chicago Bonding & Surety Co Pipe Covering Paul J. Krez & Co. Sheet Metal & Roofing John Smith & Co. COTTAGE FOR PATIENTS— CHICAGO STATE HOSPITAL, DUNNING. ILL. General Contractor C. E. Carson Co. Healing Specialties. . . .Consolidated Eng. Co. Valves Scott Valve Co. A Kilander & Co Jones & Jacoby Chicago Bonding & Surety Co Pipe Covering Sheet Melal & Roofing Paul J. Krez & Co. John Smith & Co RECEIVING BUILDING FOR WOMEN— CHICAGO STATE HOSPITAL DUNNING ILL General Conlraclors Hanson Brothers Terrazzo Floor. . . .Narional Mosaic Tile Co. Structural Steel A Bolters Sons Heating Specialties. . . .Consolidated Eng, Co. Heating Glennon-Bielke Co. Bonding Chicago Bonding & Surety Co. Pipe Covering Paul J. Krez & Co, Sheet Metal Work John Smith & Co. COTTAGE FOR TUBERCULAR PATIENTS— LINCOLN STATE SCHOOL AND COLONY. LINCOLN. ILL. General Contractor. Healing Specialties. Pipe Covering J. J. Wuellner & Co .Consolidated Engineering Co H W Johns- Manville Co NURSES' HOME— CHICAGO STATE HOSPITAL. DUNNING, ILL. f m f . • • • r~T -i- -JL J ^ =1 3 i ^ H d ? 3 J E| ^r? « M U ! ll"j»„ ,; ~.L:;;_te:.^^.d&^^^/^.>.- Ceramic Tile Heating Specialties. . . . . National Mosaic Tile Co. Plumbing Jones & Jacoby . Consolidated Engineering Co. Bonding Chicago Bonding & Surety Co. Sheet Metal and Roofing John Smith & Co. FARM COTTAGE— WATERTOWN STATE HOSPITAL WATERTOWN ILL Eleclrical Ceramic Tile . . Marble Work .R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co F. H. OToole F H OToole CHEMISTRY BUILDING— UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA. ILL. Varnish Pratt & Lambert Vacuum Heating and Valves Illinois Engineering Co. Ceramic Tile and Marble F. E. Gates Marble & Tile Co. James M. White Supervising Architect imilllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMIIIIIIIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMJIIIIIllllllimillllllMlllltllllllllllKttlllllll EMPLOYEES' BUILDING— WATERTOWN STATE HOSPITAL, WATERTOWN. ILL General Contractor A. W. Sloolman Asbestos Pipe Covering H. W. Johns-Manville Co. Heating Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co AMUSEMENT HALL— WATERTOWN STATE HOSPITAL, WATERTOWN, ILL. General Contractor A W Sloolman CFRAMIC BUILDING— UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA ILL General Contractor A. W. Stoolman Vacuum Heating and Valves Illinois Engineering Co. James M White Fireproofing United Slates Gypsum Co. Sheet Metal and Roofing John Smith & Co. Supervising Architect EMPLOYEES' BUILDING— ELGIN STATE HOSPITAL, ELGIN, ILL. Terrazzo Floo s National Mosaic Tile Co. PSYCHOPATHIC BUILDING— ELGIN STATE HOSPITAL, ELGIN ILL Terrazzo Floors National Mosaic Tile Co. Healing Contractor A. KiLnder & Co. Composition Floor National Mosaic Tile Co ARMORY— EIGHTH INFANTRY REGIMENT, ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, ILL. Terrazzo Floors. Varnish .National Mosaic Tile Co. Adams & Elling Co. COTTAGE FOR TUBERCULAR PATIENTS— ANNA STATE HOSPITAL General Contractor J. J. Wuellner & Son Heating Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co, Pipe Covering H W Johns Manville Co ARMORY— GALESBURG ILL Deafening H. W. lohns-Manville Co, Fire Insurance Fidelity Phoenix Fire Ins. Co Roofing Galesburg Roofing Co WOMEN'S INFIRMARY— WATERTOWN STATE HOSPITAL, WATERTOWN, ILL. }'- nil iii ii' gi III ... Ill ADMINISI RATION BUILDING— UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA, ILL. Varnish Pratt & Lambert Vacuum Heating 6c Valves Illinois Engineering Co. James M. White Supervising Architect EMPLOYEES" BUILDING— LINCOLN STATE SCHOOL AND COLONY. LINCOLN, ILL. COTTAGE NO. 1— LINCOLN STATE SCHOOL AND COLONY, LINCOLN, ILL. General Contractor A. W. Stoolman Pipe Covering H. W. Johns- Manville Co. COTTAGF NO 2— LINCOLN STATE SCHOOL AND COLONY LINCOLN ILL General Contractor A. W. Stoolman Pipe Covering H W Johns Manville Co SCHOOL BUILDING— LINCOLN STATE SCHOOL AND COLONY. LINCOLN, ILL. Concrete Floors Schillinger Construction Co. Roofing and Sheet Metal H. Reuler & Sons IIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllKllllltllllltlllltnilHIIIIItlll FRANKLIN PARK FIELD HOUSC AND SWIMMING POOL -CHICAGO. ILL. General Contractor S. N. Nielson Pipe Covering H F Watson CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL— KANKAKEE STATE HOSPITAL, KANKAKEE, ILL. Roofing Tile H. Reuler & Sons COTTAGE NO I— ST CHARLES SCHOOL FOR BOYS ST CHARLES ILL General Conlracto.- A. W. Stoolman Plumbing Kohlert & Harter Vacuum Hea nj and Valves Illinois Engineering Co COTTAGE NO. 2— SI. CHARLLS SCHOOL FOR BO\S, ST. CHARLLS, ILL. General Contractor A. W. Stoolman Plumbing Kohlert & Harter Vacuum Heating and Valves Illinois Engineering Co AUDITORIUM^SOUTHERN ILLINOIS STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. CARBONDALE. ILL. General Contractor A. W. Stooli iiiMiiimiiiiiiiiii(iiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiHiii(iiiiiitiiiiMiiiiiiiiintiiiiiiiiiitiiiimiiiiiiiiiiniiiuiiiiiuiimiiiiMiiiniiiiiMiiiniiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiniN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING— ALTON STATE HOSPITAL, ALTON, ILL. GLnt.al CunUaLto. Heating Specialties. \. W. Sloolma .Consolidated Engineering Co Sheet Metal and Roofing Terrazzo Floor National Mnsa,, l,!,- Co. Pipe Covering Keasbey & Mattison Co. . .John Smith & Co. DORMITORY— CHICAGO STATE HOSPITAL DUNNING ILL Marble Work National Mosaic Tile Co. Heatin° Heating Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co. Pipe Covering. \ arnish Adan & Eliing .A. Kilander & Co. .Paul J. Krez & Co. BIRD'S-EYE VIEW— ALTON S "ATE HOSPITAL, ALTON, ILL. 'ALTON STATE HOSPITAL J.B.DlBELKA AWCM'J. Sewer System Myers Conslruiliun Co. Water System Myers Construction Co. Vitrified Pipe Blackmer & Post Pipe Co. Steam and Hot Water Piping. . . Urbauer-Atwood Heating Co. NURSES' HOME— ALTON STATE HOSPITAL, ALTON. ILL General Contractor. Healing Specialties. A. W. Stoolman .Consolidated Engineering Co. Sheet Metal and Roofing John Smith & Co. Terrazzo Floors National Mosaic Tile Co. DORMITORY-STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS. DIXON, ILL. Melt n.^ ^, i:'l. Consolidated Engineering Co. Composition Floor Franklin R. Muller Co. Healing R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co. Pipe Covering Paul J. Krez & Co. iiiii)i{iiliiiniiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiMiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiHlilinliiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii]iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiuii^ DINING HALL FOR WOMEN— STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS. DIXON. ILL. Composition Floor. Heating .Franklin R. Muller Co. Glennon Bieike Co Steam Specialtie Pipe Covering • Consolidated Engineering Co. Paul J Krez & Co DORMITORY— STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS. DIXON, ILL. Heating Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co. Composition Floor Franklin R. Muller Co. Heating Pipe Covering. .R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co. Paul J. Krez & Co, RECEIVING BUILDING— MEN S— ALTON STATE HOSPITAL ALTON ILL \^^' ''W^ General Conlracti Terrazzo Floors A. W. Stoolman National Mosaic Tile Co Heating Specialties Sheet Metal and Roofing Consolidated Engineering Co. John Smith & Co RECEIVING BUILDING— WOMEN'S— ALTON STATE HOSPITAL, ALTON. ILL. General Contractor A. W. Sloolman Heating Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co. Terrazzo Floors National Mosaic Tile Co. Sheet Metal and Roofing John Smith & Co. AMUSEMENT HALL-^T. CHARLES SCHOOL FOR BOYS, ST. CHARLES, ILL. Electric R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co. Vacuum Valves & Heating Illinois Engineering Co Mechanical Engineering Willard Doud DAIRY BARN— ST. CHARLES SCHOOL FOR BOYS, ST. CHARLES, ILL. 1^ Roofing Beckman & Da FARM COTTAGL NO I— ST CHARLES SCHOOL FOR BOYS ST CHARLFS III General Contractor AW. Stoolman Pipe Covering H W Johns Manville Co FARM COTTAGE NO. 2— ST. CHAEILES SCHOOL FOR BOYS, ST. CHARLES, ILL. General Contractor A. W. Sloolnian Pipe Covering H. W. Johns-Manville Co. COTTAGE NO. 3— ST. CHARLES SCHOOL FOR BOYS, ST. CHARLES ILL General Contractor A. W. Stoolman Plumbing Kohlert & Harler Vacuum Heating and Valves Illinois Engineering Co THIRD INFANTRY ARMORY, OTTAWA. ILL. I)e Ifning & I'ipe f. II I Uil n GYMNASIUM— THE STATE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. GENEVA, ILL. ADDITION TO SCHOOL BUILDING— ST. CHARLES SCHOOL FOR BOYS, ST. CHARLES, ILL. General Contractor A. W. Stoolman Pipe Covering H. W. Johns-Manville Co. Heating Kohlert & Harler Plumbing Kohlert & Harter iiiiiliiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiirniiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiriiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii MiiiiuiiiiiHiiimiiiimiiiiniiiNtiiiitiiiilliiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiMiliiKlliiitiiiillitililllillllliiillllilllllllliillllMiliilllillliliimiiltiilirillliirlllilillllllllllllllllllllllilM FARM COTTAGE NO 3— ST CHARLLS SCHOOL FOR BOYS ST CHARLCS ILL General Contractor A. W. Stoolman Pipe Covering H W Johns Manville Co GYMNASIUM— THE ILLINOIS SOLDIER'S ORPHANS' HOME, NORMAL, ILL. LAUNDRY BUILDING— KANKAKEE STATE HOSPITAL KANKAKEE ILL Sheet Metal H. Reuter & Sons GIRLS- DORMITORY— LINCOLN STATE SCHOOL AND COLONY, LINCOLN. ILL. riccinc R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co. Sheet Metal and Roofing Henry Reuter & Sons Structural Steel. Heating Specialties A Bolters Sons Consol dated Engineering Co DINING HALL— MALES*— STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS. DIXON, ILL. Composition Floor. Heating .Franklin R. Muller Co. Glennon Bieike Co Steam Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co. Pipe Covering Paul J Krez & Co DORMITORY— STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS, DIXON, ILL. Heating Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co. Composition Floor Franklin R. Muller Co. Healing R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co. Pipe Covering Paul J. Krez & Co. COTTAGE— ALTON STAT E HOSPITAL ALTON ILL General Contractors. Terrazzo Floors A. W. Stoolman National Mosaic Tile Co Heating Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co. Sheet Metal and Roofing. John Smith & Co. riimninninmninni nmt n in m r ADMINISTRATION BUILDING— STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS, DIXON, ILL. Heating Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co. Composition Floor Franklin R. Muller Co. Heating Pipe Covering. .Glennon-Bielke Co. .Paul J. Krez & Co. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllKllllllllllimillllMIIIIIMIIIimlllllll IMIIIIDIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllt IIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I lllllltllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItllllllllll DORMITORY— STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS, DIXON, ILL Heating Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co. Composition Floor Franklin R. Muller Co. Healing R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co. Pipe Covering Paul J. Krez & Co. DORMITORY-^TATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS, DIXON, ILL. E-e-E-fi E &-:E a at-^^flbi-ti-Sm-h-t. :^ *».3r^-. ~ «'.,^>^l»'^'",^ ~\- ^_;S^.x-—^ -^ar.vsfc. ^% Heating Speciallip' Composition Floor. Consolidaled Lngmeenng Co. ....Franklin R. Muller & Co. Healing Pipe Covering. .R. Haas LleclMC & Mfg. Co. Paul J. Krez & Co. BAKERY BUILDING-STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS. DIXON. ILL. General Contractor H. B. Krauel Electric Contractor R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co. Terrazzo Floors National Mosaic Tile Co. While Enamel Paint- Vitralile Pratt & Lambert COLD STORAGE BUILDING— STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS, DIXON, ILL. General Contractor. Electric Wiring. . . . H. B. Krauel .R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co. Terrazzo Floors Asbestos Pipe Covering . . National Mosaic 1 ile Co. .H. W. Johns-Manville Co. FARM COTTAGE-^TATE Tt^INING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. GENEVA, ILL Electric C. E. Wallace Heating Reg. System Consolidated Engineering Co. DAIRY BARN— KANKAKEE STATE HOSPITAL, KANKAKEE. LL. Jll V'll ^\\M <7m ■■■ip*p»*^"''<'srs='<^-«>»-. Sheet Metal Ventilators . H. Reuter & Sons . H. Reuter 8i Sons POWER HOUSE— ELGIN STATE HOSPITAL ELGIN ILL H Terrazzo Floors National Mosaic Tile Co. Smoke Stack Heine Chimney Co DAIRY BARN— STATE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, GENEVA, ILL. Plumbing Conlraclor Jones & Jacoby KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM— ELGIN STATE HOSPITAL ELGIN ILL Healing Contractor J. J. Drury Heating Reg. System Consolidated Engineering Co. Valves Scott Valve Co ROOF OVER STORAGE BUILDING— KANKAKEE STATE HOSPITAL, KANKAKEE, ILL. Sheet Metal H. Reuler & So POWER HOUSE— ELGIN STATE HOSPITAL ELGIN ILL Terrazzo Floors National Mosaic Tile Co. iiiiiililllillllllllMiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw COTTAGE FOR TUBERCULAR PATIENTS— WATERTOWN STATE HOSPITAL, WATERTOWN. ILL. General Contractor A. W. Stoolman Asbestos Pipe Covering, Faucets. . . . H. W. Johns-Manvitle Co. 1 lealing Specialties Consolidated Engineering Co BLACKSMITH SHOP— KANKAKEE STATE HOSPITAL, KANKAKEE, ILL. Sheet Melal. Roofing . H. Reuter & Sons . H. Reuter & Sons LAUNDRY BUILDING— ALTON STATE HOSPITAL, ALTON, ILL. Mill Work Marble Roofing Sheet Melal . Ginler Wardein Co. F. H. OToole H Reuter & Sons cow BARN— ANNA STATE HOSPITAL, ANNA, ILL. Miscellaneous Iron. . Lally Column Co. POWER HOUSE— ALTON STATE HOSPITAL ALTON ILL General Contractors J. J. Wuellner & Son DAIRY BARN— WATERTOWN STATE HOSPITAL .WATERTOWN. ILL. General Contractor ScKillmgcr Conslrutton <^o POWER HOUSF-ILLINOIS STATE NORMAL UNIVERSITY NORMAL ILL :-.P- ■ ' I K- J ■*«H -•^i^FV----»^. " ■<^-^:- ft 1 1 C' M w s^. - *';' ■ 1 , ,- " -W* wm i ■ ^&^' W- ^^^ -\ \^J: \ w^ |^~,;:. :. _ ^.„ ... . . • ' *•.' ■ ",- ■ ' .- • ' ■"!' w^^KKSPtv-'^'' ™'.HI I m'^^ ^:^^'! f ^ '^^ r' "S^ V. _^ , : 'i|'> , . \.:^^smp^.y kmfi "f, _^ :_i c. ' ;' r