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the many new and handsome public edifices erected of
| late years in Chicago. It is located at the south-east
corner of La Salle and Washington streets, and fronts
the Court-House square. To the east is the new build.
ing of Smith and Nixon; and still further to the east, at the
corner of Clark street, is the Methodist block.
The style of architecture is decidedly composite, the beauty
and majesty of Art having been made subordinate to the amount
of capital stock and the prospect of future dividends.
The dimensions of the main building are ninety-three by one
hundred and eighty-one feet, and one hundred feet in height.
From the main door the entrance leads up a short flight of
stairs to a hall which extends the whole length of the building,
each side being apportioned into handsome business rooms, all of
which are occupied by merchants, banks, and insurance compa-
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nies. The sides of the building face respectively on La Salle
street and Exchange place. From this floor the ascent to the
grand hall is by a double flight of stairs. This hall is the finest,
in all its details, erected in the West, Eighteen windows throw
their colored rays upon the room. Its loftiness, the harmony of
the coloring, and the general character of the design are very
imposing. It is elaborately adorned with frescoes, paintings and
appropriate designs. The hall is one hundred and forty-three feet
by eighty-nine, and forty-four feet from floor to ceiling. The inte-
rior of this grand hall is appropriately furnished for the business
to which it is dedicated. The hall is lighted by Frink's reflectors
on the top of the roof, which is one of Mensard's.
The building was erected and the site purchased by an incor-
porated company, known as the “Chamber of Commerce,” com:
posed of members of the Board of Trade. It cost about four
hundred thousand dollars. The external view of the building,
though faithful in every particular, fails in giving any just idea
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interior construction and finish. The architect was E. Burling,
Esq., of Chicago.
On Wednesday, August 30th, 1865, this grand edifice was
dedicated, with imposing ceremonies, to Commerce. Prayer was
offered by Rev. O. H. Tiffany, D.D., and the inaugural address
was delivered by the Hon. Charles Randolph, President of the
Board of Trade of Chicago. Other addresses were made by
S. J. Anderson, Esq., of Maine; J. S. Ropes, Esq., of Boston;
the Hon. D. G. Ford, Mayor of Oswego, New York; J. P. Bank.
son, Esq., of Pennsylvania; W. G. Perkins, Esq., of Ohio; the
Hon. G. V. N. Lothrop, of Detroit; Adam Brown, Esq., of
Hamilton, Canada West; Hon. Judge Harbison, of Louisville,
Kentucky; Barton Able, Esq., of St. Louis; Hon. E. B. Martin.
dale, of Indiana; A. S. Pease, Esq., of Troy, New York; and
Henry G. Smith, of Tennessee. Delegates from the Boards of
Trade and commercial organizations of Baltimore, Cleveland,
Toledo, Albany and Troy, Portland, Boston, Cincinnati, Phila.
delphia, Pittsburg, St. Louis, Louisville, New York, Memphis,
Buffalo, Oswego, Detroit, Milwaukee, Montreal, Toronto, Hamil.
ton, Ottawa, and from all the cities and towns of the North-West.
The dedication of the building was followed by a series of festi.
vities, covering three or four days.
The Board of Trade of Chicago, to whose enterprise the city
owes the successful completion of this handsome structure, is
composed of about fifteen hundred members. It was organized
in 1848, and then numbered less than one hundred members.
Ten years later, in 1858, it had increased to four hundred mem.
bers, when a building was erected on Water street, arranged
expressly for its meetings on 'Change. The rapid increase of
business, the Board itself increasing to twelve hundred members,
made it necessary, in 1863, to take steps for another and more
suitable building. The present building is the magnificent result
of the prompt and earnest efforts of the gentlemen to whom the
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The following are the officers of the Chicago Chamber of
Commerce: President–R. M. Hough. Vice-President W. A.
Turpin. Directors–John L. Hancock, T. J. Bronson, P. L.
Underwood, H. Milward, Lyman Blair, D. Thompson, J. M.
Richards, Hugh McLennan, George F. Rumsey, Samuel M. Nick.
erson, J. K. Pollard. Secretary–C. L. Raymond.
The following are the names of the officers of the Board of
Trade: President—Charles Randolph. Fºrst Vice-President
T. Maple. Second Vice-President—John C. Dore. Directors–
(for term expiring in 1866)—W. Nason, J. S. Harvey, Albert
Morse, W. N. Brainard, C. M. Culbertson. Term expiring in
1867–S. S. Williamson, E. W. Robbins, W. H. Low, S.A. Kent,
J. W. Odell. Secretary—John F. Beatty. Treasurer–George
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Lake and Dearborn streets, fronting one hundred and
sixty feet on Lake street, and one hundred and eighty
feet on Dearborn street. The view gives both of these
fronts, and also of the buildings on the east side of
Dearborn street, as far south as Madison street, including McCor.
mick's and Rice's Buildings, the Masonic Temple, and Portland
and Speed's Blocks.
The Tremont House is one of the ancient landmarks of the
city. The first house making any pretensions to the character
of a hotel was a wooden structure, called the “Tremont House.”
on the north-west corner of Lake and Dearborn streets, owned
and kept by the brothers Couch. Subsequently they erected a
more extensive building of brick, diagonally opposite their hotel,
and when it was finished they transferred the business and title
to the new edifice. This was the beginning of the present large
building. From time to time they made additions to it, they
remaining its proprietors. In 1853 the Tremont House was
leased by Gage Brothers, and in 1855 John B. Drake, Esq.,
became associated with them in its management. It stood then,
and until the new Sherman House was completed, without a
rival in the Western States. In 1861 the building was raised to
the new grade of the streets, and at the same time was remod.
eled, and that so extensively that it may be said to have been
rebuilt. It was enlarged and newly furnished throughout. In
1863 David A. Gage, Esq., retired from the management, and
the hotel is now conducted by George W. Gage and John B.
Drake, Esqs., under the firm name of “Gage and Drake.” The
building is of brick, five stories high, containing two hundred
and sixty rooms. Several of these rooms embrace parlor, cham.
ber, bathing and other closets; and the hotel, in its furnishing
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The ordinary average arrivals are one hundred a day—this not
including those who come hither on special occasions. Until the
completion of the new Chamber of Commerce, the spacious halls
of the hotel were for many years used as a sort of evening
exchange by the grain brokers of Chicago.
The Tremont House has many historical associations. It was
from its balcony that Messrs. Lincoln and Douglas commenced
the memorable canvass for Senator in 1858, and it was there
that Senator Douglas died in 1861. One of the best evidences
that its proprietors have reaped the reward of public confidence
and patronage is the fact, that it is the only hotel in Chicago
that has neither suspended nor changed hands since 1853.
There are one hundred and fifty persons employed in the
establishment, and the expenses at this time average about one
thousand dollars a day. The present expenses of this establish.
ment show the gradual increase in the cost of keeping a hotel
since the war. The expenses for the month of September, 1862,
were twelve thousand dollars; of September, 1863, sixteen thou.
sand dollars; of September, 1864, twenty thousand dollars; and
of September, 1865, twenty-nine thousand dollars.
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ENTRAL DEPOT. This view is taken
from a point near the junction of Adams
** street and Michigan avenue. It presents
the Great Central Passenger Depot, from which
depart the trains of the Illinois Central Rail.
£ road, the Michigan Central, and the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railways. To the right
of the depot are two of the mammoth elevators,
named A and B, which are erected on the river.
The light-house marks the northern point of the
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in the lake, is the Crib-the huge structure anchored there being
the lake end of the tunnel through which the city is to draw its
Between the elevators and the railway build.
ing may be seen a portion of the shipping which line the harbor.
From the station-house, southwardly, is the railroad track, run.
ming due south. This track is constructed on trestle-work, and
is protected on the lake side by a heavy breakwater, constructed
of piles, filled in with stone. Between the track and Michigan
avenue is a large park, one mile in length, and which is about
two-thirds covered with water. In summer this charming body
of water is used for aquatic pleasures, yachts and row-boats, and
in winter for skating. When this park is planted and beautified,
as it shotlä be, it will be a charming resort. The view includes
only a small portion of the north end of the park.
To the west of the depot may be seen the Adams House,
which is located on the corner of Michigan avenue and Lake
street.
This is one of the most familiar pictures in Chicago. There
are but few strangers who do not visit Michigan avenue, from
which is spread out the lake in all its grandeur. The depot
building, which is the finest of the kind in the West, was
designed by Otto Matz, Esq., an architect residing in Chicago.
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unique appearance, and never fails to attract the
The building presents a
attention of the stranger. A description of the mixed
style of architecture is rendered unnecessary, because
of the very faithful portrait of the church made by the artist.
A peculiarity of its structure, however, is not so sufficiently
shown that a person who never saw the building would discern
it, and this peculiarity is in the material of which it is built.
The stone was quarried just outside of the present city limits, in
the vicinity of the celebrated artesian well, and presents a
The stone is popularly known as
“tar rock,” for which name it is indebted to the bituminous
substance which it exudes. This discoloration is not uniform:
on some blocks, at times, the discoloration is very dark, while
other blocks will be only slightly so, and again others only
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school, and for the business meetings of the congregation.
present the natural gray of the limestone. So uniquely is
this discoloration distributed over the building, that it has the
appearance of having been produced artificially. The general
effect is very attractive, and is so remarkable that it rarely
fails to live in the memory of those even who see it but once.
The design was by Mr. Renwick, of New York, though the
building was erected under the superintendence of Mr. Asa
Carter, an architect of this city. Its dimensions are—front, on
Wabash avenue, eighty feet; depth, on the line of Washington
street, one hundred and thirty feet, extending to Dearborn place,
beyond which is Dearborn Park. The main or south tower is
one hundred and sixty-one feet high, the north one is sixty-four
feet.
eighty-two and a half feet.
The body of the church is sixty-four and a half by
It will accommodate eighteen hun-
dred persons, and is lighted by stained glass windows. There is
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church is provided with a very fine organ, which, as it now
stands, cost over five thousand dollars. The building was pro.
jected and commenced in 1849, and completed in 1852. At that
time labor and building materials were to be had at compara-
tively insignificant prices, and the edifice was erected and com:
pleted, with bell and organ, for the moderate cost of forty-five
thousand dollars.
Chicago at that time was young in its march of prosperous
and magnificent growth. At that time there were but few
streets that were improved, even to the extent of planking.
Now the Second Presbyterian Church is but one of a large
number of church edifices, whose towers and spires mark Wabash
avenue for miles beyond what was then considered a remote part
of the city.
Previous to the completion of this building, the congregation,
then a very small one, worshiped in a frame tenement on Ran-
dolph street, in the neighborhood of the Court House. The
congregation was organized in 1842, and the Rev. Robert W.
Patterson, D. D., accepted the call, and has continued as its
pastor to the present time. The congregation has increased
from that time, until it now numbers about eight hundred mem.
bers. The church is always full; that is, its membership is
always equal to the capacity of the church accommodations.
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Five distinct swarms have taken their departure, each settling
in some other part of the city, and in time erecting another large
and handsome building, to be in time also filled and to send
forth its swarms to locate upon new sites.
The pastor, Dr. Patterson, is of what is known as the New
School Presbyterians, and enjoys a reputation in Chicago and in
the country for learning, ability, and personal qualities not sur.
passed by any other clergyman of his church. The trustees at
the present time are, P. L. Yoe, Esq., W. N. Gould, Esq., John
McGinnis, Esq., B. V. Page, Esq., and William Blair, Esq. The
elders are the Hon. W. H. Brown, Hon. B. W. Raymond, Hon.
H. F. Mather, J. C. Williams, Esq., T. B. Carter, Esq., and Z.
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The congregation is not only large, but of the most respect.
able character, including many of the wealthy families of the
city. In the list of those who have occupied public position,
who belong to the congregation, are the names of Senator Trum-
bull, Judges Higgins and Skinner, Lieutenant-Governor Bross,
Hon. John Wentworth, and J. H. Dunham, Esq. The late ex-
Mayor Dyer was a member of this church.
The congregation maintain a number of flourishing mission
schools in other parts of the city, and are now erecting a large
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§ºosT OFFICE. This is one of the best buildings
erected in the West by the Government, for the
accommodation of its officers. It is built of the
Illinois marble, and presents a finished and hand-
some appearance. It is erected at the north-west
corner of Dearborn and Monroe streets, the main
The building is
three stories high, and has a very fine basement.
The main floor and basement are occupied exclusively by the
Post Office; the second story by the Collector of Customs, the
Public Depositary, the Collector of Internal Revenue, Steamboat
Inspector, United States Marshal, United States Commissioner,
and by clerks of the Post Office. The Hon. Luther Haven is
Collector and Depositary, and T. J. Kinsella Deputy Collector.
The third story is occupied by the Federal Courts, Clerks, and
District Attorney, with rooms for grand and petit jurors.
front being on Dearborn street.
To the left of the Government buildings may be seen the
Monroe-street entrance to the new marble block of Benjamin F.
Lumbard, Esq., a building nearly equal in size to the Post Office
building, built of the same stone and finished in the best style.
It is occupied by the Fourth National Bank of Chicago, of which
Mr. Lumbard is President, and by various insurance and banking
companies, brokers, dentists, and other professional businessmen.
To the right is the building known as “Reynolds' Block,” owned
by the Hon. Melville W. Fuller. E. G. Hawley, Esq., represents
It extends north to Madison street.
The site on which this building is erected was formerly occu.
pied by Doctor C. V. Dyer, as a residence. It was purchased
by the Government in 1855, at which time an appropriation was
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original plan was for a building eighty-five feet on Dearborn
the Reynolds estate.
made by Congress for the erection of the Post Office.
street, and sixty feet on Monroe street, and the contract was
awarded upon that plan on the 25th of October, 1855, the cost
being eighty-four thousand dollars. Upon the earnest appeals
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of the citizens, Congress enlarged the appropriation, and the
exterior dimensions of the building were extended to one hun-
dred and fifteen feet on Dearborn street, and sixty-five feet on
Monroe street. This was not satisfactory, however; and in
1856–7, Congress still further increased the appropriation, and
the dimensions were increased to their present figures—one
hundred and sixty feet on Dearborn street, and seventy-eight
feet on Monroe. These changes caused great delay in building,
and nothing beyond the excavation for the basement was done
until July, 1857, when the building was actively commenced.
The original contractors—Jones and Bruff, of Rochester, New
York—died during the succeeding winter, and were succeeded
in the contract by L. A. Ward, of the same place. The build.
ing was completed and ready for occupancy in the autumn of
1860, and cost, completed, two hundred and forty-three thousand
dollars. The plans of the building were prepared by Ammi B.
Young, of the Treasury Department, and Colonel John H. Eaton,
of Chicago, was in February, 1857, appointed Superintendent
of Construction.
The following were the persons engaged upon this building,
besides the two we have named :
Contractors (original)....... Jones and Bruff, Rochester, N. Y.
Contractor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. A. Ward, -- --
Master Builder............. N. Osbourn, Rochester, N.Y.
Cut Stone................. Illinois Stone Company.
Cut-stone Work. . . . . . . . . . . . Thos. Hambleton, Rochester, N.Y.
Masonry.................. James McWalters, “ --
Wood and Tin Work....... James Appleyard, “ --
Painting.................. J. C. Hotchkiss, Connecticut.
Graining.................. A. C. Daly, Chicago.
Silver-Plating ............. D. A. Foote, -- --
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Gas Fixtures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. L. Comley, --
Heating Apparatus......... Hayward, Bartlett& Co., Baltimore
Plumbing ................. D. L. Boone, Chicago.
The Post Office business of any city generally gives a fair
basis for an estimate of its comparative prosperity. The general
postal business of the Chicago Post Office is only exceeded by
that of New York city, and in merely local business it ranks
third–New York and Philadelphia only equalling it. The
number of clerks employed is one hundred and six. The execu.
tive officers of the Post Office are—Samuel Hoard, Postmaster;
A. S. Reynolds, Assistant; T. L. Holbrook, Chief Clerk; S. F.
Hoard, Cashier; George B. Armstrong, Special Agent.
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N the north-west corner of Wabash avenue and
Harrison street stands this stately and imposing
edifice. It was completed in 1857. The style
is Gothic, with old English detail. The fronts
are of brisk-hammered stone, with fine cut stone
trimmings and cornices. Two turrets, with pro-
jecting buttresses at the sides and angles, com:
plete the exterior finish. The dimensions of the
building are as follows: depth on Harrison street one hundred
feet, breadth of front on Wabash avenue sixty-five feet, height
of walls forty-two feet, height to the apex of the roof seventy-
five feet, height of the corner turrets one hundred feet. The
interior of the church is handsomely finished. The basement
is divided into a lecture and Sabbath-school room, forty by sixty-
two feet, several class rooms, and the pastor's library room.
The heating apparatus is also in the basement. These several
rooms are neatly and comfortably furnished.
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The main audience room occupies the full size of the interior
of the building—sixty-two by ninety feet in the clear, including
the vestibule. The church is furnished with self-supporting
galleries on the sides, and with a spacious choir and organ
gallery over the vestibule; the view in the church is therefore
unobstructed by columns. The height of the ceiling is forty-five
feet. This audience room, including the galleries, will seat nine
hundred persons. The interior finish is quite ornate, with open
timber-work in the roof, forming a ceiling divided into sections
and panels, which spring from corbels on the walls, terminating
with richly carved pendants at the vaulted portion of the ceiling.
Various fine specimens of Gothic carving adorn the spandrels
and panels. The timbered work of the roof, and the pulpit and
pews, are grained in imitation oak, and the walls are stuccoed.
These carvings were designed by the architect. The windows
are of stained glass, and the choir gallery is finished in Gothic
style. The organ, which is a very fine one, was built by Mr.
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William A. Johnson, of Westfield, Massachusetts, and was put
into the church at a cost of three thousand five hundred dollars.
The church has had its financial troubles. It was completed
just before the panic of 1857, and the debt was oppressively felt
for along time. The church in April, 1857, numbered fifty-seven
members; several of these have passed away, but the number
has largely increased. The first Board of Trustees were Messrs.
George C. Cook, E. G. Reynolds, Daniel Goss, W. B. Phillips,
H. W. Clark, W. M. Doughty, Lott Frost, and C. H. Abbott.
The Building Committee were Messrs. George C. Cook and
Daniel Goss. The design of the building was furnished by
Boyington and Wheelock, but it was erected under the superin-
dency of W. W. Boyington, architect, of Chicago. The whole
cost of the building was sixty-five thousand dollars. The
present Board of Trustees consists of Messrs. George C. Cook,
Orrington Lunt, Daniel Goss, W. B. Phillips, C. B. Heartt, L.
Richards, Ralph Connable, S. P. Lunt, and W. H. Rand.
The first pastor was the Rev. William M. D. Ryan, who had
previously been pastor of a congregation in the city. Through
his exertions a subscription was made of about half the cost of
the building. Before the building was ready for occupancy the
financial disaster had fallen upon the country, and a large portion
of this subscription was never realized. The debt due upon the
church, when completed, was about forty thousand dollars. Dr.
Ryan was succeeded in the pastorate by the Rev. Mr. Krebs, of
Baltimore, who remained one year, and left in 1860. In that
year the Rev. Henry Cox was appointed pastor, and remained
two years. During his time the debt, which had increased, was
somewhat reduced. In 1862 the Rev. Robert L. Collier was
appointed to this church. In the mean time the membership
had steadily increased, and under the management and liberality
of such men as John V. Farwell, George C. Cook, Orrington
Lunt, John F. Carter, and others, the whole debt was discharged.
Mr. Collier was succeeded, in 1865, by the Rev. R. M. Hatfield,
the present eloquent and much loved pastor. The congregation
have been fortunate in the choice of the several gentlemen who
have been pastors from the first organization to the present day.
They have all been active, earnest, and able men, and have con-
tributed to increase and foster that unity which has marked the
affairs of the church, both spiritual and temporal, during all.
that time.
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USH. STREET BRIDGE is but one of a series
of views intended to give a fair, general repre-
sentation of the river and harbor of Chicago.
The sketch is taken from the new bridge at State
street, and looks eastwardly to Rush-street
bridge. There was no bridge upon the river
east of Clark street until 1857. Previous to
that time the only means of crossing was by a
rope ferry at the point where now stands Rush-street bridge.
In the fall of 1856 this ferry boat, while crowded with passen.
gers, was run down by a passing tug, and some six or eight lives
were lost, and then steps were taken to erect a bridge at that
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The undertaking was a large one for the time. The river was
somewhat straightened—or perhaps it should be said that the
bend in the river was made less abrupt—by widening it on the
side. Near the south end of the bridge there stood the inner
light-house, which was then discontinued. Old Fort Dearborn,
from which Chicago took the name it bore for many years, was
situated near the south end of this bridge, and was torn down
about the time the bridge was built.
The bridge built upon this site, in 1857, was an iron bridge of
handsome construction, and cost, including the mason work of
the central pier, and of the abutments and approaches, fifty-two
thousand dollars. It was built by Harper and Tweedale, and
was considered a model of strength and durability. The bridge
was two hundred and nine feet long and thirty-three feet wide,
turning upon a pivot in the center. The approaches measured,
In November, 1863, while
a vessel was approaching, a herd of cattle was driven upon the
south forty feet, north seventy feet.
bridge. The driver, unable to understand the remonstrances of
the bridge-tender, or unable to control the movements of the
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cattle, disregarded the signal, and did not check the animals.
The bridge was swung, to avoid a collision with the vessel; and
when it got clear of the supports, the great weight of the cattle
on one end caused it to slip from its central balance, and it then
broke and fell into the river, a shapeless mass of broken and
twisted iron. Though several persons were on the bridge at the
time, no serious injury was sustained. A large number of cattle
was drowned, and others were killed beneath the fragments of
the broken bridge.
The new structure, which is represented in this view, is of the
same dimensions as the original bridge, but is built of wood.
Fox and Howard, of Chicago, erected it in 1864, for the city, at
a cost of ten thousand dollars.
On the left of the picture is the elevator of the Galena and
Chicago Union Railroad, now one of the roads of the North-
western Railway Company, and on the right is seen Jewett and
Root's stove warehouse. It will be seen that Bennet Pieters
and Company had, at the time the sketch was taken, sole occu.
pancy of the fenders of the new bridge, in advertising their
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scenes to the residents of Chicago, and is pre-
have already had a view of the northern part of
the lake park, including the Central Depot and
vicinity. This view includes the whole of the park.
The picture, however, is intended to give a view of
Michigan Avenue, the residents of which are envied
the distinction which is supposed to attach to the
The por.
tion represented in this view is about one mile in length, and
embraces all that part of it which commands an unobstructed
view of the lake. Built, as it is, only upon one side, and front-
ing the lake, it has always been sought as a desirable place of
occupants of a dwelling on this magnificent avenue.
residence. Time has been, and that not so very remote, when
sented in this view as seen from Park Row. We -
the portion of Michigan Avenue represented in this view was
equal to the accommodation of those who were regarded as the
leaders of fashion and the possessors of unusual wealth, – but
these times have passed. Wealth and fashion, unable to find
room in this contracted space, have gone elsewhere, carrying with
them to other parts of the city the elegance and refinement, taste
and display, which have made Wabash, Indiana, and Calumet
Avenues, and certain localities in the North and West Divisions,
such favorite places of residence; yet, while in other parts of the
city there are larger and more magnificent dwellings, and more
of them, Michigan Avenue still enjoys the name of being the
central abode of Chicago elegance and wealth. The improve.
ments which have been made upon this street during the past
few years have been both extensive and costly. Commencing at
Dearborn Park, where Washington street intersects the avenue,
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and extending south to Park Row, the avenue presents a succes.
sion of elegant dwellings. South of Van Buren street is Terrace
Block, a compactly built row of residences, equalling any equal
number in the city. There are several houses yet to be built to
complete the original design of the row.
A number of old citizens, those who have grown up with
Chicago, have resided on this street. Some of these have died,
and in some cases their families continue to occupy the mansions,
while in others new comers have taken their places. The fami.
lies of the late Judge Manierre and of George Steel, Esq., are of
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this latter class. In the list of those who have held official
position, and whose dwellings form part of the display of this
portion of the avenue, are Bishop Duggan, Judge H. T. Dickey,
Lieutenant Governor Bross, Hon. J. Y. Scammon, Judge John
M. Wilson, J. H. Bowen, Esq., Thomas Hoyne, Esq., Hon. Nor:
man B. J.udd, William Blair, Tuthill King, S. C. Griggs, S. B.
Cobb, G. M. Kimbark, Chauncy Bowen, S. J. Surdam, Hon. W.
S. Gurnee, Hon. J. L. Scripps, P. L. Yoe, Jerome Beecher, M.D.
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Opera building, the finest public building in the
West, and hardly excelled by any similar structure
in the United States. The magnificent Opera
House, which is without an equal in the United
structure. The main building, the front of which
is represented in the plate, is on Washington street,
between State and Dearborn streets. The view is taken from
State street, looking west. The building has a front on Wash.
ington street of one hundred and forty feet; is four stories high,
with a Mansard roof, and the architecture is Italian. It is built
of the now justly celebrated Athens marble, quarried within
forty miles of Chicago, which is so extensively used in the con-
struction of so many public buildings and private residences in
Chicago.
The need of an opera house in Chicago had become more and
more apparent, as the population of the city got larger, and its
wealth and taste had in like manner increased. Chicago had
always been a liberal patron of music, and its local celebrities,
as well as foreign artists, found a public always willing to greet
them and to make that greeting substantial.
In 1863, Mr. URANus II. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of
means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in
this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of
personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an
ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest in
the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in
company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago,
visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all
buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the prac.
tical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed.
The result of this careful and deliberate examination was the
plan of the present building, which, without exception, is gene.
rally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in
America. It embraces all the conveniences and excellencies of
the various similar establishments, and as few of their defects as
possible. The front of the building combines simplicity with
massiveness, and the ornamental designs are sufficiently elaborate,
and yet do not, as is too often the case, spoil the general effect.
In the centre is a projection which is twenty-three feet wide,
through which is an arched entrance to the building. Upon the
parapet above this entrance are placed four statues, representing
respectively Painting, Sculpture, Music, and Commerce. These
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were designed and executed by L. W. Volk, Esq., a sculptor of
Chicago. Higher in this same central projection are two large
figures, designed also by Mr. Volk, representing Music and the
Drama. These are placed one on each side of an elaborate dor.
mer window.
On the ground floor are four large halls or stores, each thirty
feet front by one hundred and eighty feet deep, and sixteen feet
high. These are occupied respectively by Root and Cady, J.
Bauer and Company, and W. W. Kimball, as music and piano
stores, and by H. M. Kinsley's celebrated and elegant confection.
ery, ice cream and dining establishment.
The second floor of the main building is occupied by offices—
real estate, insurance, millinery, and others. The third floor is
similarly occupied. The fourth floor is devoted to the studios of
artists, the following persons being now there: George P. A.
Healy, J. H. Drury, C. Highwood, J. R. Sloan, Mrs. S. H. St.
John, P. F. Reed, J. H. Reed, H. C. Ford, John Antrobus, E.
Seibert, and D. F. Bigelow. On this same floor is a very fine
Art Gallery, thirty feet wide by sixty feet long, and eighteen
feet high. It is admirably arranged for the purposes to which
it is devoted. It is filled with the works of the artists of this
and other cities, and is one of the most attractive exhibitions of
Chicago.
In the rear of this main building is the Opera House, from
which the whole edifice takes its name. Passing through the
main entrance, already described, to the next floor, a spacious
corridor is reached, which is richly ornamented with frescoes,
mirrors, and statues. From this corridor open to the right two
most spacious and richly furnished toilet rooms, for ladies and
gentlemen. On the left of the corridor are three large door.
ways, through which the visitor enters the auditorium of the
Opera House. The effect which is produced by the appearance
of the hall, upon opera night, when filled by an audience, is very
fine. There are seats for three thousand persons. It is, in all
its parts and appointments, the finest theatre in the country, and
has been so pronounced by all the artists who have seen it. It
must, in fact, be seen to be justly appreciated. No description,
no matter how elaborate, will convey that sufficient idea of it
that is at once obtained by a personal view. It has that rare
advantage, that a person in any part of the hall, whether in the
topmost seat of the gallery, on either side, or in the most remote
part of the lobby, can see and hear everything that passes on
the stage. The view is wholly unobstructed.
The dimensions of the auditorium are eighty-six by ninety-five
feet, and sixty-five feet high. The ceiling is a triumph of art.
It is crowned by a central dome, some twenty-eight feet in
diameter. This dome is encircled by panels bearing portraits of
Beethoven, Mozart, Auber, Weber, Verdi, Wagner, Gounod,
Gluck, Bellini, Domizetti, Meyerbeer, and Rossini, and the other
parts of the ceiling are richly frescoed and moulded in gilt.
Directly in front of the stage, and over the orchestra, is a paint-
ing forty feet long, from the “Aurora” of Guido Reni, the panels
on either side of which are filled with allegorical representations
of Tragedy and Comedy.
The stage is extensive and convenient, and supplied with every
facility. There are six proscenium boxes. The main floor is
apportioned to the orchestra, the parquette, and the dress circle,
the parquette rising from the orchestrato nearly the height of the
circle. The second floor is the balcony circle, the centre of which
is divided into fifty-six private boxes; these immediately front
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On the next floor is the family circle, which, though
It is comfortable and
admirably adapted to hearing and seeing what passes on the
the stage.
elevated, is none the less convenient.
stage. The gallery fronts are protected, and at the same time
handsomely ornamented with open wire-work, painted in white
and gold, and cushioned with blue silk.
The arrangements for heating and lighting this entire building
The entire
number of burners are lighted by one operation of an electric
are complete, and have proved most successful.
apparatus. The means of exit from the Opera House are various,
and so arranged that in case of an alarm, or of actual danger,
the audience may get out of the building without confusion,
In addition, there has been
added to the building another wing, fronting on State street,
easily, expeditiously, and safely.
and containing a fine music or concert hall, fifty by ninety feet,
with galleries on three sides.
The cost of the entire building and site was nearly, if not
quite, seven hundred thousand dollars. This magnificent edifice
was built in 1864–5, and was ready for occupancy in March,
1865.
have taken place on the night of Monday, April 11th, 1865;
The inauguration of the Opera House was intended to
but the death of President Lincoln, which took place on the
Saturday previous, caused it to be postponed until Thursday,
the 20th of April, when it was opened by Grau's Italian Opera
troupe, the opera being “Il Trovatore.” Previous to the opera,
and as soon as the orchestra had taken their seats, there was a
universal call by the densely packed audience for Mr. Crosby.
That gentleman appeared, and as soon as the applause which
had greeted him had subsided, made a brief and excellent address
in acknowledgment of the compliment. He declined making a
speech, preferring, as he said, to let the building speak for itself.
His personal object, as a business man of Chicago, had been to
use every effort in his power to promote the interests, elevate
the tastes, and conduce to the happiness of the great city in
which he had cast his lot. He introduced to the audience the
Honorable George C. Bates, who read a poem written for the
occasion by W. H. C. Hosmer, Esq., the “Bard of Avon.” The
audience assembled on that evening was undoubtedly the most
numerous and brilliant ever assembled on a like occasion in this
city.
The following are the persons whose names are connected with
the erection and construction of this building:
Proprietor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U. H. CRosby.
Architect.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W. W. Boyington.
Ass’t Architect and Draughtsman.....John W. Roberts.
Fresco Painting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jevne and Almini.
Painting and Graining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heath and Milligan.
Scenic Artist. . . . . . .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - William Voegtlin.
Stage Carpenter and Machinist. . . . . . . Wallace Hume.
Carpenter and Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wallbaum and Bauman.
Cut Stone... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. H. Bolderwick.
Heating Apparatus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murray and Winne.
Gas Fixtures... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. M. Wilmarth.
Plumbing. . . . . . . .------------------- John Hughes.
Plastering... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Kobolt.
Plate Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John R. Platt, New York.
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* HIS is a view of another section of the Chicago It is impossible to put into any one picture any very compre-
river, taken from Twelfth street bridge, looking hensive view of the Chicago river and its branches; therefore,
south. Its principal features are the mammoth from time to time views of portions of it from the mouth to the
elevators of Munn and Scott, and of Flint and junction of the North and South branches, and of the more
Thompson. These elevators are but a few of important points along the latter, will be given. The river,
those which are to be seen in all parts of Chicago.
They are located on the south branch, one mile
from the main river, and forming part of the
with its mills, elevators, warehouses, and shipping, would fur.
mish itself thirty-five views, representing one of the great depart.
ments of the commerce of the city. The illustrations of this
part of the city, with figures showing the tonnage that finds
business in this port, will be continued in subsequent numbers
vast commercial machinery of Chicago, are well worth a visit
from strangers, who cannot fail to be charmed with the admi.
rable system upon which they perform so vast an amount of
business.
of this work.
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hitherto been confined to views of Chicago within
the more thickly settled portions of the city. In
order to the full accomplishment of the purpose
and plan, it is deemed necessary to give, from
time to time, views of the surroundings of the
city, and of special points in the neighborhood–
localities which, while they are, perhaps, not properly parts of
Chicago, are yet the outspringings, as it were, of her growth,
and consequent upon her development.
A city never consists of itself alone. It has, in various ways,
nerves stretching out, which, in their ramification, betray the
existence of the common centre, and which, as much as the
centre itself illustrate the main point of attraction. -
As one of these outgrowths, we give in our present number a
very beautiful picture of the immediate surroundings of Lake
Of our
suburbs, especially along the shore north and south, we have
View, and the lake and shore and city in the distance.
great reason to be proud. The south stretches away to Hyde
Park; while the north, with its undulations and bluffs, furnishes,
as far away as Milwaukee, elegant sites for villas. The picture
we give in our present numbershows the scene as it appears from
the top of the Lake View House, about four and a half miles
north of the Clark-street bridge. The point from which we look
is itself the centre of a group of elegant suburban improvements.
chief among which are, perhaps, the very elaborately ornamented
grounds of S. H. Kerfoot, Esq. This place, with its very solidly
constructed carriage-drives, its artificial ponds, rustic bridges,
and fine green-houses, is said to be the most artistically arranged
place west of New York city. It extends from the lake shore to
the main road. This country seat is styled “Dawn.” Near this
is also the palatial residence of James B. Waller, Esq., formerly
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of Kentucky, very extensively and handsomely improved. Mr.
Waller calls his place “Buena Vista.” Immediately on the lake
shore is the beautiful villa of the Rev. F. W. Ewing, surrounded
by grounds very finely decorated. This spot is appropriately
named “Rose Heath.” “Woodsend” is the residence of our
well-known citizen, Doctor Dyer. It is situated, as its name
indicates, immediately at the extremity of the grove which
adjoins the limits of the city on the north. This place is very
complete in all its appointments and surroundings.
The residence of Albert Sturges, Esq., of the banking firm
of Messrs. Solomon Sturges' Sons, adjoins that of Doctor Dyer.
This beautiful home, deserving of a name in every way indicative
of culture, no doubt has its title, but we failed to learn it. The
newly finished dwelling of W. C. Goudy, Esq., completely
embowered in the same grove with the two last named, is
specially deserving of mention. Immediately at the limits of
the city we have “Norwood,” the residence of the Hon. Ebenezer
Peck. Very rarely do we find more elegance and finish than
this place shows. It is surrounded by fine native oaks, inter.
spersed with other deciduous and evergreen trees.
Our space fails us, or we would particularize farther the beau.
ties of this suburban settlement. The horse cars, starting from
the corner of Lake and State streets, carry passengers away to
the extreme end of, and past, all these points, to Graceland
Cemetery, that beautiful city of the dead, in which are to be
found some of the most elaborately finished resting places of the
loved ones gone.
Saunders floral establishment, (a large grapery to be erected
at once) cottages, villas, and improvements of various kinds,
greet the eye as we ride along, and make Lake View a very
elegant and desirable place of residence.
It will be perceived that the harbor, the shipping, the light.
house at its entrance, the water-works, and the whole east or
lakeside view of the city, are in full sight from the shore north.
This beach is to be improved with a drive of one hundred
feet in width, of which fifty feet in the middle are to be given
to the drive-way, and twenty-five in width at each side for trees.
This drive, when completed, will be one of the most elegant in
the world. A charter for this improvement was obtained at the
last session of the Legislature. There is also a very liberal
charter, appointing commissioners for the location of a park of
six hundred and forty acres in the town of Lake View, to which
this drive is to lead. The plan and designs of this park promise
one second only to the New York Central.


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UR view of the Court House is taken from the
} north-west corner of La Salle and Randolph
streets, and, unfortunately for the picture, from
a point where a tree completely obscures the
steps and main entrance.
The style of the building is plain Italian, and
New York. At that time Chicago had not be.
come fully informed that a better and handsomer stone was to
be found in inexhaustible quantities at her own door.
The plan of the building is formed by a central part one hun-
dred feet square, having projections north and south, fifteen by
sixty feet, and on each side similar projections, thirty-two by
sixty feet—making the building from front to rear one hundred
and thirty feet, and its breadth from east to west one hundred
and sixty-four feet. The original building was completed in
1853, and comprised a basement (above ground) and two other
stories. This basement, which was eleven feet high in the clear,
was arranged for the county jail, sheriff's offices, and city lock-
the material is gray limestone, from Lockport,
up, for which purposes, except the last, it is now used. The
first story, sixteen feet high, contained a supervisors' room,
county court and clerk's offices, office of recorder of deeds,
debtors' prison, jail hospital, mayor's office, etc. The second
story, twenty feet high, contained the circuit court room and
city council room, each arranged with dome ceiling. The
entrances, north and south, were approached by massive flights
of stone steps twenty-two feet in length. The principal hall,
fourteen feet wide, extends through the building, and is widened
near the centre, to admit two easy flights of stairs leading to
the second story. The cost of the building originally was
ninety-eight thousand dollars. John M. Van Osdell, Esquire, of
Chicago, was the architect and superintendent; Peter Page,
mason; John Sollitt, carpenter; F. Letz, iron worker; C. V.
Dyer, F. C. Sherman, W. H. Davis, B. W. Everett, Joseph Fil.
kins, and S. Anderson, building committee.
In 1856–7 the city of Chicago resorted to the necessary opera-
tion of raising the grade of its streets. The rise in the adjoin-
ing streets was about five feet, which, when completed, left the
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Court House Square about that distance below the level of Ran.
dolph street. The filling of the Square put the basement half
under ground, and destroyed the proportions of the building.
In 1858, to meet these changes, a third story was added to the
building, giving an additional height of twenty-five feet. A
massive cupola was erected on the centre of the building, and a
spiral iron staircase leading from the interior to the observatory
balcony, the elevation of which is one hundred and twenty feet
from the ground. This story is now occupied by the superior
courts, the city council, law library, board of public works, and
other city and county officers. The cost of the improvement
was about eighty thousand dollars, including the improvements
in raising the whole public square. A circular area surrounds
- the entire building with stone wall and iron railing. The build.
* ing is admirably adapted for all the purposes for which it was
2 intended. The plan admits light from three sides into all the
- principal rooms, and from two sides in all the other rooms; and,
considering that in the construction of the original building, as
well as the addition and improvement, the architect was cramped
by the most economical motions, he deserves great credit for his
work. It is, perhaps, the best arranged and best built public
building in the United States, of its size and material, con-
structed for the same amount of money.
The cut stone for the improvement was furnished by Messrs.
Carpenter, of Lockport, New York; the mason work by N.
Loberg, of Chicago; the carpenter work by Wilcox and Ballard,
of Chicago, and Mr. J. M. Van Osdell was the architect and
superintendent. The entire building is heated by steam.
There have been efforts made repeatedly to ornament the
grounds around the building with trees and evergreens. Some
few trees have struggled against adverse fate, and continue to
put forth their verdure. There are four jets d'eau, one near each
angle of the Square. Unsuccessful attempts have been made,
during many years, to induce the public to keep of the grass.
Previous to 1840, and for several years later, the courts and
public offices of the city were held at various places, in rented
apartments. In 1841 the courts were held in the brick building
at the south-west corner of Wells and Randolph streets, which
since then has been improved, and is now the Metropolitan Hotel.
Subsequently, the county felt justified in building a Court House
on the north-east corner of the Square, and a jail at the north-
west corner; but these soon proved inadequate, and in time gave
way to the present structure, as this in time will have to give
way, perhaps, to a marble edifice, covering the entire Square.
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OUTH-EAST of the corner of Washington
street, looking north, is the point we have
selected for our view of the north end of State
street. On the left hand is the Merchants'
Hotel (formerly the Stewart House), adjoined
on the north by Crosby's Building, the latter of
which connects at the rear with the Opera House
building, a view of which has already been given
in this work. This building is of brick, and finished in very
fine style. The main floor is occupied by Rice and Allen, print
publishers; Pardridge, dry goods; Brown and Mathews, mer.
chant tailors. In this building is a very commodious and well
arranged music hall or concert room, fifty by ninety feet.
It is connected with the Opera House, to which persons can
enter by a wide and convenient entrance from State street. It
constitutes part of the Crosby Building, and is appropriately
finished throughout. North of this edifice is the four-story
building, the central point of whose interest is DeGraf's mam.
moth clothing store, situated at the south-west corner of Ran.
dolph street.
North of this point the view extends to Lake street, thence to
Water street, and a glimpse of State-street bridge is to be had
in the distance.
This part of State street presents at all hours a very lively
interest. On the east side of the street, between the point from
which the view is taken and Randolph street, are the offices of
the South and West Chicago railways. From these offices, or the
immediate vicinity, start all the cars that go south on State street
for their different points in the South Division; also, the cars on
the five roads of the West Division. Further north, near Lake
street, the cars of the North Division railway leave and arrive
every few minutes to and from their several destinations.
State street at this point is one-third wider than further south.
In the centre of the street, fronting on Randolph, was at one
time a spacious market-house, with a public hall over it. Some
eight years ago public opinion triumphed over the conservatism
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grievance, was sold and removed.
immediate vicinity of this part of State street.
that abhors change of any kind, even to the abatement of nuis. brated furniture establishment and Thomas's dining hall are on
ances, and the obstruction, which had become almost a public the east side of the street, near the city railway offices. Volk's
gallery of statuary and his studio are located in the building at
The theaters, opera house, and principal hotels are all in the the south-east corner of Washington and State streets.
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ner; not built to serve for a short period, and
then (as has been frequently the case in Chicago)
abandoned to business uses, while the congrega.
tion erect elsewhere another building for religious
purposes. It is located on Jackson street, front.
ing north, between Wabash and Michigan ave:
nues. It has a front of seventy-one feet, and is
one hundred and fifty feet deep. The front and the lower sec.
tions of the towers are built of Athens stone, and the side and
rear walls of brick. Between the towers, in front, is an arched
arcade, uniting in the entrance spaciousness and effectiveness.
The vestibule is sixteen feet deep, and the auditorium sixty-five
feet wide by one hundred and twenty-five feet in depth. The
stairs leading to the galleries rise from the vestibule on each side
of the outer entrance to the building. The church contains on
its main floor one thousand seats, and in the galleries four hun.
dred more. The interior of the building is handsomely frescoed
and furnished, and the heating and lighting arrangements are
admirable. The chancel is at the south end of the church, and
has an octagonal shape, with a grooved arch, arched ceiling, and
is lighted by stained-glass windows, appropriately emblazoned.
The auditorium is lighted exclusively from the roof, there being
no side windows. The effect is pleasing, notwithstanding the
degree of solemnity which is produced. This effect, however, is
only visible during the day. In the evening the building is
handsomely lighted in every part, with gas burners arranged
with great taste, and most effectively. T. V. Wadskier, Esq.,
of Chicago, was the architect.
This church has long been remarkable for the attention given
to its music. The choir has always ranked with the first in the
city, and many of the leading vocalists, male and female, of
Chicago, have been members of the choir of Trinity Church.
Independent of the strictly religious services of Trinity, the
choir has always been of great attraction to the general public.
This building was commenced in August, 1860, and completed
in the following spring. The site was purchased of Cyrenus
Beers, Esq., and the cornerstone was laid on the 4th day of Sep-
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tember, 1860, by Doctor Pratt, the rector, assisted by the clergy
of the city. On the 16th day of June, 1861, divine service was
for the first time celebrated in the building. The Church was
at that time in debt, and could not be consecrated; this debt,
however, was in the course of the succeeding years discharged,
and on the 24th of April, 1864, the edifice was solemnly conse.
crated to the service of God by the Right Reverend Henry J.
Whitehouse, Bishop of Illinois, assisted by several clergymen of
this and other cities. The Reverend Noah Schenck, formerly
pastor of the congregation, and now of Baltimore, preached on
the occasion. The history of this building cannot be complete
without briefly stating the progress of the society.
At a meeting of St. James's congregation, near the close of
the year 1841, it was voted that an Episcopal Church upon the
south side of the river was necessary, and very advisable; and
some months later a parish, including the whole south division
of the city, was established under the title of Trinity Church.
The first election resulted in the choice of the following officers:
Senior Warden—J. Brinkerhoff; Junior Warden–S. J. Sher-
wood; Vestry–Cyrenus Beers, Charles Sauter, Caleb Morgan,
Thomas Whitlock, and W. H. Brackett. The Reverend W. F.
Walker, the rector of St. James, for a long time thereafter had
both parishes under his charge, service being held in some build.
ing occupied temporarily for that purpose. In the spring of
1844, Mr. Walker resigned the rectorship of St. James, and
became rector of Trinity. In June, 1844, the ceremony of lay-
ing the cornerstone of Trinity Church was performed by the
Right Reverend Doctor Chase, Bishop of Illinois, assisted by
several clergymen, and divine service was held for the first time
on the 25th of August, 1844. This building is yet standing,
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and is located on Madison street, near Clark street. Mr. Walker
continued rector until 1847, and was succeeded in September of
that year by the Reverend William Barlow. In February, 1850,
Mr. Barlow died, and was succeeded by the Reverend C. E.
Swope, from St. James College, Maryland, who served until
May, 1851, when the parish was divided, and that of Grace
Church organized—Mr. Swope leaving Trinity with that portion
of his congregation that had organized Grace Church. For the
two following years Trinity had no permanent pastor; but in
1853, the Reverend W. A. Smallwood, D.D., was chosen, and
entered upon his sacred duties in August of that year. He was
succeeded, in 1857, by the Rev. Noah Schenck, who continued
rector till January, 1860, when he accepted a call from Emanuel
Church, Baltimore, whither he removed. The Reverend James
Pratt, who at that time was rector of a church in Philadelphia,
was elected to succeed him, and entered upon his duties in
March, 1860. During his pastorate the present church was pro-
jected, built, and completed. In March, 1863, owing to ill
health, Doctor Pratt resigned, and was succeeded in October of
the same year by the Reverend George D. Cummins, D.D., the
present rector, who has recently been elected Assistant Bishop
of the diocese of Kentucky. The Reverend G. C. Bird is the
curate of the parish. Trinity Church has within a few years
purchased the building formerly used as a synagogue of the
Israelites, on Monroe street, and opened it as a free missionary
church.
The present officers of the church are: Wardens–L. P. Hil.
liard and J. C. Fargo. Vestrymen—John Wright, J. W. Doane,
John F. Stafford, D. C. Scranton, J. A. Ellis, A. Booth, W. M.
Mayo, and W. H. Turner.
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E give this moonlight view of the mouth of dredged out and the entrance is now safe for vessels drawing
Chicago river, as it empties into Lake Michi. any depth of water. -
gan. It is taken from Rush-street bridge, and The view from the north pier upon a bright night, when the &
tells its own story. On the right are ware. lake with its broad expanse of water is dotted with steamers 6.
houses and elevators, and on the north are illuminated by many colored lights, and when the white canvas -
factories. The propellor Antelope is nearing of the sailing vessels is reflected in the rippling waves, is ani.
the bridge, and the beacon upon the north mated and charming.
pier is shedding its rays upon the water. This view, with that of a former number, entitled Rushstreet
At the mouth of the river was formerly a bar, which ob. Bridge, gives all that portion of the river lying east of State
structed the entrance to vessels heavily freighted, and causing street.
serious disasters in stormy weather. This, however, has been
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HIS VIEW is taken from a point south of the
Court House, taking in the north half of the
block on LaSalle between Washington and Ran-
dolph streets, and so much of the block north
as exhibits the building for many years known
as the Metropolitan Hall, and now occupied by
*Eastman's National Business College. The east
side of the public square is shown, and presents
an appearance by no means worse than the reality.
The building upon the north corner of the block is built of
Milwaukee brick, with stone trimmings, and is owned by H. H.
Magie, Esq. It is occupied by Insurance agents and others:
the Lumberman's Insurance Company having the principal
offices on LaSalle street. The next building is mainly used by
Grommes and Ullrich as wine vaults and warerooms. The
Board of Education have rooms also in the upper part of the
building.
The building numbered 80 and 82 is the recently finished
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Banking and Insurance Office, built and owned by the State
Savings Institution and the Garden City Insurance Company;
the State Savings Institution being the owner of 82, and the
Garden City Insurance Company the owner of 80. The build.
seventy feet deep; the side and rear walls are of Milwaukee
brick, with marble front, and is an architectural model for a
It is fire-proof. In all its details, as well as
in location and appearance, it is a happy combination of safety
and convenience for the business to which it is devoted. The
building was designed and erected under the superintendence
of E. Burling & Co., architects, and the cost was about $75,000.
The building contains six vaults, rising from the foundation,
upon whose strength and resistance the architect displayed
unusual care. This vault in the Bank wing; is rendered doubly
safe from fire or burglar, by a massive Safe of the Bacon patent
and pattern, and this provided upon each of its compartments
with Covert's Permutation, and the Sargent's Magnetic Lock.
Banking house.
ing is four stories and a basement; is forty-five feet front and
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The State Savings Institution, and the Garden City Insurance
Company are distinct corporations. They both wanted places
of business; both fixed upon this site, and thus it was that they
came to be located under the same roof. This Insurance Com.
pany is one of the oldest Home Insurance Companies known to
Chicago; and the erection of such a substantial evidence of its
own permanent interest in this city, has been accepted by the
public as an additional guarantee of the solidity of its growth,
and the stability of its business. The Company is thoroughly
a Home Company, and the completion of a business building of
such an elegant and substantial character, impressively conveyed
a practical lesson to the public: that lesson was, that the capital
invested by these Home underwriters, was really an investment
which Chicago was to enjoy, and be enriched by its profits.
This contribution to the architectural adornment of the city is
the first in what we hope will be an unbroken series of similar
public dividends.
The State Savings Institution, from which the building has
received its name, has long enjoyed an honorable fame in Chicago.
It was chartered and organized in the year 1857. In 1859 the
offices of the Bank were moved to Nos. 104 and 106 Washing.
ton street, and during the winter of 1863–4, the name was
changed from the Illinois Savings Institution, to the State Sav.
ings Institution. During all these years, under the careful man.
agement of its officers, the Institution was growing in public
confidence, and by legitimate means strengthening and extending
its business. During the wildcat excitement of 1861, when
every bank in the city was embarrassed by the piles of depreci.
ated currency, and many had to suspend business, this Institu.
tion was safely piloted thrºugh the difficulty; it never paid out
any depreciated money, and its depositors sufferred no loss; and
consequently the bank adjusted its balances without the neces.
sity of law suits.
Since the establishment of this Institution, Chicago as well
as the country generally, has passed through several seasons of
financial embarrassment and distress. Banks and commercial
houses had to sustain their troubles as best they could. The
State Savings' Institution however, though subjected to the
same trying ordeals, successfully and honorably passed through
these seasons of alarm and excitement, each time strengthened
in public confidence. To the credit of the bank it should be
stated that, when the war broke out, and gold advanced high up
into the eighties and nineties, it paid to its depositors every
dollar of coin they had in the Institution. The Bank is entitled
to share with the Insurance Company the credit due to this
investment of the proceeds of a liberal business, in the perma.
ment improvement and adornment of Chicago.




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HIS VIEW represents one of the busiest street
scenes in Chicago. It is taken from the North
front of the Court House, and takes in the North
side of Randolph street from Clark to State
street. The central point in the view is Wood's
Museum. It has a front of about seventy-five
feet. The stores are occupied by H. M. Higgins,
the well-known piano and music dealer, and by
Ideson & Co., for rubber goods, all of the building above these
stores, in its height and depth, is occupied exclusively by the
Museum, and the Lecture room. The signs and flags indicate
that Col. Wood, the proprietor, knows he has a good thing, and
that he does not hide it in the dark. Since, the destruction of
Barnum's Museum in New York, the Chicago Museum stands
without a rival. It embraces all the objects of curiosity com-
mon to all first-class collections, and is remarkable for its speci.
alities. It is the largest collection of such objects now on this
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continent, and the arrangement for display and for the con-
Col. Wood
puts down 150,000 as the number of his curiosities of every
kind. If any person doubts it, let him make the enumeration.
Until 1862, nothing of this kind had been attempted in
Chicago, or west of New York, and in no place in the West,
venience and comfort of visitors are admirable.
but Chicago, could such an enterprize have been matured in so
The tact and the
ability of the proprietor, of course, had much to do, but it was
eventually the liberal taste of the public that made it a success.
short a time, and with such unequaled success.
The proper way to account for the success of such an extensive
experiment, is probably to give Col. Wood credit for the
sagacity in discovering that Chicago was the only city outside
of New York where people had the cultivation and liberality
to encourage and maintain a Museum of such large proportions
involving such heavy expenditures.
Connected with the Museum is a Lecture Room, which is
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nicely fitted up in the style of a Theatre, and where are pro-
duced sterling plays. The company engaged in the production
of these plays, include representatives of every branch of the
dramatic profession, and in point of numbers and in excellence,
will compare favorably with any similar company in the United
States. The success of this part of Col. Wood's Museum has
been in keeping with that of his general enterprize.
On the corner of Clark Street is the well known general
ticket office of the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne Railroad, and
of all its connecting lines. It is one of the railroad centres of
Chicago.
To the right of the Museum is the justly celebrated sign
painting establishment of B. F. Chase, who for twenty years has
been the sign artist of Chicago. The business of the establish-
ment is now carried on by Chase & Hild.
The artist has made a very truthful copy of the various signs
that indicate the business and occupation of the occupants of
the several buildings adjoining the Museum. They can be dis.
covered without any editorial reference. Three lines of horse.
railway cars pass this corner, which, with one exception, is the
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AINT Paul's Church, in which worship the con-
gregation of the First Universalist Society of
Chicago, is located at the south-west corner of
Wabash Avenue amd Van Buren street. It is
built of stone, and possesses more than ordinary
architectural beauty. The demensions are 70
feet front by a depth of 108 feet, including the
projectures of the towers, turrets and buttresses.
The style is Gothic, with lancet headed windows and doors.
The front of the building is very graceful. The tower and
spire are in the centre, and reach to a beautiful height of 175
feet. There is a turret on the north and south side of the front.
There are three entrance doors in front, all opening into a
spacious vestibule. The exterior walls are composed of stone,
rock faced; the spire and the pinnacles are of wood. The
main auditorium is on the second floor, which is reached by
flights of stairs leading from the vestibule. This room is fifty-
eight by seventy-five feet, with galleries, and affords comfortable
seating for eight hundred persons.
The height is twenty-eight
feet, with a vaulted ceiling forty-three feet to the centre. This
ceiling is handsomely divided into panels.
The ribs, purlins,
pendants, corbels and brackets, are all finished in the finest
style of art, and indicate great taste and skill in the designer
as well as the workmen. The pulpit is erected in an octagonal
recess, in the west end of the building. The organ is an excel.
lent one, and is in the front part of the building; it was built
by Mr. Erben. The pulpit, pews and choir gallery, are all
built of solid oak, and are finely finished in the most substantial
manner. The first story, which is ten feet high in the clear, is
elegantly fitted up and most admirably arranged for various
purposes. There is a large Lecture and Sunday-School room;
there are also several parlors, and a convenient and comfortable
study and library room for the pastor; this latter room has a
communication by a stairway with the main audience room up
stairs. These several rooms are all handsomely and appropri.
ately finished and furnished.
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To W. W. Boyington, Esq., of Chicago, the architect, the
society and the public generally are indebted for the rare taste
which has succeeded in combining so much beauty and utility
as mark the construction of this edifice.
The congregation is a wealthy one, nearly all its members
being men of substance. The society was organized on the
11th of June, 1836, just thirty years ago, by a small number
of persons, consisting of N. H. Bolles, E. E. Hunter, A. A. Mar.
ble, Chester Tupper, S. G. Trowbridge and S. C. Bennett. The
society thus organized, had their religious service for a number
of years at Mechanics' Hall, in the old saloon building, south-
east corner of Lake and Clark street.
The first church was dedicated October 23, 1844, and was
located on Washington street. In January of the year pre-
ceding, the Reverend Wm. E. Manley, accepted a call and
remained in charge until late in 1845, when he was succeeded
by the Reverend Samuel P. Skinner. He was in turn succeeded
by the Reverend Samuel B. Mason, in January, 1853. During
this gentleman's pastorage, the congregation, which had now
grown in numbers and in wealth, decided to have a new church,
and the present St. Paul's was the result of their deliberation.
The building committee consisted of R. K. Swift, Henry Vree-
land, B. F. Walker, Jacob Gage, S. P. Skinner, H. H. Husted,
P. B. Ring and M. D. Gilman. The first board of trustees
were M. D. Gilman, H. H. Husted and E. G. Hall. The
trustees for the present year are O. L. Wheelock, Wm. H.
Arnold and George W. Gage.
In October 1855, the Reverend W. H. King succeeded Mr.
Mason as pastor, and on the occurrence of a vacancy in 1859,
Dr. Ryder, the present pastor, was called, and entered upon his
duties in January, 1860.
The society has always been a harmonious one, and from time
to time as the city has increased in population, and extended its
area, other Universalist churches have been built and societies
formed, without however breaking or disturbing the unity of
St. Paul's. Ex-Mayor John C. Haines, and Ex-Mayor F. C.
Sherman, both old citizens of Chicago, have been and still are
members of the congregation. The Reverend Dr. Ryder is one
of the most generally known, and at the same time popular
clergymen in Chicago. He is a man of unbounded charity in
his views, a ripe scholar, and a polished rhetorician. The earnest.
ness and dignity with which he discharges the duties of his
office, have that naturalness that never fails to give those quali.
ties the force that should always be the result of them. His
personal popularity is not limited to the members of his own
religious society, it is as extensive as is his acquaintance, and
thousands who have never seen or heard Dr. Ryder, have
learned to admire and esteem him for his professional and official
virtues. When called to St. Paul's, he was pastor of the
Universalist Church at Roxbury, Massachussetts, where he had
been since 1850. Previous to that time, he had spent several
years in Europe, and in the far east. At Berlin he remained
long enough to acquire a knowledge of the German, and profit
under the lectures and teachings of Neander and other philoso.
phers and scholars. He is yet a young man, and in his own
church ranks among the highest of the clergy.
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E give in this view a section of the South
branch of the Chicago river, lying between
Randolph and Lake street bridges. It is
generally more crowded with vessels of all
kinds than now presented. The bridge is
just south of the junction of the North
and South branches. It is not crossed by
any of the lines of street cars, and as Lake
street, on the east from the lake, and west to Halsted street is
graded, and is paved with the Nicholson blocks, it is the
favorite crossing to and from the west side of the river for
laſt Street 3rihar.
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equestrians and for vehicles of all kinds. The bridge is com:
paratively new; is wooden, turns on a central pivot, and is
substantially built.
These several views of the river will be seen through this
entire work, and thus the reader will be able to trace the river
from the mouth to the fork, and then the two branches in all
their extent, North and South. In this way, the volume will
embrace all the bridges, and every point in the river having the
least public interest, or necessary to give a view of our immense
extent of wharfage and shipping facilities.
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HICAGO UNIVERSITY is represented by
this view as the building will be when com:
& pleted. The artist has anticipated the finishing
ing.
now within the corporate limits of the City of
Chicago, but nearly three miles south of the
* centre of the City. It is within four hundred
yards of Lake Michigan. It is built upon a tract
of land donated for the purpose by the late Senator STEPHEN
A. Douglas. The history of the grant of land is as follows:
There came to Chicago in 1854 a very excellent and accom.
plished clergyman, a Presbyterian, who years previously had
befriended Mr. Douglas. The latter proposed to this clergyman
the establishment of a University in Chicago, and offering the
necessary land. The reverend gentleman asked for six months
The University is charmingly located. It is
in which to see what his denominational friends would do in the
matter; and at the end of that six months the time was extend.
ed. From whatever cause the proposition did not meet with
much promise. While it was pending, the Rev. J. C. Bur.
Roughs, then of Shurtleff College, near Alton, heard of the
liberal offer. He waited upon Judge Douglas, and proposed to
build the University if the Judge would give the land. He
was met with equal promptness, and was assured that if at the
end of the second extended term the Presbyterians did not feel
disposed to accept the offer, he would give it to Dr. Burroughs.
When the time was expired, and nothing had been done, Judge
Douglas, in April, 1856, executed the papers transferring the
beautiful tract of land, now worth eighty thousand dollars, to
the Trustees of the Chicago University.
The edifice consists of a main building, two corridors, and two
wings. The main building is 150 feet long, 110 feet wide, and
90 feet high. The turrets at the corners of the main building
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are each 120 feet high, and the grand tower in front is 156 feet
high. The principal entrance to the building is through the
grand wrought stone arched doorway in this tower. The corri:
dors are 55 feet high, 45 long, and 44 wide The wings are
46 × 67 feet, and are four stories high, exclusive of the basement.
Total length of building, 336 feet. The material used in the con-
struction is the justly celebrated Athens stone of our own State.
The walls are rockfaced, the turrets, facings, cornices, etc., are
dressed. The style is Norman. The entire cost will be
$200,000. The exterior appearance of the University is very
grand and imposing.
W. W. Boxington, of Chicago, is entitled to the honor of the
design, and to the no less honorable distinction of having person.
ally superintended this extensive and magnificent specimen of
architectural beauty.
On the 6th of July, 1856, a meeting was held in Chicago, and
a preliminary organization was made. On the 31st of July the
subscription books were opened; on the 1st of October $100,000
had been subscribed, and on the 1st of March, 1857, $75,000
additional was obtained. Subsequent additions swelled the sub-
scriptions to $225,000.
In April, 1857, the University was incorporated by the Legis.
lature of Illinois. On the 24th of May, the Board of Trustees
held its first meeting and organized. The Hon. STEPHEN A.
Doug LAs was chosen President, and WILLIAM Jones, Esq., Pre:
sident of the Executive Committee. A Board of Regents, with
supervisory and visitation powers, was also organized, and steps
were taken for an immediate commencement of the building.
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The plans prepared by WILLIAM W. Boxington, Esq., Archi.
tect, were adopted, and the building presented in the accom.
panying view was the result.
On the 4th of July, 1857, the corner stone was laid with ap-
propriate ceremonies. Mr. Douglas was present on the occasion.
In a few months thereafter, the whole country was subjected to
great financial embarrassment, and the work was suspended.
Many of the original subscribers were unable for a time to fur.
nish their subscriptions. In 1858, WILLIAM Jones, Esq., of
Chicago, personally undertook the task of renewing the work,
and by his own liberality and indefatigable efforts, the building
was commenced, and one wing of the edifice was completed. In
September, 1858, it was resolved to open the University for the
instruction of pupils. The President and two Professors were
chosen, and on the 29th of September, 1858, several small classes
were organized in temporary rooms. Since that time the Uni.
versity has progressed in all respects towards its present high
standard of excellence and prosperity. On the 22d of July,
1859, the building was dedicated. In September, 1858, the
Law Department was, through the liberality of the Hon. Thomas
Hoy NF, successfully organized, and immediately went into suc.
cessful operation.
The University owes its origin at the time it was started to
the liberal donation of Mr. Douglas, but even that grant would
not have been sufficient had it not been for the perseverance, the
courage, and the unflagging zeal of Dr. BURRoughs. He was
from the first, as he continued to be for many years, the life of
the enterprise. His was a zeal that knew no rest; his was a
courage that never admitted a defeat, but gained fresh vigor


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3 ORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. This
stately edifice is located at the corner of Cass and
Indiana streets, in the north division of the city,
is built of red brick with stone trimmings, and is
to in all respects a solid and well-finished structure.
It is generally known as McCormick's Church,
Cyrus H. McCorwick, Esq., being one of the ori.
ginal projectors and most liberal in donations to
the society.
The main tower on the corner is 24 feet square at the base,
and 104 feet high; the spire, which is octagonal, is 90 feet high
—total height 194 feet. The turret at the opposite corner is 16
feet square and 100 feet high. The church is very handsomely
and completely finished in the interior. It has an open timber
roof, and the nave is 46 feet wide. The dimensions of the audi-
ence room is 71 feet wide, 90 feet long, 52 feet high in centre,
and 30 feet at the sides. It contains seats for 1,100 persons.
The basement contains a lecture-room 42 × 60, together with
several classrooms, pastor's study, ladies' parlor, and connecting
halls and vestibules. The main audience room is reached by
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three commodious halls and stairways—two in front and one on
the side. It has galleries with pews on the sides, and a choir
gallery over the vestibule. The height of the side walls is 43
feet; height from sidewalk to ridge of roof 80 feet. The
Church is furnished with an excellent Organ.
The style of the building is Romanesque. W. W. BoxingtoN,
Esq., of Chicago, was the Architect and Superintendent.
The Society was organized under the auspices of Mr. McCor:
Mick, through whom the Rev. Dr. Ricº was called to the pastoral
care of the Church. Dr. Ricº's great abilities commended him
to the community, notwithstanding the political tinge of his
theology. After remaining in charge for a few years he left for
Philadelphia. The Society is a large one, and of the most
respectable social standing. It includes in its membership many
wealthy and influential citizens.
The view includes a glimpse of the residence of WALTER
KIMBALL, Esq., of Chicago, which presents a charming appear.
ance—the home of one of Chicago's most respected citizens.


1861, and it was visited by thousands of citizens. It was fur. Architect.—W. W. Boxington.
nished throughout in a style and completeness never previously Masons—C. & A. Price
equalled in Chicago.
Carpenters—BALLARD & WILCox.
The Sherman House was opened by P. B. Roberts and F. T. Mølle Cºffers.-W. C. DEARMAN
SHERMAN, Proprietors; W. T. Hughes, Superintendent; and Pºinters. T. R. Wood & C
SAMUEL HAwk, Caterer. In ten months there was a change ºvers.-L. ix. 0.
of proprietors, and since then it has been conducted by David Frescos. Jevne & ALMini.
A. GAGE and C. C. WAITE, under the firm style of Gage & Waite. Stucco and Plasterers.-WHITE, THoMAs & Co.
The following were the persons engaged in the erection of this Roofers—BARRETT, ARNOLD & Co.
imposing and extensive hotel building:
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HE SHERMAN HOUSE is the latest and
most extensive of the many grand hotels in Chi.
cago, and in architectural beauty and conveni-
ence has no superior in the United States.
It is situated on the north-west corner of Clark
and Randolph streets. Its main front is on
- Clark street. The building on Clark and Ran.
dolph streets is six stories and the basement. The exterior di.
mensions are: on Clark street 181 feet from Randolph street to
Couch place; on Randolph street westwardly 161 (including
the addition.)
The building is the property of the Hon. FRANCIS C. SHERMAN,
of Chicago, and is built upon the site of the old Sherman
House. The work was commenced May 1, 1860, and the hotel
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was opened for visitors, July 1, 1861. The front of the building
is of Athens marble, and the main entrance on Clark street is
through a portico two stories high. The entrance is up a broad
and easy flight of stone stairs to the grand hall. Facing this
entrance is the Office, which is in an alcove, and commanding a
view of all the stairs leading to the upper stories.
A spacious Hall runs north and south the whole length of the
building, at an average width of 30 feet. On this floor are the
Parlors and Reception Rooms, which are not surpassed in size
or general convenience by any similar hotel apartments in the
country. The various Dining Rooms are also on this floor. The
upper stories are devoted to rooms for guests, and are so ar.
ranged that they can be used singly or in suits.
The building was opened for guests on the evening of July 1,
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from every adverse circumstance; and his was a perseverance
that when others stood still led him on to ultimate success.
Hardly had the corner stone been laid when the country was
swept with financial disaster; the men who had promised of
their means to build the University lost all they had. Time
and again did failure stare the Trustees so boldly in the face,
that the most sanguine grew despairing. Dr. Burroughs, how-
ever, never yielded. Failure only incited him to new efforts,
and success, with all its grateful triumphs, has been the result of
his labors. He secured the original grant of land, he gave the
first dollar contributed to the building fund; he taught the first
class of pupils collected beneath its roof; and to him, more than
to any other person, is the country indebted for the successful
establishment of this University, and for the erection of this
magnificent and enduring edifice.
The Catalogue for 1865-6 exhibits a total number of all grades
of students of 273.
The present Faculty of the University is constituted as follows:
Rev. John C. BURRoughs, D.D., President, and Prºfessor of
Moral and Intellectual Philosophy.
ALBERT H. Mixer, A.M., Prºfessor of the Greek Language
and Literature.
Alonzo J. SAwyer, A.M., Professor of Mathematics.
J. H. McCHESNEy, A.M., Professor of Chemistry, Geology,
and Mineralogy.
WILLIAM MATHEws, A.M., Professor of Rhetoric and Eng.
lish Literature.
J. WILLIAM STEARNs, A.M., Professor of the Latin Lan-
guage and Literature.
F. ScAMMON, Professor of Botany.
Alonzo J. Howe, A.M., Professor of the Preparatory De-
partment. -
–– Professor of Modern Languages and
Literature.
Joseph O. HuDNUTT, A.M., C.E., Professor of Civil Engin.
eering and Natural Sciences.
Rev. John C. C. CLARKE, A.M., Professor ad interim of Gree/
Language and Literature.
TRUMAN HENRY SAFFoRD, A.B., Professor of Astronomy,
and Director of the Dearborn Observatory.
HENRY Booth, A.M.
Hoy NE, Professor of International and Constitutional
Law.
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AKE, STREET from this view will be readily
recognized by any one who has ever visited Chi-
cago. It is represented east from State street
to the great Central Railroad Depot.
On the north side of the street is the row of
ten iron-front buildings. The buildings extend
from Lake street 180 feet to an alley 30 feet wide.
These were the first iron-front buildings erected
in Chicago, and they were commenced in 1857-8. These build-
ings are owned by various persons, and are occupied by whole.
sale establishments. East of the iron buildings are three stores
with marble fronts. East of Wabash Avenue, extending to
Michigan Avenue, is a marble block. occupied by wholesale
establishments. At the corner of Michigan Avenue, is the
Adams House, a large five story hotel, which extends to Depot
place, upon the east side of which is the great depot of the Illi.
nois Central, Michigan Central, and other railroads. The south
side of the street is improved by buildings of the same class, and
occupied also by wholesale houses.
At the south-east corner of State and Lake Streets is the City
Hotel, a celebrated hotel in Chicago in former days. It is the
only one of the comparatively small buildings of former times
that has not been replaced by the stately and costly edifices
which adorn the other parts of the street.
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OUGLAS MONUMENT_The artist has antici.
pated time to the extent of representing the Mon:
buried upon the spot enclosed, and which lies just north-east of
the Monument. Subsequently, the State of Illinois purchased
ument as it will be when completed. Otherwise, this lot from the widow of Mr. Doug LAs, paying therefor
the scene is presented as it is. In 1848, or about $25,000.
that time, Mr. Douglas purchased several pieces
of land outside of the then limits of Chicago.
Among other pieces was that known since then as
The Monument Society is an incorporated body, but the State
has no connection with it, further than to give its consent for
the erection of the Monument.
Cottage Grove, containing about 40 acres, and
lying on the lake shore, and about three miles south of the
Court House. With the exception of the south-east corner, this
tract is covered with a thick growth of oaks, in the centre of
which is a small cottage in which he lived in 1855 and 1856,
while in Chicago. He prepared a plan of the land, subdividing
On the 6th of September, 1866, the cornerstone of the Monu-
ment was laid with Masonic ceremonials, the Grand Master, P.
H. Bromwell, officiating. An oration was delivered on the
occasion by Major General John A. Dix. ANDREw Johnson,
President of the United States, and Hon. W. H. SEwARD, Sec.
- retary of State, also made addresses. The Hon. GIDEoN WELLEs,
Secretary of the Navy, Ulysses S. GRANT, General of the Armies
of the United States, and Admiral DAVID G. FARRAGUT, of the
navy, with a vast concourse of people, including many distin-
it into building lots and parks, and selected that portion of
cleared land, about three acres, for his future residence. In
1857, shortly after his second marriage, he deeded this lot to his
wife. When he died, in 1861, there was a great desire that he
be buried in the State. Consent was obtained, and he was guished citizens, were also present on the occasion. Mr. Doug-
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LAs's sons, MARTIN and STEPHEN, and his brother-in-law and
sister, the Hon. J. N. GRANGER and wife, were among the guests
of the Monument Society.
The Monument itself is thus described by the Architect, L.
W. Volk, Esq., of Chicago:
The Monument will consist of a circular platform base 52 feet
in diameter and 2 feet high. Upon this will be placed a simi.
lar platform, but a little smaller, which will be surmounted by
a sepulchre 20 feet square and 11 feet high, with walls 5 feet in
thickness. It will contain a chamber 10 feet square. In the
chamber will be placed the sarcophagus, containing the remains
of the great statesman. The sarcophagus will be visible through
a bronze door 6 feet high and 3 feet wide. The sepulchre will
be ornamented with projecting pedestals from the corners. Sur.
rounding the sepulchre will be a pedestal 21 ft. in height, having
a base 15 feet square. On this will be erected a column 43 feet
in length, 6 feet square at the base, and 3 feet square at the top.
The column will be terminated by a cap 6 feet high, which
form the basis for the colossal statue of Doug LAs.
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Surroundng the sepulchre will be placed four seated symboli.
cal figures, life-size, sculptured in light marble. One of these
figures will represent Illinois holding in her hand a medallion
likeness of Douglas. By her side will be a sheaf of wheat and
the State arms. The remaining figures will represent America
with a shield, History reclining on a tablet, and Fame with the
symbolical wreath and trumpet. Over the entrance to the sep.
ulchre will stand an eagle, and on the base of the pedestal above
are four bas reliefs representing the history and progress of the
West. These represent Indians and hunting scenes, pioneers
building log cabins, plowing and felling trees; commerce is rep.
resented by a ship and packages of goods; and the sciences are
represented by a locomotive, a railroad and a telegraph. Still
another device represents education, a group of children, the
State Capitol building, a church in the distance, etc. The statue
will represent the great patriot and statesman as standing by
the Constitution on one side, and by the Union on the other
which is represented by the Roman fasces.
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HE BRIGGS HOUSE, one of the several first.
class Hotels of Chicago, was built in 1854 and 5,
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1855, under the proprietorship of Floyd AND
FRENch. It continued under their charge until
March, 1858, when it passed into the hands of
its present proprietors, WILLIAM F. Tucker AND Company.
In 1866, the building was raised from its foundations 4 feet
2 inches, to suit the altered grade, and is now one of the most
complete and excellently arranged hotels in the city.
The Briggs House has always been celebrated for the comfort,
neatness, quiet, and admirable order of its appointments, and
also for the excellence of its table and the general hospitality of
its proprietors.
The rooms are large, well lighted and ventilated, and it can
accommodate comfortably 500 guests.
The house has recently been refitted and furnished through:
out, and in keeping with the advanced style of the leading
hotels of the country.
It has a front on Randolph Street of 80 feet, and extends
north on Wells Street 180 feet.
The following gentlemen constitute the staff of the establish.
ment:
WILLIAM. F. Tucker AND Co., Proprietors, George H.
FRENch, Superintendent; WILLIAM. F. WENTwo RTH, Cashier;
FRED. BURNHAM, Clerk.
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south-west corner of South Morgan and Monroe
Streets, in one of the most rapidly increasing
locations in the West Division. The view is
taken from the corner of Sangamon and Monroe
Streets, looking west.
The building is of red brick, with stone trim-
mings, and in size measures 64 by 103 feet. It is conveniently
arranged. The audience room is reached by spacious stairways
ascending from the vestibule, and is admirably adapted to its
purposes.
divided into various rooms, such as Sunday School, Lecture and
Class Rooms, Pastor's Study, Library Room, and several Offices.
The basement story, all of which is over ground, is
The main auditorium will seat 1,250 persons, and by the use of
benches and chairs in the aisles, 250 more can be seated.
The original Society, under the name of the Tabernacle Bap.
tist Church, was organized in August, 1843, and was composed
of members formerly belonging to the First Baptist Church. In
1851, the Society, which had been worshiping in a building on
the south side, erected a new edifice on Desplaines street, in the
West Division. The First Baptist Church Society continued to
worship in the brick building on the corner of La Salle and
Washington Streets, where now stands the Chamber of Com:
merce. The number of Baptists residing in the west division
became large enough to justify a separate organization, and
when, in 1864, the original or First Baptist Society concluded
to sell their site to the Chamber of Commerce, they donated the
building to a portion of the members to found the Second Bap-
tist Church in the West Division.
to the Tabernacle Baptist Church, which terms were accepted,
These offered terms of union
and a new Society, or re-organization of the original, was estab:
lished under the name of the Second Baptist Church. The
building was taken down carefully, every portion marked, and
was removed to the west division, where they were again put
together and the building re-erected, preserving its original
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shape, dimensions and arrangements; and with the exception of
a neatness and freshness, the result of a careful application of
paint, the building of the First Baptist Church was renewed
upon a new site.
The Second Baptist Church was thus organized Aug. 18, 1864
with 285 members, and in Nov., 1866, that number had increased
to 612. The Lecture Room was first occupied Oct. 30, 1864,
but the Church was not dedicated until the second Sabbath in
Hanuary, 1865. Rev. N. Colvº, D.D., preached the sermon on
that occasion, and the Rev. S. M. Osgood offered the dedicatory
prayer.
The Rev. E. J. Goodspeed was inaugurated as Pastor of the
Church in December, 1864, and is the Pastor now. Personally
one of the most amiable and accomplished clergymen in the city,
his high intellectual gifts and indefatigable zeal have won for
him the strongest respect and veneration from his congregation.
The unity between the Pastor and his flock is not only admir
ably sustained, but strengthens with time and experience.
This Church is noted for the attention paid to its Sunday
cº-ºooºº- nossºttº. Pºtºs, cººd.
Schools. It has 1,184 scholars enrolled, and the average attend.
ance each Sunday is 812. Over $2,200 was expended for Sun.
day School purposes during the past year.
The Officers of the Church, in addition to the Pastor, are:
Deacons—SAMUEL Hoard, E. S. ALBR0, T. B. BRIDGEs, R.
J. RunpELI, W. C. VANOSDELL, N. R. Lyn AN, N. K. WHITNEy.
Trustees—C. N. Hoipºn, C. B. Goody EAR, N. K. WHITNEy,
C. C. P. HoldFN, J. M. VANOSDELL.
Clerk.-L.J. Swift.
Superintendent Sunday Schools—C. N. HoºpFN. Assistant
Supts.-M. R. Bortº, L. J. Swift. Secretary and Treasu.
zerº-O. W. BARRETT.
On the left of the picture is a view of one of the City Reser.
voirs. There has not been much pains taken to make the build.
ing ornamental. Its capacity is 500,000 gallons.
Between the Reservoir and the Church is a distant view of
the costly private residence built by the late PETER SCHUTTLER,
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portion of the river where the two branches
The drawing is
taken from a point on West Water Street, north
of the approach to Lake Street Bridge.
It presents a scene hardly equal in animation
to what is generally to be seen at that point.
On the right are the protections to Lake Street
Bridge.
coming from the north branch, and in the ex-
On the left is a vessel in tow of a tug
treme distance is Wells Street Bridge over the main river. On
the north side of the river are the Iowa and other Elevators, and
on the south the row of warehouses lying between South Water
Street and the river.
At the front of the picture may be seen the upper portion of
a locomotive upon the track which connects along this line the
various Northern and Western with the Southern and Eastern
Railways.
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Michigan, the water being drawn from a
point about one mile north of the Chicago
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{(the sewers of the city discharge, found their way
!) to the water works, and were distributed through
the pipes to all parts of the city. This became
such an intolerable evil, that it was resolved to
Mr. E. S.
Chesbrough, the City Engineer, projected a plan
secure pure water by other means.
for obtaining the water at a point in the Lake two miles from
the shore, and of conveying it through a tunnel to the city.
The scheme was ridiculed greatly at the time, but its success
has crowned its projector with deserved fame.
In October, 1863, the contract was let to Messrs. Dull
and Gowan, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the price being
$315,137. The work was to be completed in two years, but
cºcº, ºx-monºtury, PRINTiºns, cºncago.
the term was subsequently extended.
the 17th of March, 1864.
Ground was broken on
A shaft was sunk, in the shape of a
well, to the depth of 69 feet.
The tunnel was then commenced.
The tunnel, when bricked up, was five feet in width, and five
feet two inches clear in height; the top and bottom arches
being semi-circles. Two miners worked at the excavation, and
the brick work, eight inches thick, followed. The tunnel was
to have a slope from the lake terminus of two feet to the mile.
As the work progressed, rails were laid for the cars containing
the excavations, and finally two small mules were introduced to
pull these cars to and from the shaft. At intervals of one
thousand feet, turn-outs were made, for the convenience of
mixing cement, etc. In this way the work progressed from the
In July, 1865, the “Crib" destined for the lake
terminus of the tunnel, was launched and towed to its place.
shore end.
This is of monster construction: it is composed of huge timbers
and iron. It is 40 feet high and 98 in diameter. It has three
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walls, making as many separate structures, one within the other.
When finished it had fifteen watertight compartments. In the
centre was the well through which the shaft was to be sunk.
When the destination was reached, the gates were opened, and
the huge structure settled gracefully upon the bottom of the
Lake, in a depth of 30 feet of water. It was then firmly
anchored and secured. It has since been covered, a fogbell
and light mounted upon it, and its appearance is faithfully
shown in the picture.
was but a thin wall of two feet of clay separating the workmen.
The work had thus proceeded:—Whole length of tunnel, 10,587
feet; excavated from shore end, 8,275 feet; from lake end,
2,290 feet; remaining, two feet. On December 6th, the last
stone was laid with appropriate honors by Mayor Rice.
The successful completion of this unprecedented work will
be followed by the erection of new and handsome buildings
at the shore end, and the furnishing of them with new machin.
ery. A new pumping engine, capable of pumping eighteen
millions of gallons of water per day, has been purchased at a
cost of $112,350. These buildings are but a mile from the
heart of the city, and associated as they will be with this
wonder of the age, will always prove an object of great
interest to visitors, as they are of pride to the people of
Chicago.
An iron cylinder was then sunk for the lake shaft; it
being forced to a depth of twenty-seven feet into the hard, blue
clay. On the first of January, 1866, the work of tunneling
from the crib commenced. At that time the tunnel from the
shore had been extended 4,815 feet. The work then progressed -
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* HIS STATELY EDIFICE was not quite com.
pleted in its interior when this view was taken.
It is located at the South-East corner of Eldridge
The side and front
upon the streets are of stone “rock” finish. The
Court and Wabash Avenue.
other walls are of brick. The style of archi.
tecture is the Norman and Romanesque blended.
The building is 84 feet wide, with transepts, and 120 feet deep.
The basement story is 13 feet high, and will be arranged and
divided into class and lecture rooms, and other offices. The
main story is 36 feet high. This auditorium will seat one
thousand persons—a large gallery, for the organ and the choir,
will face the pulpit. The basement of the church is the only
part now finished, and it is occupied.
The cost of the edifice, when completed, will be nearly
$100,000. G. P. Randall, Esq., of Chicago, is the Architect.
The building is owned by the Plymouth Congregational
Church, of Chicago, a society of some years official organiza-
tion, and one prosperous in all the essentials of an active ecclesi.
astical body. The Rev. Lewis Watson is the pastor, and the
Church will be dedicated this spring.
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OLDIERS HOME-This building is located
$near the southeastern limits of the city, in the
\} immediate vicinity of the Chicago University
º, and of the Douglas Monument. Its history is
honorable to the noble ladies who projected it, and
to whose untiring labors its successful maintenance
is alone to be attributed. The history of the
great Sanitary Commission will live while men have hearts
to remember deeds of love and mercy. But in the spring of
1863, the number of poor, weary, disabled and sick soldiers
returning from the field suggested the necessity of some united
effort in their behalf. A meeting of ladies was held at Bryan
Hall in June of that year, and it was resolved to hold a straw:
berry festival to raise funds. This was successful, and the
building, No. 45 Randolph street, was rented as a “Home”
for 'sick and disabled soldiers. The ladies then resorted to
seeking subscriptions from door to door, and their appeal met
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a liberal response. The site of the present Home was then
purchased and the buildings thereon used for the time. The
house on Randolph street was used to receive the soldiers, who
were then transferred to the “Home.” The building is four
stories high, and is built of brick, with basement and attic, and
has ample accommodations for two hundred inmates.
As soon as the Home was first organized, an auxiliary insti.
tution was put in operation, known as the “Soldier's Rest.”
The Government furnished the buildings and rations, the lady
managers all the rest. The operations of the two branches of
the Home for the first year were: Number of arrivals, 46,384;
meals furnished, 96,909; lodgings, 26,481; medically treated,
2,557. The second year furnished the following figures:
Number of arrivals, 60,003; number of meals, 167,263.
During the year ending June 1, 1865, there had been 767
inmates of the Home received; many of them were provided
with clothing, and all were fed. Since then the average number
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of inmates has always exceeded 100. There are now one hundred
and more sick and disabled men who are given the comforts of
a home, which, to the destitute, is a boon beyond value.
In 1865, the Home received $80,000, part of the proceeds of
the Fair of that year held in Chicago. All else has been the
result of voluntary contributions in response to personal appli.
cations and appeals by the ladies. The officers and managers
give their services without remuneration. An effort is now
making to secure an appropriation from the Legislature to make
the institution a permanent one. Its value in the past is
confessed and manifest; its necessity for many years to come
is beyond question, and its deserving character entitles it to the
support of every lover of his country.
The following is the present list of officers:
Thomas B. Bºy AN, President. Mrs. AMBRose Foster, Sec. V. Pr.
J. B. BRadwell, Acting Pres. Mrs. E. W. BRAYMAN, Secretary.
Mrs. O. D. RANNEy, First V. Pres. L. J. Gage, Treasurer.
MBs. J. B. Bradwell, Assistant Treasurer.
BoARD or MANAGERs.-Mrs. C. W. Andrews, Mrs. R. S.
Ball, Mrs. E. S. Brackett, Mrs. H. L. Bristol, Mrs. W. D. Blain,
Miss Blake, Mrs. T. Church, Mrs. Dr. Clark, Mrs. D. Dagenhart,
Mrs. E. F. Dickinson, Mrs. J. M. Harvey, Mrs. J. G. Hamil.
ton, Mrs. Dr. Hamill, Mrs. E. Higgins, Mrs. D. Ingalls, Mrs.
Kimball, Mrs. Keeler, Mrs. J. Long, Mrs. J. M. Loomis, Mrs.
McCalla, Mrs. J. H. Moore, Mrs. W. L. Myrick, Mrs. J. Medill,
Mrs. J. D. Quinlin, Mrs. C. W. Sanford, Mrs. G. Schneider,
Mrs. T. Sutton, Mrs. C. B. Sawyer, Mrs. J. C. Shepley, Miss M.
L. Sayrs, Mrs. S. C. Sayrs, Mrs. S. Tinkham, Mrs. W. Wheeler,
Mrs. S. S. Williamson, Mrs. J. M. Underwood.
Advisory CoMMITTEE –Governor Oglesby, J. H. Dunham,
J. Y. Scammon, Dr. Hamill, Van H. Higgins, Major-General
Prentiss.
Honorary MEMBERs.-Mrs. J. F. Sweet, Battle Creek,
Mich. : Mrs. J. Richardson, Madison, Wis.; Mrs. W. Grant,
Chicago; Mrs. Dr. Hess, Naperville, Ill. : Mrs. Dr. Judson,
Geneva, Ill.; Mrs. S. Town, Aurora, Ill.; Mrs. A. S. Waldron,
Elgin, Ill., Mrs. H. S. Mason, Lockport, Ill.; Mrs. L. A.
Willard, Chicago; Mrs. Dr. Boyd, Waukesha, Wis.; Mrs. Dr.
Burnham; Mrs. O. E. Hosmer, New York; Mrs. N. H. Parker,
Mo.; Mrs. J. L. Patterson; Mrs. C. H. Cushing, Leavenworth,
Ka.; Mrs. Dr. Jewett, Connecticut; Mrs. J. A. Mack, Moline,
Ill.; Mrs. D. Danforth, Joliet, Ill.; Miss C. S. Lockwood,
Batavia, Ill.; Mrs. Allen, Dunton Station, Ill.; Mrs. O. Curtiss,
Belvidere, Ill.; Mrs. T. B. Bryan, Chicago; Mrs. A. Kenyon,
Iowa City, Iowa; Mrs. Dr. Ludlam, Evanston, Ill.; Mrs. J. H.
Tweedy, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. J. S. Colt, Milwaukee, Wis.;
Mrs. E. S. Carr, Madison, Wis.; Miss J. A. VanGorden,
Barrington, Ill.; Mrs. H. Lightner, Peoria, Ill.; Mrs. H. M.
Singer, Athens, Ill.; Mrs. P. Lamb, Schenectady, N.Y.; Mrs.
M. Heath, Jefferson, Ill., Mrs. J. H. Woodworth, Chicago;
Mrs. Dr. Kidder, Evanston; Mrs. F. W. Robinson.



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* HE SCENE presented in this picture of one
of the central business points of the city, is by no
means exaggerated. The view is taken from
South Water Street, east of Clark, looking west.
It exhibits the southern approach to Clark Street
bridge, the bridge being open and travel sus.
pended. The block west of the approach to the
bridge is devoted to commercial business, and is occupied by
insurance agencies, forwarding and commission merchants, brokers
and others. The view extends westwardly to Franklin Street.
One of the greatest obstructions to business in the streets of
Chicago, is the suspension of trade between the several Divisions,
occasioned by the opening of the bridges to permit vessels to
pass to and fro on the river. This inconvenience, which in the
season of navigation is very great, will in a few years be reme.
died by the construction of tunnels under the river and its
branches. The first of these tunnels is now in course of con-
struction, and will be finished in 1868. If it be successful,
the others will follow immediately.
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the cattle trade which made Chicago its centre,
was for a long time embarrassed and income
moded by the rivalry of railroads, and the
diverse interests of a stock yard for almost
A Union Stock Yard
became a necessity, and the general enterprise
every route of travel.
of Chicago triumphed over the contentions of rival interests.
The scheme was projected; plans and estimates were prepared:
capitalists, railroad companies and cattle dealers saw the
advantages, and the scheme became a success almost from its
inception. In February, 1865, the Legislature incorporated
the company, with a capital of one million of dollars, and the
company immediately organized. A tract of land containing
three hundred and forty-five acres, four miles in an air line
south-west from the Court House, and just outside the limits of
the city, was purchased. It was then an open prairie, and the
cannºn, ºx--ºr, Pºtºs, cº-
grass was growing upon it with primitive verdure. This tract
of land was immediately laid out upon the general plan shown
in the picture. Through the centre, from north to south, is
Avenue E, which is a mile long and 75 feet wide. It is divided
into sections for the convenience of driving the cattle to their
It is furnished with the Nicholson
pavement. Parallel with this avenue are other streets leading
respective destinations.
to the various railroads, which are in turn intersected by other
streets. Broadway passes the hotel to the bank and the
exchange building. It it is 66 feet wide and planked. The
“Yards” are divided into blocks like those of the city; the
streets are all designated by letters, as are also the various pens
and stalls. After the streets and avenues had been laid off
the intermediate spaces were divided into enclosures for cattle
and sheep. These pens or inclosures are 500 in number, and
vary in size, and so arranged that any number can be thrown
into one. The gates of these are so made that when opened
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they block travel on the street, and the cattle, without difficulty,
are driven into the yard. The pens for hogs are covered; all
others are open.
The yards are furnished with a requisite number of corn cribs
and hay barns, and are distributed for the convenience of all
parts of the yard.
All the railroad companies of Chicago have tracks running
to the yards, with platforms and “shoots” for loading and
unloading. The arrangements for loading and unloading are so
perfect, that an entire train can be emptied in the time necessary
to unload a single car, and cattle can be transferred from the
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cars of one road to those of the other expeditiously and without
loss.
The yards are supplied with water from the Chicago River,
half a mile distant. It is then forced into five large tanks,
holding in the aggregate 220,000 gallons. From these tanks
the water is distributed through pipes into troughs in all the
pens. The following figures exhibit the stock business of
Chicago during the last year:
RECEIVED.—Hogs, 1,237,943; Beeves,891,991; Sheep,208,304.
SHIPPED–Hogs, 559,341; Beeves, 262,150; Sheep, 75,447.
PACKED–1865:6–Hogs, 501,462; Beeves, 23,728.
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ºſſº keeping with the greatness of all things to which
º)) the enterprise and energy of Chicago are applied.
º/, The building is named the “Hough House,” in
*compliment to Col. R. M. Hough, one of the
pioneers in the cattle and packing trade of Chicago.
- It is built of cream colored bricks, and in the very
best style of modern hotel architecture. It cost $125,000, and
was finished in 1865-6. It was leased by W. F. Tucker and Co.,
the popular proprietors of the Briggs House, and by them
furnished throughout. Its external demensions are, 130 feet
front by 144 feet deep; it is six stories high, and is located on
the south-east quarter of the Stock Yard grounds. Burling and
Baumann, of Chicago, are the architects.
To those approaching or leaving the city, this immense
building is a surprise. For miles it is the only thing that
breaks the expansive view over the prairies, and it is only
when it is reached that the discovery is made that it is one of
the necessary incidents of the Stock Yards. It is a comfortable
and commodious house, and is not too large for the business, which
is now rapidly increasing. The scene from the cupola of the
hotel is remarkably fine, commanding a view of the lake, the
city, and the boundless prairie to the south.
The hotel is supplied with water from a well dug in the court
yard. At a depth of forty-five feet a layer of rock was struck,
and five feet below that water was obtained. This water rises
in the well to within ten feet of the surface, and, as is supposed,
to the level of the lake, from which it is evidently supplied. It
is therefore inexhaustible. The water is forced into a tank
upon the top of the building, and is thus distributed through
the various rooms.
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handsome and substantial church building is located
at the south-west corner of West Washington and
South Green Streets. It is built of stone, the Illinois
marble, and is of the most convenient, substantial
structure. The entrance leads to a vestibule, from
which two flights of stairs ascend to the main
audience room. That portion of the church under
the auditorium is most admirably arranged for the various spiri.
tual and temporal offices of the church. The pastor's study,
Sabbath school rooms, church parlor, lecture room, and other
offices are in this part of the building. The church is furnished
with a very fine organ, and an excellent and accomplished choir,
though, as in all other churches of the same denomination, the
ordinary singing is by the congregation. The cost of the build.
ing was $40,000. The architect was E. W. Smith.
The history of this church society is of deep interest. Pre-
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United States held what a number of the members deemed an
equivocal position upon the question of slavery. At the session
of the General Assembly of that year, no change was made,
whereupon, forty-two out of the sixty-eight members of the Third
Presbyterian Church of Chicago, resolved that, as long as “this
vaccilating policy” was pursued, that church would stand aloof
from all meetings of Presbytery, Synod and Assembly. The
Presbytery of Chicago voted that such action was disorderly,
and required that it be rescinded. The Third Church refused
to obey the mandate, whereupon the Presbytery declared that
those who voted for the resolution and adhered thereto, had
separated themselves from the church, and directed that their
names be stricken from the church roll.
The members thus summarily ejected from the church, in order
to be free from all ecclesiastical control, save that of its own
body, organized, according to the Congregational principle, on
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Forty-eight persons assented to the articles of faith and to the
covenant. These first assembled in a small wooden building on
West Washington Street, and continued there until 1853, when
the building was destroyed by fire. Another wooden building
was erected on Green Street, where the church held its services
until October, 1855, when the present church building was com:
pleted. The first regular pastor was the Rev. George W.
Perkins, whose pastorate commenced in June, 1854, and termin.
ated with his death in November, 1856. On the 8th of the
succeeding January the Rev. W. W. Patton, the present pastor,
was installed.
The original trustees of the church were Philo Carpenter,
Walter Lull, and John Sheriffs; the present trustees are James
H. Pearson, chairman, Willard Cook, Charles Barton, Leonard
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The number of members in January, 1867, are: Males, 209;
females, 312; total, 521. The church has recently completed
a mission chapel, at the corner of North Morgan and Indiana
Streets, at a cost of $15,000, and a new church has been organ.
ized at that point, embracing over 200 members, 60 of whom
were members of the First Church. The various mission Sunday
Schools of the church have been gathered at that point and put
under the charge of the new church; the combined school now
numbering 1,050 children in actual attendance. The building thus
erected by the First Church, has been given to the new society.
The Sunday School proper of the First Church is in a most
flourishing condition, and in all the essentials of a Sunday School,
is not surpassed by any other in Chicago. It numbers about 500
in attendance, and Professor J. R. Dewey is the superintendent.
The Rev. Dr. Patton, the pastor, has a national reputation.
He will be remembered as the person who, in September, 1862,
presented to Mr. Lincoln the memorial praying a proclamation
of emancipation, a memorial that was answered a few days later
by the proclamation itself. He has been in Europe for several
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salary and defray all his expenses.
On the same print is a view west on Washington Street. The
first church on the right is the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul—
Protestant Episcopal—the Rev. Dr. Whitehouse, bishop. The
next is the Second Universalist church; T. E. St. John is pastor;
and the third is the Third Presbyterian Church, of which Rev.
Dr. Arthur Swazey is pastor.
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view is taken from a point south of the Round
House and shops of the Illinois Central Railroad,
looking north. The buildings are about a mile
and a quarter from the great Central Depot, which
has been described in a previous number. When
erected, they were far beyond the inhabited part
of the city, but are now three miles within its
improved limits. The breakwater, so essential for the protec.
tion of the land and the railroad tracks, is extended continuously
from the depot to this point, and for miles further south.
Occasionally some person ventures upon the journey of passing
along its surface from one end to the other, but the attempt is
hardly ever repeated by the same person. In stormy weatherit
is impossible to stand the force of the water beating over this
structure.
In the general sketch of the history of Chicago, which will
close this work, the Illinois Central Railroad will necessarily
here occupy a considerable space. Till then, any description of
any particular portion of its buildings will be deferred.
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|| burning of the marble front block on Lake street,
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º Water street, and burned through to Lake, and pre:
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S & * Fire Department, however, was equal to the work;
they confined the destruction to the premises actually on fire
when they reached the scene.
In the many municipal improvements in Chicago, there is no
It originated in stores on
one particular which exceeds in value the progress of its fire
department. Eight years ago, the department consisted of vol.
unteer companies, with the old hand machines; and though the
men may have been brave and prompt, they were unable to do
the work required of them. In 1859, the first steam engine was
purchased, and was rapidly followed by others, and the volunteer
department as rapidly gave way to the present well organized
and disciplined paid department. In 1861–2 the fire department
was placed under the charge and control of the Board of Police
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It is now one of the most efficient fire depart-
It consists of 13 steamers; 2 hand
Commissioners,
ments in the country.
engines; 15 hose carts; two ladder trucks; 67 horses; 15 brick
engine houses, and two temporary buildings. It is officered and
manned by the following force: 1 fire marshal, 3 assistant fire
marshals, 6 fire wardens, and 140 men of all grades.
U.P. Harris, Esq., the present chief of the department, and
to whom the credit of its present efficient organization is due,
has been at the head of the Chicago fire department uninterupt.
edly for eleven years.
The completeness of the department was greatly promoted in
1865, by the addition of a telegraph fire alarm, which has now
140 miles of wire, and 125 alarm boxes, extended over a large
portion of the city.
The estimated cost of the department for 1867–8, including
new buildings, additional engines, the necessary horses and
repairs, the expenses and extension of the fire telegraph, bell
ringers, and all other expenses, direct and iniedental, is $325,000.
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HIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. This
handsome church building is situated upon the
North-west corner of West Washington and
South Carpenter Streets. It is built of stone–
the Athens stone of Illinois. The walls are rock
faced, while the towers and trimmings are of
dressed stone. The main tower, and steeple,
and spire are models of symmetry and good taste, and compare
favorably in beauty and finish with any similar construction in
the city. The front is divided into three entrances, the main
one in the centre, with a smaller doorway upon the right and
left. The audience room is spacious, admirably arranged, and
neatly and comfortably furnished. The church has a very fine
organ and a large and superior choir. In the rear of the
audience room is a spacious lecture hall and Sunday School
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The church society was organized on the 1st of July, 1847, by
a committee of the Presbytery of Ottawa, the committee con-
sisting of the Rev. Messrs. Patterson, Bascom, Wilcox, Walker
and Henderson. At its organization there were thirty-five
members, of whom Messrs. Philo Carpenter, Henry Smith,
Laurens Kent and Gustavus W. Southworth were chosen elders.
The Rev. J. B. Walker was the first pastor, and continued until
November, 1849. In November of that year he was succeeded
by the Rev. Lewis H. Loss, of Rockford, who commenced in that
month, but was not formally installed as pastor until May, 1850,
and dissolved the connection in June, 1851. In October, 1851,
he was succeeded by the Rev. Edwin G. Moore, who continued
as pastor until the fall of 1854. From that time, until the
installation of the Rev. Ashael Brooks in June, 1856, the pulpit
was acceptably filled by the Rev. Mr. Ferris, of the Dutch
Reformed Church.
with Mr. Brooks was terminated.
In November, 1859, the pastoral relation
In the meantime, the erection
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under the most adverse circumstances. The congregation was
comparatively small, and had suffered numerically by the separ.
ation, from the society, of those who had organized the First
Congregational Church. When Mr. Brooks retired from the
pastoral charge of the church, the Rev. Arthur Swazey, then of
Galena, but previously of Massachusetts, was invited, and
accepted the call. He began his labors on the 1st of April,
1860, and has continued since then as pastor of the church. He
found the church oppressed with a heavy debt. His zeal in the
work was not without effect; it was communicated to the mem.
bers of his flock, and his labors have been crowned with the
happiest results, not only in regard to the temporalities of the
church, but in its spiritual affairs. The congregation has grown
rapidly in numbers, and in October, 1866, the roll of church
members contained 434 names.
Dr. Swazey enjoys the highest regard of his congregation and
of the public generally. As a pulpit orator, as a pastor, as a
citizen, he stands high in the estimation and confidence of all
who know him, and to his perseverance is due, to a great extent,
the success which has attended the church of late years. The
following gentlemen are the present officers of the church:
Ruling Elders—William Osgoºse,Bacon WHEELER, JAMEs Hollingsworth,
V. A. Tuºn, STEPHEN B. WILLIAMs, EnwARD FRY.
Clerk of Session—STEPHEN B. WILLIAMs.
Treasurer of the Church—William Osborne.
Trustees—William Osborº, ALBERT KEEP, Robert T. CRANE, WILLIAM J.
Pope, E. J. WARNER, H. H. Taylon, O. Chowkhire, Jacob BEIDLER, JER. B.
Bºggs.
Treasurer of Trustees—E. J. WARNER.
The Sunday School attached to the church, is under the
superintending care of H. R. Skinner, and numbers 400 pupils;
it also sustains the William Street Mission School, superintended
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School block, fronting on Madison street,
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ison street of 82 feet, with adepth of 190 feet.
It stand. alone, wholly separated from any
other building, by wide alleys on each side,
and in the rear. The front portion of the building is devoted
to business purposes, – the ground floor to stores, and the
upper floors to offices, club rooms, lodge rooms, and like pur.
poses. The entrance is thirty feet wide and forty deep; persons
entering the door may ascend by easy flights of stairs to the
auditorium, or pass under the dress circle into the parquette.
The means of exit are easy, and in case of alarm the audience
could get out without difficulty.
The Theatre proper is 79 feet wide by 147 feet deep. The
stage has a depth of 61 feet, and the auditorium 86. There are
seats for over 1,600 persons, while the lobby and aisles can
accommodate 250 more. On occasions of special interest there
have been as many as 2,000 persons in the audience. Boyington
and Wheelock were originally the architects, though the building
was mostly erected under the superintendence of MR. JAMEs H.
McVicker. It was built in 1857, at a cost of $83,000, and in
1865 was remodeled at an additional cost of $33,000. It was
commenced in April, 1857, and opened to the public on the 5th
of October in the same year, with the comedy of the “Honey.
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admirable. Standing alone, the building is capable of the most
thorough ventilation. The theatre was erected in one of the
most disastrous financial seasons Chicago has witnessed, and it
required unusual nerve to carry the work to completion. For
several years the investment was of questionable profit, and the
proprietorship passed through a variety of hands. On the first
of April, 1862, Mr. McVicker became the sole owner, as he had
been the manager from the opening, and as he continues to be.
Since that time the theatre has been a source of profit, and the
perseverance of the proprietor, as well as his skill and experience
professionally and as a manager, have been rewarded in the most
substantial manner. Some years ago, Mr. Samuel Myers, brother.
in-law of Mr. McVicker, and an actor long and favorably known
to Chicago, became associated in the management of the theatre.
McVicker's Theatre is one of the institutions of the city. It
enjoys the reputation of a well conducted, orderly and first-class
place of amusement, at which, during the year, are produced, in
commendable style, the sterling dramas, and all the novelties of
the day. During each season all the eminent members of the
profession are engaged and appearin succession.
The success of this enterprize has been due to the personal
efforts and personal integrity and ability of Mr. McVicker as
projector, proprietor, manager and actor, in all of which respects
he has, and continues to enjoy, the unlimited respect and confi.
dence of the people of Chicago, and of his own profession every
where.
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of Michigan Avenue, taken from several points.
This view of this great promenade and fashionable
quarter, is taken from the lake, and includes that
portion of the avenue between Madison and Con-
gress streets.
There are a number of the frame buildings of a
former day still standing, but they are gradually
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As the entire length of that portion of this avenue fronting the
lake is less than a mile, building sites are much sought after, and
are rarely parted with. The residences of Bishop Duggan, of
Messrs. J. H. and C. T. Bowen are easily recognized. To the
left of the picture may be seen “Terrace Block,” extending
south from Van Buren street, and in which reside Lieut. Gov.
Bross, J. Y. Scammon, Judge H. T. Dickey, Messrs. Sherman,
Peck, and other well known wealthy citizens of Chicago.
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HIS IMPOSING BUILDING was commenced
on the 16th of April, 1866, and is now com:
pleted. It is of the Franco-Italian style. The
measurements are exclusive of the outside plat.
forms which are under the general roof–the total
width being 180 feet. The central or great roof
over the tracks is 132 feet span; the side platforms are 27 feet
wide, and the central one 16 feet. There are three tracks for
departing trains, and two for trains arriving. The height of the
roof is 60 feet from the platforms. The construction of the roof
is the Howe Truss, with auxiliary beams above, to give the regu.
lar slope for a slate roof. Running along the centre and between
each truss is a skylight and tunnel ventilation. On the sides are
French roofs above the walls, and large triplet Dormer windows,
the whole giving a clear and cheerful light to the interior. The
effect is greatly enhanced by a tasteful and harmonious coloring
of the walls and roof. On the west side of the building are a
number of rooms for the accommodation of travelers waiting
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for the departure of trains. These rooms connect with the plat.
form within the depot, and front on Sherman and Griswold
streets. Each of the several companies using this depot has its
baggage rooms, oil and lamp rooms, conductors' room, and large
waiting apartments for ladies and gentlemen. There are rooms,
also, for second class passengers, and emigrants, provided with
all conveniences. These several rooms are appropriately fur.
nished. There is also a spacious restaurant and ladies dining
room. All the employees of the several roads have their appro-
priate rooms and offices.
The front of this vast building-being the part shown in this
view, is in addition to the depot building proper. It is 173
feet wide by 63 deep, making the entire length of the edifice
605 feet. It is occupied by the official staff of the several
railroad companies. There is a central entrance hall, handsomely
frescoed and finished. On the east side of this hall are the
offices of the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Company. These offices number twenty-three rooms, nine of
which are fire and burglar proof. On the west side of the hall
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are the offices of the Chicago and Rock Island and Pacific Rail.
road Company, occupying the same number and style of rooms.
The several stories are reached by broad flights of stairs, and the
building is rendered more complete by an ample supply of bath
rooms, closets, etc. From the towers an excellent view of the
city can be obtained.
The building has been constructed in the most substantial
manner and of the best material; while there might have been
more display in the way of ornament, there has been no lack of
expenditure to secure for the traveling public every possible
security, protection and comfort. Those who have traveled can
appreciate the value of comfort, regularity, convenience, cleanli.
ness and order at the depots in large cities, where there arrive
and depart at almost every hour trains for widely separated des.
timations. In all that tends to the comfort of the traveler, this
depot building is a model of elegance and order.
This immense building was commenced, erected and completed
within one year. The following persons were engaged in the
work: W. W. Boyington, Esq., Architect and Superintendent.
in-chief. J. W. Roberts, Ornamental Draughtsman. J. Morris,
Superintendent. Mortimer and Tapper, Contractors for building.
Warwick and Cassidy and A. Grannis, Carpenters. Boomer,
Boyington and Co., Roof Truss builders. Jevne and Almini,
Artists, Decorators and Painters. James Parker, and Griffiths
and Clark, Slaters and Tinners. Scanlan and Bowden, Plumbers.
J. Nash, Gas Fitter. G. Gladding, Sewerage.
The building is warmed and ventilated by Baker & Smith's
low pressure Steam Generator.
The officers of the respective roads who unitedly occupy this
building, are as follows:
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC R. R. Co.
John F. Tracy, President and General Superintendent, Chicago.
F. H. Tows, Secretary, New York.
E. W. Dushaw. Treasurer, New York. -
P. A. HALL, Assistant general Superintendent, Chicago.
W. H. WHITMAN, Assistant Superintendent Ill. Division, Rock Island.
A. Knºpaul, Assistant Superintendent Iowa Division, Davenport, Iowa.
E. H. Johnson, Chief Engineer, Chicago.
Lewis VIELE, general Freight Agent, Chicago.
R. A. GILLMoºr, General Ticket Agent, Chicago.
F. D. Shºwan, Cashier, Chicago.
Jacob Bamsey, Master Mechanic, Chicago.
J. I. Fogg, Superintendent Car Repairs, Chicago.
A. MANVEL, Purchaser of Supplies, Chicago.
MICHIGAN SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN INDIANA R. R. Co.
President–E. B. Pimlines, office, Chicago.
Treasurer–Le G. Lockwood, office, New York.
Secretary–D. P. BARuypt, office, New York.
General Superintendent—Charles F. Hatch, office, Chicago.
Chief Engineer—CHAs. Pasº, office, Chicago.
Superintendent Eastern Division–J. E. Curtis, office, Adrian, Mich.
-- Western Division—C. HARRIs, office, Laporte, Ind.
-- Northern Division—P. D. Cooper, office, Detroit, Mich.
-- Air Line Division–H. M. WRight, office, Toledo, 0.
Cashtºr—J. P. Jones, office, Chicago.
Auditor–John J. AnAm, office, Chicago.
Comº Freight Agent—CHAs. M. Gray, office, Chicago.
%. º |c. P. Leland, office, Chicago.
General Master Mechanic–Jas. Sengley, office, Adrian, Mich.
Master Car Builder–John Knºpy, office, Adrian, Mich.
Supply Agent and Sorººper—S. G. Rººmsøros, office, Adrian, Mich.
Western Passenger Agent–S. C. Hough, office, Chicago.
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"ENTENARY CHURCH. This imposing edifice
is situated on West Monroe street, between Mor:
gan and Aberdeen streets, and fronts south. The
front, which is of the Gothic style, is of Athens
marble, rock faced, and trimmed with bold, cut
mouldings. The triple arched entrance, the
strong outlines, the octagonal turrets and but
tresses, the gables and stone crosses, all give a charming and
harmonious effect. The Gothic quadruple mullion window of
beautifully stained glass, completes the symmetry and beauty of
the whole.
The building is 76 feet front by 118 feet deep, exclusive of
the buttresses. The vestibule, to which there are three entrances,
is 12 by 76 feet.
auditorium above.
From this a spacious stairway leads to the
The lower story is reached from the vesti.
bule by an entry 12 feet wide, on one side is an Infant class room,
and a Bible class room, each 26 by 28 feet. Passing further on,
the entry reaches the smaller audience room, which measures.
59 by 65 feet. At the north end of this room is a rostrum, from
which can be viewed a comfortable and convenient sized room
for public worship, and one of the finest Sunday School rooms
in the city. The class rooms we have mentioned communicate
with this room by folding doors, and when occasion needs, the
whole can be thrown into one room. In this room is a very fine
organ, and in the rear there is an apartment for a library. From
the North-East corner of this floor there is a staircase leading
to the main floor, and communicating with the Pastor's study,
immediately over the library, and in the rear of the main audi-
torium. The same stairway, by a second flight, reaches to the
choir gallery.
The lower story is above the level of the street, and therefore
admits of a spacious sub-basement, which is economically appor:
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tioned for very useful purposes. There is a complete suite of
rooms for working, dining, dressing rooms, coal bunks, sinks
and closets.
The minor audience room is handsomely and tastefully deco.
rated and frescoed. The walls contain, in illuminated old
English text, Scriptural mottoes, and are ornamented with
vignettes of an appropriate significance. Bible history is beau.
tifully illustrated by scenes portrayed upon the panels. The
same style of decoration is to be found also in the class rooms,
in the vestibule, and in the entries. The columns are neatly
bronzed, and the floors carpeted.
The main floor or auditorium is not yet completed, and the
dedication exercises, and the subsequent public worship by the
congregation, have all taken place in the minor hall, which,
when the main hall is completed, will be devoted to its original
purpose, as a lecture and Sunday School room. The main hall,
when finished, will be one of the most spacious and elegant tem.
ples of prayer in Chicago. This church is a noble monument
of the zeal and energy of the Methodist body in Chicago.
The opening or dedicatory exercises were held on Sunday,
February 17, 1867. There were three services—morning, con.
ducted by Dr. T. M. Eddy; afternoon, by Dr. Hatfield; and
evening, by Dr. Hitchcock; the Rev. C. H. Fowler, the pastor,
assisting. Notwithstanding the severity of the season, the unfin.
ished state of the building, and the comparatively limited
accommodations, there was a large attendance at all the services.
Dr. Eddy preached in the forenoon after which it was stated
that the cost of the building, including the lot, to its then stage
of completion, was $50,000; of which $40,000 had been sub-
scribed and collected, leaving $10,000 to be raised to pay the
arrears then due. After the sermon, $11,400 was subscribed by
the congregation present. In the afternoon, after Dr. Hatfield's
sermon, $2,000 more was subscribed; and in the evening, some
$200 additional was collected, making nearly $14,000.
Much of the credit for the prosecution of this work, the
erection of such a large and handsome church edifice, is due to
the zeal and personal efforts of the esteemed pastor, the Rev. C.
H. Fowler; and under his auspices there is no question but that
the work will be completed during 1867.
Those engaged in building the church are: Architect, W. W.
Boyington, Esq.; mason, Daniel Goodman; carpenter, John
Walsh; painting, J. M. Wilson; frescoes, Jevne and Almini;
plumbing, William Wilson; gas fitting, Spencer and Nash;
stained glass, E. Cooke; furnaces, Fuller, Warren and Co.
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ºRMORY_This building belongs to the city of tion by the magistrates. The police court, which meets twice a
Chicago. It was built in 1856–7, and was day, is held in this building, and the “Armory” is the scene
intended as a general building for the keeping, wherein the degraded and the criminals of this great city appear
and storage of arms belonging to the various and play their parts. The picture represents a procession of
volunteer military companies of the city, and police, and the persons captured upon one of their raids upon
the disreputable establishments of the city. The location of the
- such guns and other arms as belong to the city.
building is in the very center of the abodes of crime, degradation
Hence the name popularly given to the build.
ing. With the exception of being used in part by an artillery
company, and for the storage of some muskets belonging to the
city, it has long since lost all its military character.
The building is now used for police business. It contains the arraigned, subjected to penalties, and discharged, to be brought
temporary prison for all persons arrested and awaiting examina. back, within a few hours, to pass through the same ordeal.
and vice of every form, which, by some strange impulse, have
gathered under the very walls of the tribunal where it is daily
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On the right of the picture is a view of the buildings of the
Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company. They cover a large
space of ground, and the works are not only extensive, but very
complete in every particular. When this site was selected
for the Gas Works, it was supposed to be sufficiently removed
from the central part of the city, as to be inoffensive; but since
that period, while improvements and business have carefully
avoided the immediate locality, the city has been extended
miles in every direction beyond the Gas Works. Until 1858,
West of the Works, are the Coal Docks belonging to
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but, in that year, a new company was organized, which, by a
subsequent arrangement, has the exclusive supply of the West
Division.
the company, where is received and stored, the vast amount
of coal necessary for their business. The removal of these
Gas Works, to some remote part of the city, is now a mere
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River. It represents that portion of the South branch
lying between Madison and Van Buren Streets. On
the West is to be seen the mammoth freight depot
building of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railway Company. This depot occupies the river side to the
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the projected Union railway depot.
South of the depot building are to be seen several elevators,
and the section of the river embraced in this view, in the
season, presents one of the most animated and busy scenes. On
the east side of the river, is the large coal yard of the Chicago
Gas Company, and a number of extensive lumber yards.
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This is a view of the crossing of Lake Street
and Wabash Avenue, Burch's iron block
being the building in the foreground. This
view is taken from Lake Street, looking
west. These buildings were erected in 1857.
8, and have iron fronts, corresponding with
a similar block on the opposite side of the street. In the dis.
tance is the cupola of the Tremont House. The extensive and
widely renowned publishing house of S. C. Griggs & Co., which
is one of the institutions of Chicago, is in this block. The other
buildings are all occupied by wholesale firms. On the north-west
corner of the crossing is the extensive wholesale clothing estab:
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Washington and Robey Streets, and thus occupies
a central point in the pleasant and rapidly growing
section of the city that lies west of Union Park.
It is built of wood, in a solid and well finished
manner, and is regarded as a model of architec.
in the ceiling. The pulpit is of solid black walnut, and stands
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with the walls, are chastely frescoed. The windows are of neatly &
stained glass, with richly ornamented heads and borders. At
night the room is softly lighted from above by reflectors inserted 6.
on a spacious platform, in the rear of which is the choir recess,
measuring twenty-one feet by twelve.
The pews are grained in
tural beauty.
It has a front of fifty-four feet, and is one
hundred and seven feet in depth. The main tower is on the
corner, and is surmounted by a graceful spire, which rises to the
height of one hundred and seventy feet. Two entrances, one
opening from Washington street, and the other from Robey,
lead to the vestibule, from which two spacious stairways ascend
to the main audience room. This room is also reached by an
entrance in the rear, which opens from Robey street. The room
measures sixty-two feet by eighty, and affords comfortable seat.
ing for seven hundred and fifty persons. The ceiling is divided
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imitation of oak, with walnut arms and rails, and upholstered
in a handsome and luxurious manner. In all respects, indeed,
beauty and utility have been so combined in the finishing and
furnishing of this room as to make it one of the most inviting
auditoriums in the city. In easy communication with the pulpit
is a very convenient and comfortable study for the pastor.
The first story of the building, which is eleven feet high in
the clear, is divided up into several apartments, (including an
attractive church parlor) which are admirably arranged and



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School, and for the various religious and social purposes of the
Society.
The architect was G. P. Randall, Esq., and the builders,
Messrs. Harris and Child, of Chicago. The total cost of the
building was about thirty thousand dollars. The fresco painting
was done by Jevne and Almini.
The church was organized on the 20th of December, 1864,
and comprised twenty-five members, of whom Messrs. S. R.
Bingham and B. L. Chamberlain were chosen Elders. At the
same time a unanimous call was made out for the Rev. Jas. T
Matthews to assume the pastoral care of the new society. Its
first place of worship was a chapel thirty feet by forty-five; but
this house was soon found to be inadequate to the requirements
of the rapidly increasing population. Accordingly in the month
of July, 1866, the foundation of the present structure was laid,
and the building was completed and opened for Divine Worship
on the third Sabbath of June, 1867.
Since the organization of the church its eldership has been
increased by the addition of Messrs. O. F. Woodford and Thos.
Hood. Its present Board of Trustees is composed of Messrs.
E. H. Whitney, I. McAllister, G. H. Miller, Thos. Hood, and I.
E. Fay. S. R. Bingham, Esq., is the Superintendent of the
Sabbath School, which has already reached a high degree of
prosperity under his skillful management. In all respects, in-
deed, this vigorous young church is flourishing, and looks
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AKE AND WELLS STREET. This view is wholesale drug and paint establishment is in the building on
of an ordinary scene at the crossing of Wells and the north-west corner. The patent “spring bed” factory is in &
Lake Streets. In the distance, looking north, the same building. This is one of the busiest street crossings in 6.
may be seen Wells Street bridge. This portion Chicago.
of Wells street was paved with the Nicholson
block pavement in 1855-6, the first of that kind
of pavement laid in Chicago, and is yet in a
good state of preservation. Mears & Rockwood's
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stone have been built between the Row and Michigan Avenue.
It is one of the finest residence locations in the city. Among
those residing on this place are W. F. Coolbaugh, Esq., C. G.
Wicker, Esq., Col. John VanArman, Henry G. Miller, Esq., John
V. Ayer, Esq., and others.
KNXºARK ROW.—Park Row takes its name from a
block of brown stone buildings which for a long
time stood alone, facing the south end of the
Lake park, the right resting upon the Lake
shore. Since then, other buildings of white
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HICAGO WATER WORKS.–This view
of the new Water Works of Chicago is taken
from the West. In a former number we gave
a view of the crib, or the lake end of the
tunnel through which the city obtains the
water from the lake. The building to the
right is of white stone, and includes boiler
rooms, engine rooms, and all the necessary
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in the establishment. Within the area covered by this building
are three wells, one square well thirty by fifteen feet, and twenty
feet deep; one circular well thirty-one feet in diameter and
twenty-one feet deep; and one thirty-eight feet in diameter and
thirty feet deep. This last well is not used, but kept in reserve
for the future need of the city. Two new engines of nine hun-
dred horsepower stand over the other circular well, resting on
foundations of masonry. A drift or horizontal shaft one hun-
dred and fifty-four feet long and four feet in diameter has been
laid from the main shaft, or shore end of the tunnel, to the gate
chamber. From this chamber a passage one hundred and nine
feet long extends to the several wells. These are forty feet
below the surface. The gate chamber has a depth of forty-five
feet, and a diameter of eighteen feet. Within are five partition
walls of masonry, with an equal number of gates to regulate the
flow of water. The two new engines are estimated to have the
power of forcing eighteen millions of gallons of water a day.
The cylinders are each forty-five inches in diameter, with eight.
foot stroke. The pumps which are placed in the wells below
the cylinders are double-acting, and twenty-six feet in diameter,
with eight feet stroke. The boiler is twenty feet long, and
eleven feet six inches in diameter. The white stone stack or
chimney is one hundred feet high. The engine rooms measure
one hundred and eighty-six by sixty feet.
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In the front of the picture is the Water Tower. It is of
white stone, and measures one hundred and thirty feet high.
1867, the corner stone of the building was laid with imposing
ceremonies by the Masonic fraternity, the Most Worshipful
The base is twenty-four feet square, but is surrounded by a Grand Master Jerome R. Gorin officiating. A grand military,
building forty-one feet square, within which a spiral staircase civic and Masonic procession took place, and thousands of people
were present on the occasion. The oration was delivered by the
Hon. John B. Rice, Mayor of Chicago. Addresses were also
made by Ex-Mayor F. C. Sherman and others. Both gentlemen
paid deserved compliments to the scientific skill of E. S. Ches.
brough, Esq., the engineer who superintended the whole work.
The entire cost of the Chicago Works, including tunnel,
buildings, machinery, and all the requisites, was two millions,
five hundred thousand dollars. W. W. Boyington, Esq., was
the architect of the buildings. º
leads to an observatory overlooking the city, and affording a
view of the water column in the center. The column within the
tower will be three feet in diameter, and is made of wrought
iron. The base has six nozzles, three of which receive the water
from the pumps, and the others distribute it through the mains
which supply the city.
The successful completion of the tunnel was followed by the
construction of these new buildings, and on the 25th of March,
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TRST BAPTIST CHURCH. This very imposing
edifice is situated on Wabash Avenue, immediately
south of Hubbard Court. It is built of stone, and will
be one of the most substantial church buildings in
Chicago. It has a front of ninety feet on Wabash
Avenue, and is one hundred and twenty feet deep. The lecture
room and Sunday School rooms are in a two-story building in
the rear of the church. The auditorium is upon the main floor,
and is seventy-five feet wide by one hundred and five feet deep
in the clear. The main tower is two hundred and twenty-five
feet high, and is entirely of stone. The minor tower is one
hundred and four feet high. The corner stone was laid in
1865, and in 1866 the church was completed and occupied.
The church is elegantly and comfortably furnished, and
capable of accommodating a very large congregation. The
organ is the finest in the city, and is an instrument of great vol.
ume, variety and smoothness of tone. It is of the same size as
that in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, New York. It has three
manuals, and forty-eight stops, and cost ten thousand dollars.
Since its erection its powers and qualities have been repeatedly
tested by some of the most eminent organists, and has earned an
enviable reputation. The church building, site, organ and
gallery cost one hundred and seventy-two thousand dollars, all
of which has been contributed by voluntary subscription. W.
W. Boyington, Esq., of Chicago, was the architect.
The society of this church is one of the oldest in Chicago.
It was first organized in October, 1833, and consisted of a few
members. In the year 1836 it was able to purchase the lot on
which now stands the Chamber of Commerce building, and to
erect thereon a large brick church. In this church the society
worshiped until 1863–4, when they sold the lot to the Chamber
of Commerce, and donated the building to the Second Baptist
Church. [See Number 7 of this work.] The society then wor:
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room until the church was ready for occupancy.
The Rev. Dr. W. W. Everts was appointed pastor of the
church in 1859, and under his zealous and eminent labors, the
congregation has grown until it is now the largest Protestant
congregation in the West. It has not only prospered beyond
precedent in its own affairs, but it has done much to aid
and build up other churches in the city and elsewhere. The
following clergymen have officiated as pastors of this society in
the order named: A. B. Truman, I. T. Hinton, C. B. Smith,
E. H. Hamlin, Miles Sandford, E. Tucker, J. C. Burroughs, W.
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# This is a familiar scene to the people of Chicago. It
is one of the busy street crossings. The view is taken
from the south-west, looking east. On the extreme
left is a portion of Link's iron building in which
Coolbaugh's Union National Bank has its offices, and in the
upper stories are the real estate rooms of Mr. S. S. Hayes.
The central building is that of the Marine Bank, constructed of
Illinois marble. It is at the north-east corner of LaSalle and
Lake Streets, and was one of the first of the large business
houses built of that stone.
In 1858-9, the grade of Lake Street having been raised, the
entire block of buildings, of which this Marine Bank building
was one, extending from LaSalle Street east to Clark Street,
were raised from their foundations nearly six feet.
The process
was one that attracted general interest, and was watched with
The buildings were all of brick
or stone, four and five stories high, were all occupied, and the
great anxiety by the public.
work was accomplished without accident and without suspend.
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Chicago River. It is taken from Van Buren Street the Chicago Gas Company is the most prominent object. In
Bridge, looking north. At the extreme north may the season of navigation this part of the river is generally very
be seen Madison Street Bridge, near the west end crowded with coal and lumber vessels discharging cargoes.
of which are the Oriental mill and the Illinois River
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