Occupants: Hugh J. McBirney, Jr.
Location: 1625 S. Prairie
Life Span: 1889-1937
Architect: Burling & Whitehouse
Chicago Tribune, May 6, 1889
H. J. McBirney, three-story dwelling No. 1627 (sic) Prairie avenue, to cost $9,000.
Chicago Tribune, June 9, 1889
Burling & Whitehouse have designed a handsome residence for Hugh J. McBirney which ho will build at the corner of Prairie avenue and Sixteenth street It will be in the Tudor style of architecture, with red irentice stone and Uoman tile exterior. The main entrance will be on a level with the ground, with the reception-room immediately to the left. The drawing and dining rooms will be on the main floor, with a den or reception-room with a beautiful view of the lake at the landing of the main stairway. An attractive feature of the hall, which runs the entire length of the house with a huge fireplace at the end. The woodwork will be natural finish. Tbe estimated cost is $18,000.
Chicago Tribune, December 12, 1909
Wednesday, The Twenty-Ninth.
The wedding of Miss Annie Lawrie McBirney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Johnston McBirney, 1625 Prairie avenue, to Joseph T. Ryerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larned Ryerson
Thev have also designed a residence for C. B. McGinnis to be built on Prairie avenue. near Sixteenth street.
It will be thirty feet wide, with entrance-hall on the ground floor. The entrance-hall and main stairway to tne. first story will bo of marble. The billiard-ball will be to the right on entering, with drawing-room, dining-room. and reception-room on first floor.
The exterior wiii be of Roman tile and Lemont limestone. Cost, $20,000. They are also plan ing a power house and cable station for the West Division Street Railway Company to be buutat Washington and Jefferson streets. It will be two stories high, 75×150 feet, of stone and brick, and fireproof throughout. It will cost $50,000.
- 1625 S. Prairie
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