Occupants: John Staples, Turlington Harvey
Location: 1702 S. Prairie (Old 854)
Life Span: 1853-1899
Architect:
Robert Fergus Chicago City Directory Fourth Annual Edition, 1855-6
Staples John N. h. 1 Prairie av
D. B. Cooke & Co.’s City Directory, 1859-60
Staples, John N., h. Prairie bet North and Old.
Halpin & Bailey’s Chicago City Directory for the Year 1863-1864
Staples, John M., 189 Lake, h. Prairie av. bet. 16th and 18th.
Edwards’ Annual Directory of the City of Chicago for 1870-71
Staples, F. N. cashier, Crerar, Adams & Co. r. 854 Prairie av.
Edwards’ Annual Directory of the City of Chicago for 1871
Staples Charles B. asst. bkpr. Fuller & Fuller, r. 854 Prairie av.
Staples, Frank N. cash. Crerar, Adams & Co. r. 854 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1874
Staples Charles B. (C. B. Staples & Co.) r. 854 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1880
Harvey Terlington W. lumber W. 22d cor. Morgan, house 1702 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1884
Harvey Charles A. clk. house 1702 Prairie av.
Harvey Terlington W. pres. T. W. Harvey, lumber co. W, 22d cor. S. Morgan, h. 1702 Prairie av.
Chicago Tribune, January 12, 1875
Farragut Boat Club.
The Farragut Boat Club held their regular monthly meeting last night at No. 854 Prairie avenue. Richard Oliphant, the President of the Club, occupied the chair.
Inter Ocean, June 18, 1878
Building permit was issued yesterday to Charles Busby, three-story and basement addition to house at 854 Prairie avenue, to cost $12,000.
Chicago Tribune, May 4, 1879
Permit was issued to build a two-story barn at 854 Prairie avenue, to cost $3,000.
Inter Ocean, November 21, 1879
Losses By Fire.
An overheated furnace resulted in a rather disastrous fire in the house of T. W. Harvey, 852 Prairie avenue, last, night. An alarm was turned in from box 98 at 7:08 o’clock. The building is a two-story brownstone front. Total damage to structure, furniture, and wearing apparel, $2,000. Fully insured.
Chicago Tribune, December 31, 1881
T. W. Harvey.
As Chicago is acknowledged to be the largest market and has more capital invested in the lumber interest than any other city in the world, it is most fitting that this industry should be represented in our review of the more prominent business interests of the city, and as his competitors give credit to Mr. T. W. Harvey as being the leading spirit and as doing the largest business in lumber in the world, his name is thus prominently ranked here. It is unnecessary to enter into particulars to support our recognizing Mr. Harvey as the leader, it is sufficient to say that he is acknowledged to have the largest stock with the best facilities for conducting his enormous trade, which extends the country over, his sales amounting to about 90,000,000 feet of lumber in 1881.
Chicago Tribune, January 9, 1898
The old Staples homestead, 1703 Prairie avenue, was sold to T. W. Harvey. Fernando Jones was the third person to build in the avenue. He still lives in the house he built there, at 1834.
The first house built on Prairie Avenue was completed in 1853 for brick manufacturer John Staples at 1702 S. Prairie. It was built in Italian villa style and had an unobstructed view of the lake which was only 250 feet to the east.
Mr. Staple’s daughter married John Shortall and four generations of the family lived on the street.
The house was sold to Harvey Lumber Company president, Turlington Harvey in 1880 who made extensive improvements to the home. In 1899 he sold the house to John Glessner. It was then razed.
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- 1702 S. Prairie.
- 1702 S. Prairie after Mr. Harvey remodeled the house.
- 1702 S. Prairie
Robinson Fire Insurance Map
1886
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