Location: 1712 S. Prairie (Old 864)
Occupants: Albert Sturges, J. G. Shortall
Life Span: 1873-1905
Architect:
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1874
Sturges Albert, r. 864 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1876
Sturges Albert, house 864 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1880
Sturges Albert capitalist, house 1712 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1884
Shortall John G. real est. 25, 110 Dearborn, house 1712 Prairie
Sturges Albert mining, house 1712 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1887
Sturges Albert stamping 12 Lake, h. 1712 Prairie av.
Chicago Tribune, July 21, 1876
The Matamoras mine near Eureka, Nevada, has been bought by John Alston, James Steel, and William and Albert Sturges, of this city, for $50,000.
Chicago Tribune, December 3, 1880
Judge Loomis, in the County Court yesterday, on the affidavit of Erastus S. Prosser, issued a capias ad satisfaciendum for the arrest of Albert Sturges, against whom Mr. Prosser obtained in August, 1878, a judgement for $617, which, however, had been returned in no part satisfies. The affidavit set forth that affiant believed that the defendant did possess estate, goods, chattels, etc., not exempt from execution, which he refused to surrender. In proof of this he cites the fact that the defendant is in the City Directory a “capitalist,” and that seeing it so put down the affiant visited his residence at No. 1712 Prairie avenue, where he found defendant living in a fine house furnished in palatial style, the furniture on a single room being worth double the judgement. Affiant further alleged that Nov. 26 last he talked with the defendant about borrowing some money from him, and defendant replied that he was building a railroad thirty miles in length from his silver mine in Mexico to his separating mill on the Gulf of California, and that he had already taken out of his mine two or three millions of dollars and that it was a rich mine still. The capias was placed in the hands of the Sheriff for service, but up to 5 p.m. no return had been made upon it.
Chicago Tribune, July 20, 1887
STURGES—Sunday, July 17, 1887 at 10 o’clock a.m. at her residence, 1712 Praire-av., Eliza G. Sturges, wife of Albert Sturges. in the 52d year of her age. r
Funeral services at residence Wednesday morning at 11 o clock.
- 1712 Prairie Avenue
1893
Inter Ocean, July 23, 1905
The Taprell, Loomis & Co. building. situated on the northeast corner of Indiana avenue and Eighteenth street, occupies ground area of 122×178 feet. A fireproof section, extending north and south, divides the structure into two wings. This fireproof section contains vaults, stairways, elevators, and toilet-rooms. The lofts to either side are the highest type of mill construction. Along the north end on the Indiana avenue side is a second fireproof section, devoted to stairs, elevators, etc., as for the center section mentioned. The exterior is treated in a cherry red pressed brick, with dark blue Bedford trimmings. In matters of detail great care has been shown, aiming to secure the lowest possible rate of insurance. The building will cost $185,000. The occupants will be concerns in the photographic supply business. Hill & Woltersdorf are the architects.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1907
Eastman Kodak Co. 1727 Indiana av.
Chicago Tribune, December 24, 1939
Kodak Plant to Be Higher than Planned
The plant being built by the East man Kodak company at 1712 Prairie avenue will be five stories instead of three, as originally planned. This was learned yesterday when John C Schultz, Chicago manager for the company, outlined plans for a larger and higher unit.
The building will cover more ground than originally planned. It will be 120 by 160. It is being built on caissons and its reenforced concrete construction will permit of three additional stories when needed.
Dirt is the most active enemy to the film business and every effort will be made to keep the air clean throughout the building. There are few windows and they are immovable. An elaborate ventilating system is being installed, so that all air in the building will be washed and filtered. Some parts of the building will be artificially cooled in summer months.
The new unit will be used for film processing now carried on in the Kodak Company’s four story plan at 1727 Indiana Avenue. It will be connected with the present building by a steel bridge across the alley between Indiana and Prairie avenues.
Schmidt, Garden & Erikson are the architects. The J. W. Snyder company has the general contract.
- This is a photograph of a model of the new $750,000 building being erected by the Eastman Kodak company, at 1712 Prairie avenue, from plans by Architects Schmidt, Garden & Erikson. Completion is set for April 1, 1940. Both exterior and interior walls of this modern designed five story structure are of gray vitrified tile, with trim of stainless steel.
- 1712 S. Prairie Ave.
Robinson Fire Insurance Map
1886
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