Chicago Illustrated, June, 1866
The Sherman House is the latest and most extensive of the the many grand hotels in Chicago, and in architectural beauty and convenience 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 Randolph streets is six stories and the basement. The exterior dimensions 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. This work was commenced May 1, 1860, and the hotel 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 some stairs to the grand hall. Facing the 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 arranged that they can be used singly or in suite.
The building was open for guests on the evening of July 1, 1861.
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, however, 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:
James W. Sheahan, Esq.,
June 1866.
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