Silas B. Cobb’s Building
Life Span: 1864-1871
Location: SE Corner Lake and Michgan
Architect: John M. Van Osdel
Chicago Tribune, January 7, 1864
Real Estate Improvements.—S. B. Cobb, Esq., is about to erect, on Lake street and Michigan avenue, a marble front block, containing five stores. The building will be five stories in height, and a basement excavated under the street and alley. The plans are not as perfected, but as soon as they are, the building will be commenced without delay. Three of the stores have already been leased at rental of $6,500, and since the agreement was signed another of $1,000 additional has been made. Property is worth Something in Chicago.
Chicago Tribune, July 21, 1864
On the southwest corner of Michigan avenue and Lake street, a magnificent structure,
to be called Cobb’s Block, is in course of erectlon for Silas B. Cobb. The block will have a front on Lake street of 130 leet, and on Michigan avenue of 96 feet. It will be fire stories in height, the first being of iron and the remainder of cut stone, The first floor is to be divided into three stores, two of which will have a front of 52 feet each, and the third, dividing the two, will have a frontage of 22
feet. The corner store is already engaged by a first class wholesale dry goods firm. This bock will be ready for occupancy by September. It will cost about 900,000, and be undoubtedly one of the finest in appearance on Lake street.
J. M. Van Osdel’s Accounting Bools
1864
S. B. Cobb’s Building
SE Corner Lake street and Michigan Avenue
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1869
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