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ending, lfOIIlg over the tol? ·!1 1ts race With 1926, the preVIous high record year, with a gOO,<!. safe ma)onty. . '-';here was ~ total of 280· building .Permits issued in 1927, authorizing buddlllg amounting to $2,632,775, as agatnst 264 permits in 1926, when the valuation was $2,412,900. ·. Th~e was only one department in which the year 1926 record remains unshattered, and that was in the class of "new dwellings." One hundred seven new residences costing $1)54.500 were authorized in 1926, while the ninety for which permits were issued in 1927, cost $1,634,900. ' The year just ending showl a marked increase in buildings erected under the gen~ral classi~cation of ~apartments, commercial and public," for which 31 penmts were Issued for Improvements amounting to $516,200 as against 13, in 1926, for $467,000 worth of work. ' Th~ past year proved a. good one for the building of private garages, for whach 110 permats were Issued. The value of these buildings is $128 525. yearly record' in building activities was established in Winnetka · : · A_inNEW 1927! according to Bu!ldi~g Inspect~ A. B. Kreig, t~e old year, just · : 1 : ·· · · · : : · : · : · : · : · : In~~p~~~~~~~~ · out ' for r ~·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~· There was a slight falling off in the number of permits taken making repairs and alterations during 1927, but the total value of this kind · 513 Fo urth S t. Phone 19z;f93 of work done was greater the past year than in 1926. Fifty-six permits of this nature were issued in 1927, for work costing $353,150, while the value of remodeling and repair work done in 1926, under a total of 62 permits, amounted to only $151,500. Other interesting data pertaining to building activities in Winnetka for the years 1926 and 1927 may be gleaned from the following detailed monthly report: FIGURES FOR 1127: Repain Aptmta. Atldtu. Com. Total Mo. No. DweiJiaaa No. C....... No. Altnu. No. P..,lic No. Valaatioa Jaa. s ...... I 5114 $li,S. 1 $3,Mil Stu.Fa 7 .... 1 Ill-s 137,411 II- 2 .... IS Mar. II 1--13 1,111 . 1 11$M112 %1,51131 Z7I,ZII April 5 14UII. 3,'111 5 1~ 1 7,1M21 113,751 3 4S,1M II 24,151 · 113,151 IZ 34MI J._ II 217-IZ Z7~71 · 1 313,171 Jat,. 7 117-. 2,111 3 3Z,IM 171,111 . . . . 27 . · A.,. 5 . . . . . II .... 7 ll,MI 1 %35,111 7s.-Z3 Sept. s 112,51114 15,151 5 1.,451 12M' 24 Oct. 8 141-11 5,4Z5 5 1,211 1 175,111 zs 327,125 NOY. 1Z 171M' 7 2,111 · 11,251 z 131,511 27 321,151 Dec. 12 117,51111 Z7,351 s 258,151 Zl,- 1 la-alat 1- Keeps ,_. home Warmer . i n Wiater - Cooler in Summer Saves Fuel - Is ireproof Is Verminproof - Is Dry Is Easily and Q.icldy Applied Is Ine:x:pmaive, and can be put iD old or newbo111a. GW to gi11e eatimfltn. .,. · .... · 12,MI 12,151 1 7MI 4 ..-u fotal · Jaa. 4 Fa. 5 Mar. II Apr. Ma,. 7 Jaae II $1,134,1M Ill · 7 ··- $128,525 5I $ 353,151 31 ..... 28 R. E. Crosby 566 Cmtu St. WINNETKA Ph. Wiaa. 2032 $511,211- · 2,132,775 4 $ 2,11111 $. .·· $71,351 218,1M 131,125 215,111 211,%75 114,175 112,451 234,175 . FIGURES FOR 1926: Jal,. II A ... Sept. Oct. NOY. 14 Dec. 13 · · 7.... 2 1a.-u 111... t Ill- 5 115,51114 11S,511 .I 11,511 8 71,1M 8 1. . . . . --7 115,511 · S I,IM 2 4,7M & $ 1,775 8 8,281 3 Z,775 Z,ISI 4 2,751 8 5.511 7 21,- 251 1 25 15,1M 21 15,111 32 21 -.- $30,000.00 buys ' Z3,. 28,711 5,7%5 2,151 · Z,431 · S,IM 3 $31,11162 11,125 z 2s,s. 2 5,IM 3 It Z2 85,111 23 281,11121 21,1MZS 215,111 .... TRUE COLONIAL Designed and built by architect ~f Tribune Tower, . Elks Memortal and other famous . masterpieces. Totalll7 $1,754,511 8Z $15l,S. 13 $417,.214 $2,412,111 ················· 6 Bedrooms-4 Baths Deere Park S. W. A New Brick Colonial Home Near Lake With Beach Privileges Convenient to Transportation Large Wooded Lot-2 C~r Garage ~ · $5'1,000. COMPLETE in every detail, seven rooms, two baths, · two car garage, lot 5 ox 1 So ft. l~o cated east side Wilmette, 3 blocks to L. TIGH.E REALTY · Co. sMiiii~BROWN )(prth Sh'l/ 91.·alton ............. 736 ELM STREET WINNETKA Pboaa 142..,147 1420 Phone . Sberldaa Road Wilmette 2671