History of Springfield, Illinois, its attractions as a home and advantages for business, manufacturing, etc. Pub. under the auspices of the Springfield board of trade, by J. C. Power.

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SOME OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS, WITH THE
COST OF CONSTRUCTION.
UNITED STATES BUILDINGS. C. W. Matheny................$ 30,000
Court House and Post Office... $320,000 S. H. Melvin................. 20,000
STATE INSTITUTIONS. Hon. S. T. Logan.......... 30,000
The Governor's Mansion......$100,000 Jesse K. Dubois............., 25,000
State Arsenal and grounds..... 25,000 David Littler............ 30,000
Col. John Williams............ 20,000
COUNTY BUILDINGS.
Couty Jail.. 7570 Thos. agdale.............. 30,000
Wesley Kimber............... 25,000
CITY IMPROVEMENTS. O. M. Sheldon................ 20,000
South Market, corner Fourth and
Monroe streets..............$ 40,000
North Market, corner Fifth and John H....... J 30,000
John H. Johnson.............. 830,000
Madison streets.............. 22,000. M. Hatch.20,000
City Hall and Lot............. 7.20,000
First Ward Engine House *;_... 5,000 Hon. J. A. McClernand........ 20,000
Second Ward Engine House.... 10,000000
High School.................. 65,000
1st, 2d, 3d and 4th Ward School Geo. M. Brinkerhoff35,000
Houses, $25,000 each........ 100,000
The following list gives the cost of E. L. Baker,............ 45,000
the churches and independent school James L. Lamb.............. 30,000
buildings: J. A. Chesnut................. 50,000
aHUXOHES. W. A. Turney................ 20,000
First Presbyterian....................... $30,000 00
Second M,~~~.,,~, l80000 00 Mrs. G. Jayne....... 10,000
Second "........................ 80,000 00 *.
Third "............ 65,oo00 00 S. H. Jones............. 20,000
Congregational.......................... 18,000 00 B. Stuv..20,000
Episcopal................................0000 C................ 20,00o 00
Episcopal.8000 00~. C. A. Gehrmann. 20,000
First Baptist........................20,0640 00
Second ".................... 5,000 00 John Cook................... 25,000
First Methodist......................... 30,0~0 00 Jacob Foster................. 10,000
Second. 7,000 00.-A. J. Babcock........... 8,000
Church of Immaculate Conception...... 80,000 00
Church of St. Paul and St. Peter....... 20,000 00Dr. Joh Brown...........
SCHOOLs AND COLLEGES. T. S. Little................... 15,000
St. Ursuline Convent................... 75,000 00 W. B. Corneau................ 18,000
Bettie Stuart Institute................ 40,000 00 Geo. Woods..20,000
St. Paul's College and grounds.......... 0,000 00 R. Rudolph. 1000
RESIDENCES. Mrs. N. Strott................ 15,000
Hon. B. S. Edwards...........$ 50,000 C. E. Lippincott.............. 12,000
Ex-Gov. J. A. Matteson........ 150,000 L. Smith..................... 10,000
Hon. J. C. Conkling.......... 50,000 Robt. Officer................. 12,000
C. M. Smith.................. 45,000 Hon. J. H. Beveridge.......... 12,000