The 1917 Reptonian: an annual publication representative of the work in the professional course of landscape gardening at the University of Illinois . rapT]. .,,,,,,,, The 19 17 Reptonian Senior Design Mary Simpson The major problem of the students in Civic Design (City Planning),in the second semester of their senior year is the planning of a problem given to the class of 1916 was a tract of land near Danville,Illinois. It was purchased by J. W. Hegeler, the president of a zinc plant,for the housing of his employees. The subdivision of the tract had beencommenced in the usual
The 1917 Reptonian: an annual publication representative of the work in the professional course of landscape gardening at the University of Illinois . rapT]. .,,,,,,,, The 19 17 Reptonian Senior Design Mary Simpson The major problem of the students in Civic Design (City Planning),in the second semester of their senior year is the planning of a problem given to the class of 1916 was a tract of land near Danville,Illinois. It was purchased by J. W. Hegeler, the president of a zinc plant,for the housing of his employees. The subdivision of the tract had beencommenced in the usual gridiron fashion and a number of lots had beensold and houses erected. Mr. Hegeler offered to the class prizes to theamount of $50 for the best new designs, and stated that all existing plat-ting might be disregarded, except the 100-foot interurban right-of-way,which bisects the property from north to south, 100 feet on Spelter avenue,which bisects it from east to west, leading directly to the work at its westend, and one tier of platted lots on either side of the avenue. While theseconditions effectually quartered the tract, that handicap to ideal de
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