Significant Buildings
- Grannis Block (1880)
- Montauk Building (1882–1883)
- Rookery Building (1885), National Historic Landmark (NHL)
- Phenix Building (1887)
- Lake View Presbyterian Church (1888)
- Monadnock Building (1889), National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
- Reliance Building (1889), ground floor only—featured large display windows which set a new standard, NHL
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