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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CDJ_camp-douglas_Chicago-IL.html
Named in honor of the late Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, Camp Douglas, established in 1861, was the earliest and largest Union military camp in the Chicago area. The camp stretched from 31st Street to 33rd Place and from Cottage Grove Avenu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29QB_stephen-a-douglas-memorial_Chicago-IL.html
United States Senator Stephen Douglas, who died in 1861 at the age of forty-eight, was a firm believer in the future of Chicago. He held states offices and became nationally known for his debating skill in the Senate and in his campaign against Ab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VXY_george-pullman-historical_Chicago-IL.html
George Pullman established his reputation in Chicago in 1859 by inventing a way to raise buildings to the new street level required for installation of a sewer system. In 1863, he began converting railroad passenger cars into luxury sleeping v…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VXW_visionary-historical_Chicago-IL.html
Social Philosopher Jane Addams envisioned a peaceful world community based on cooperation, mutual understanding, and acceptance of differences. Pragmatist She advocated the participation of all citizens n the creation of a just and democratic soci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JJC_the-nine-dragon-wall-in-chicagos-chinatown_Chicago-IL.html
There are three existing ancient Nine Dragon Walls in China. They are located in Datong, Shanxi Province and Beijing. The Nine Dragon Walls are originated from Screen Walls in ancient Chinese architecture. Ancient Chinese believed 9 to be the m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHI_american-book-company-building_Chicago-IL.html
This handsome building originally served as the Midwest office, warehouse and distribution center of the American Book Company, a nationally-prominent textbook publisher. Typical of industrial architecture of its time, this reinforced-concrete bui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHH_the-platt-luggage-building_Chicago-IL.html
The Platt Luggage Building, originally located at 2301 South Prairie Avenue, was designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw for the publishing company originally owned by H. H. Forsythe. Howard Van Doren Shaw was one of the region's most successful and pop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHF_wheeler-kohn-house_Chicago-IL.html
A rare survivor of the stately mansions built on the Near South Side prior to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, this also ranks as one of the city's best examples of Second Empire architecture. Built by banker Calvin Wheeler, it was remodeled in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHE_second-presbyterian-church_Chicago-IL.html
When this neo-Gothic church was designed by a prominent New York architect, the surrounding streets, including Prairie Avenue one block east, were lined with the homes of wealthy Chicagoans. The fine interior decorations recall the congregation th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHB_henry-b-clarke-house_Chicago-IL.html
Known as the widow Clarke's house, this is Chicago's oldest building and its only surviving example of the Greek Revival style fashionable in the early 1800s.
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