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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW1G_chicago-water-tower_Chicago-IL.html
In this its centennial year the Chicago Water Tower has been designated the first American Water Landmark "because of its significance in the development of Chicago's water resources and its symbolic identity with the spirit of Chicago."Richard J.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVY7_former-marshfield-trust-and-savings-bank_Chicago-IL.html
This terra-cotta-clad flat-iron building makes the most of its triangular building lot. Like many neighborhood banks from the 1920s, the Marshfield Trust and Savings Bank employed the Classical Revival style of architecture to convey a sense of pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVY6_lake-view-high-school_Chicago-IL.html
Here in 1874, was built Lake View High School, one of the first township schools in Illinois. Erected in accordance with legislation enacted by General Assembly of 1872Erected by Chicago's Charter JubileeAuthenticated by Chicago Historical Society…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNDV_auditorium-building_Chicago-IL.html
The extraordinary engineering talent of Dankmar Adler and the architectural genius of Louis Sullivan created this building to reflect the cultural maturity of Chicago. Combining hotel and office space with a splendid theater, the Auditorium was a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6V2_catholic-cemetery_Chicago-IL.html
Chicago's early Catholic Cemetery ran from North Av. south to Schiller St., and Dearborn St. to the lake, now Astor St. Established in 1845, it existed until the 1871 Chicago Fire charred the grounds. Like the City Cemetery to the north, not all r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6V1_couch-tomb_Chicago-IL.html
This stone vault is the oldest structure standing within the Chicago Fire zone. It was erected in 1858 for Ira Couch, a wealthy hotelier who died at age 50 while wintering in Cuba. Though some theories exist, there is no official answer as to why …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6V0_potters-field_Chicago-IL.html
From 1843 to 1871, this area was the City Cemetery potter's field, a graveyard for the poor and disenfranchised. More that 15,000 people, including 4,000 Civil War Rebels, were buried here on marshy land near the water's edge. Within six days in J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UU_hidden-truths_Chicago-IL.html
The 1852 funeral for David Kennison was the most elaborate Chicago had ever seen. The City paid all expenses, and donated 2 cemetery lots, intending to erect a monument on his grave. That never happened. The legend of his exploits grew to unfeasib…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UT_kennison-boulder-monument_Chicago-IL.html
In Memory ofDavid KennisonThe Last Survivor of the"Boston Tea Party"who died in Chicago, February 24, 1852, aged 115 yrs, 3 mos, 17 da, and is buried near this spot. This stone is erected by the Sons of the Revolution, the Sons of the American Rev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UR_lion-house-lincoln-park-zoo_Chicago-IL.html
Located in one of the country's oldest municipal zoological parks, the Lion House blends both the grandly-scaled public architecture of the Classical style with the innovative Prarie style developed by Chicago architects in the early 20th century.…