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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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHA_john-j-glessner-house_Chicago-IL.html
A mature Richardsonian design, Glessner House is famous for its site development, innovative floor plan and rugged Romanesque facade. Glessner House, a reminder of the fabulous Prairie Avenue era, is the only remaining Chicago building by this ren…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AQV_philip-rogers-home-site_Chicago-IL.html
Philip Rogers, born in Ireland, came to Rogers Park about 1834 and bought 1600 acres from the government. First lived in a log house at Lunt and Western Avenues. Died in 1856. Village named after him in 1844.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AQT_1877-keystone-from-city-hall-building_Chicago-IL.html
This keystone, taken from the arch of the Washington Street entrance, in the City Hall Building Chicago, which was erected in 1877, replaced by the present building in 1909.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AQQ_indian-boundary-village_Chicago-IL.html
Long ago, Native American Indians lived on this land. Before recorded history, the Mound Builders traveled the area, perhaps along the nearby Ridge. Later the Illinois Tribe hunted game and planted maize. Last it was the Ottawa, the Chippewa, and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AQP_indian-boundary-park_Chicago-IL.html
This 13.06 acre park commemorates the treaty of 1816 which established the land boundaries of the Pottawatomie Indians.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AQM_gauler-twin-houses_Chicago-IL.html
Built as speculative housing by John Gauler, this pair of wood-and-stucco residences is a rare example of a "twin" Prairie School design. Their architect is internationally recognized for his distinctive designs and for his early contributions to …