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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VWT_the-sisters-of-mercy-historical_Chicago-IL.html
On this site, Sept. 23, 1846, the
Sisters of Mercy
who provided Chicago with its first hospital, began their charitable, educational and civic services to this city
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JJ7_state-street_Chicago-IL.html
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Chicago's Great Street
There is only one State Street. Widely celebrated in song, "That Great Street" has been known since the 1870s for its concentration of premier department stores and world-class architecture.
Chicago…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW69_the-chicago-board-of-trades-statues_Chicago-IL.html
These two statues, one symbolizing agriculture and the other industry, once stood over the main entrance of the Board of Trade Building built in 1885. The statues greeted commodity traders and the public for 45 years. Thought lost forever when the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW68_the-standard-time-system-in-the-united-states_Chicago-IL.html
Chicago's famous Grand Pacific Hotel, then on the site of the present Continental Bank building, was the location of the General Time Convention of 1883 which, on October 11 of that year, adopted the current Standard Time System in the United Stat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW67_rookery-building_Chicago-IL.html
Chicago Landmark
Its powerful exterior softened by John Root's lively ornament, the Rookery typifies the 1880s' lingering picturesque attitude toward commercial architecture. A transitional structure in the evolution of modern architecture, it …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW66_continental-and-commercial-bank-building_Chicago-IL.html
Chicago Landmark
This massive block-long office building was built to house one of Chicago's leading banks and exemplifies the large commercial buildings that define the distinctive LaSalle Street "canyon." Architect Daniel Burnham personally s…