Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards
Exchange Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Photos
Overview.
The attached building has apparently been demolished.
Photo Courtesy Illinois Historic Preservation Agency HAARGIS Database
Map
Description
From about 1879 to 1971, this triple-arched, rough-faced limestone gate was the main entrance to the Chicago Union Stockyards. The Stockyards, founded in 1865 to consolidate the many scattered stockyards in Chicago into an efficient unit, symbolized Chicago's role as a major meat-packing center. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, May 29, 1981National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1972
- Reference number
- 72000451
- Areas of significance
- Commerce; Agriculture
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- Structure
- Historic function
- Monument/marker
- Current function
- Monument/marker
- Periods of significance
- 1900-1924; 1875-1899
- Significant year
- ca. 1879
Sources
- Nathan Holth
- National Register Nomination Form
- National Register database - Reference number 72000451 (Search for documents)
- National Historic Landmark information
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