National Historic Landmark · Chicago, Illinois

Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards

A listed structure in Chicago, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressExchange Ave., Chicago, IL
CountyCook County
ListedDec 27, 1972
Reference number72000451
ArchitectBurnham and Root
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetExchange Ave.
Coordinates41.81858, -87.64842 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000451. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.