Union Stock Yard Gate
Old Stone Gate, Chicago Union Stock Yards
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The entry to the Union Stock Yards c. 1910
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Location | Exchange Ave., Chicago, Illinois |
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Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1879 |
Architect | Burnham & Root |
NRHP Reference # | 72000451[1] |
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Added to NRHP | December 27, 1972[1] |
Designated NHL | May 29, 1981[2] |
Designated CL | February 24, 1972 |
The Union Stock Yard Gate, located on Exchange Avenue at Peoria Street, was the entrance to the famous Union Stock Yards in Chicago. The gate was designed by John Wellborn Root of Burnham and Root around 1875.
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History
The gate was commissioned by the superintendent of the yards at the time, John B. Sherman. The limestone gate still stands as one of the few reminders of Chicago's past dominance in the meat packing industry. Over the arch of the gate, Root included a now famous bust of "Sherman," the favorite prize-winning bull of John B. Sherman. The gate was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1972.[1] It was then designated a National Historic Landmark on May 29, 1981.[3] The gate was designated an official Chicago Landmark on February 24, 1972. Directly behind the gate is a memorial statue for Chicago firefighters. The statue is located there because of the Chicago Union Stock Yards Fire, and around the base are engraved the names of all Chicago firefighters ever killed in the line of duty.
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- Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois
- Gates in the United States
- Firefighting memorials
- Labor monuments and memorials
- Monuments and memorials in Chicago, Illinois
- Firefighting museums in the United States
- Firefighting in the United States
- Buildings and structures completed in 1879
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois
- Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
- South Side, Chicago
- Burnham and Root buildings