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Former Chicago Historical Society Building

 

This Romanesque Revival stone building located 632 North Dearborn Street, at the northwest corner of North Dearborn and Ontario streets, was for sale at the time of the photograph. A Shell gas station is in the foreground, occupying the northeast corner of West Ontario and North Dearborn Streets.

About this item


Title:
Former Chicago Historical Society Building
Date of Original:
1984; 1892 (Chicago Historical Society Building)
Identifier:
bru009_06_cF.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3gh4t
Type:
Image
Notes:
The building at 632 N. Dearborn was used by the Chicago Historical Society until 1931, and has been home to a series of nightclubs since 1985.


Rights:
In copyright - non-commercial use permitted
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Cities and towns
Museum buildings
Architecture
Buildings--Remodeling for other use

Photographer:
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
Contributor:
Cobb, Henry Ives, 1859-1931

Form:
Photographs
Medium:
color slides
Extent:
35 mm

Collection Information


Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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Folder:
9
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Geographic Information

Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
River North (Chicago, Ill.)