The Loop District in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fairbanks Morse & Company Building
Building
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of Interior
Built 1906
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 41° 52.222′ N, 87° 37.565′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in The Loop District. Marker can be reached from the intersection of South Wabash Avenue and 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago IL 60605, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Crane Company Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 910 South Michigan (about 500 feet away); Ludington Building (about 500 feet away); John A. Logan (about 700 feet away); Aaron Montgomery Ward Gardens (about 800 feet away); Hotel Somerset (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blackstone Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brunswick Corporation Headquarters (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
Regarding Fairbanks Morse & Company Building. “The Burnham Park building was originally home to Fairbanks, Morse and Company, which began as a manufacturer of scales and later became an industrial defense builder of diesel engines. The structure was designed and built in 1906 and is one of the last standing examples of the work of architect Christian Eckstrom.” — Fairbanks Lofts Added To Register, Chicago Tribune, February 12, 1989
Also see . . .
1. Fairbanks Morse & Company Building. (PDF) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, 1988. (Submitted on November 22, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
2. Fairbanks, Morse and Company Building,. 38 E 9th St. Chicago, Illinois, Clio. (Submitted on November 22, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
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