River North in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ransom R. Cable House

Cobb and Frost, architects; 1886

— Chicago Landmark —

Ransom R. Cable House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2024

1. Ransom R. Cable House Marker

Inscription. Designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by an eminent architectural partnership, this house was built for the president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company. The Cable House is among only a few remaining structures that illustrate the original elite residential character of the area just west of North Michigan Avenue.

Designated on October 2, 1991
Richard M. Daley, Mayor

Erected by Commission on Chicago Landmarks; City of Chicago.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway, and the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 41° 53.641′ N, 87° 37.64′ W.

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Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in River North. It is on Erie Street east of Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is to the left of the property's Erie Street gateway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 East Erie Street, Chicago IL 60611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Daniel Chester French (here, next

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2024

2. Ransom R. Cable House Marker

to this marker); Headquarters of the Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel Cass (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John B. Murphy Memorial (about 300 feet away); William Butler Ogden (about 400 feet away); McCormick Double House (about 500 feet away); Tree Studios (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . Chicagology: Ransom R. Cable House.

Excerpt: "What Prairie Avenue was to the South Side of Chicago, Pine Street was to the North Side. On both sides of Pine Street—now Michigan—in the years after the Chicago Fire stood many fine homes where lived a large group of old and socially prominent families.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2024

3. Ransom R. Cable House
A view of the home from the Erie and Wabash intersection. The Chicago Landmark marker is obscured by the white box truck parked on Erie.
Among these were the Pooles, Leiters, Ryersons, McCormicks, Trees, Carpenters, Blairs, Medills, and Rumseys. They occupied residences on Pine and other streets adjoining the old Water Tower.—Old Chicago Houses, John Drury, 1976"

(Submitted on December 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Victory statue and Cable House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 11, 2024

4. Victory statue and Cable House

An east-facing view of the property

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.