Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards


  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

From about 1879 to 1971, this triple-arched, rough-faced limestone gate was the main entrance to the Chicago Union Stockyards. The Stockyards, founded in 1865 to consolidate the many scattered stockyards in Chicago into an efficient unit, symbolized Chicago's role as a major meat-packing center. - NPS


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1879/00/00 Burnham and Root Architect Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards built
1904/00/00 Upton Sinclair Author Upton Sinclair works undercover for seven weeks in the meatpacking plants of the Chicago stockyards The Jungle

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Particulars for Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards:
Area of Significance Agriculture
Area of Significance Commerce
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Monument, Marker
Level of Significance National
Sight Category Structure



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 72000451
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
Architect: Burnham and Root
Architectural Style: No style listed
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Commerce, Agriculture
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Significant Year: c 1879
Historic Function: Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Monument, Marker
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Monument, Marker

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