Union Stock Yard Gate

Old Stone Gate, Chicago Union Stock Yards
The entry to the Union Stock Yards c. 1910
Union Stock Yard Gate is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Union Stock Yard Gate
Union Stock Yard Gate is located in Illinois
Union Stock Yard Gate
LocationExchange Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°49′07″N 87°38′55″W / 41.81861°N 87.64851°W / 41.81861; -87.64851
Arealess than one acre
Built1879 (1879)
ArchitectBurnham & Root
NRHP reference No.72000451[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1972[1]
Designated NHLMay 29, 1981[2]
Designated CLFebruary 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 Burnham and Root around 1875, and is the only significant structural element of the stock yards to survive. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981.[2] The plaza surrounding the gate also includes the city's principal memorial to its firefighters.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Old Stone Gate, Chicago Union Stockyards". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.