Tyler’s Block

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Tyler’s Block, Merchants’ Hotel
Life Span: 1855-1871
Location: La Salle street, North of Lake, Next to Marine Bank
Architect: Messrs, Van Osdel & Baumann

D. B. Cooke & Co.’s City Directory for the Year 1859

Merchants’ Hotel

Halpin’s Chicago City Directory for 1864
Tyler’s Block, 15, 17, 19 and 21 LaSalle
Merchant’s Hotel, William McKim, prop., LaSalle, bet. Lake and S. Water

Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1867
Tyler Block, east side LaSalle street, between Lake and South Water

Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1869
Tyler Block—East side LaSalle street, between Lake and South Water.

Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1870
Tyler Block—East side LaSalle street, between Lake and South Water.

Chicago Tribune, April 20, 1855

New Buildings.
Two new brick buildings are to be erected on La Salle street, North of Lake and next to the Marine Bank. The two together will be fifty feet front on La Salle street, and will run back eighty feet. They will be five stories high. The first front story will be fifteen feet high, and constructed of iron, of the most beautiful style, cast at the Eagle works in Buffalo, and furnished at a cost of $3,300. The second, third, fourth and fifth stories will be respectively 13, 12, 11 and 10 feet high, and the fronts faced with Athena stone. It is intended to make two handsome stores in the city. and the whole cost will be from 24,000 to $28,000.

Messrs. Van Osdel & Baumann are the architects. Messrs. Starkweather & Mooney have the contracts for the mason work.

Alexander Hesler

Chicago Tribune, February 15, 1860

FIRE ON SOUTH LASALLE STREET.— About half past ten o’clock last evening, a fire broke out in the roof of the large wooden hotel structure, on Lasalle street, near Lake, known as the “Merchants’ Hotel.” The Fire Department were promptly on the spot, and the fire was speedily checked, with about $200 damage to the building, which is owned by a Edson Moore. The principal damage was by water, which flooded the premises. The latter falls on Mr. Adams, the proprietor of the house. Writings were drawn yesterday for a transfer of furniture and lease to other parties.

Chicago Tribune, September 25, 1861

FIRE ALARM.—The alarm of fire for the first district yesterday forenoon was occasioned by the burning out of a chimney at the Merchant’s Hotel on La Salle street.

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