Location: 2000 S. Prairie (Old 945)
Occupants: John Marshall Clark
Life Span: 1869-
Architect: TBD
Edwards’ Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1869
Clark John M. (Gray, Clark & Co.), r. 948 Prairie av.
Edwards’ Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1870
Clark John M. (Grey, Clark & Co.), r. 948 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1876
Clark John M. (Grey, Clark & Co.) 201 Lake, house 948 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1880
Clark John M. (Grey, Clark & Co.) 201 Lake, house 2000 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1884
Clark John M. sec. Grey, Clark & Engle 201 Lake, house 2000 Prairie av.
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1885
Clark John M. sec. Grey, Clark & Engle 201 Lake, house 2000 Prairie av.
Chicago Telephone Directory, 1892
Clark John M. 2000 Prairie av. . . South-557
Chicago Tribune, January 19, 1892
Mrs. Mary E. Clark.
Mrs. Mary E. Clark, mother of John M. Clark, Collector of. the Port of Chicago, died last evening at 8 o’clock at her son’s residence, No. 2000 Prairie avenue. Mrs. Clark was 83 years old.
Chicago Chronicle, April 9, 1896
“BLACK MICHAEL” HOME AGAIN
Joy In Clark Family
Joy reigned supreme in the house of John M. Clark, 2000 Prairie avenue last night because “Black Michael” had returned to the family rooftree
“Black Michael” has been a pet in the Clark family for three months and when he disappeared Tuesday general regret was expressed by everybody from the head of the house down to the hostler. Michael is a Persian kitten only a few months old but he is the most playful of all felines along Prairie avenue Tuesday evening he was missed, and search proving unavailing, Mr Clark placed the following advertisement in a newspaper:
- LOST— BLACK PERSIAN KITTEN; LIBERAL
reward for return to 2000 Prairie av.
No one came to claim the reward, however, and Black Michael was given up as lost At 9 o’clock last night, as a reporter for The Chronicle ascended the steps leading to the Clark residence, he felt something soft brushing against his leg.
While waiting for the door to be opened Black Michael for it was he, explained his absence.
“You see” he said in choice Arabic, “over at P D Armour’s they have a Maltese cat, and I have been flirting with her for a week. I thought a great deal of Maria, and Tuesday evening I made a call. When I came heme the doors were locked, and I stayed away in a foolish fit of anger until 1 felt compelled to return and assuage the family’s regrets.”
Black Michael was received into the household with evident pleasure and the reward is off.
Chicago Tribune, January 9, 1898
At 2000 Prairie avenue Mrs. M. A. Meyer lives with her sons and daughters. She has been a widow for some time. She is the mother of Mrs. Levy Mayer, who has a home at 1815—one block north.
Chicago Tribune, August 7, 1918
MARSHALL CLARK TAKEN BY DEATH AT SUMMER HOME
John Marshall Clark, pioneer Chicago business man and one of the city’s oldest residents, died at his summer home in Marion, Mass., yesterday at the age of 82.
In addition his large business interests Mr. Clark once took an active interest In politics, being Republican candidate for mayor against Carter Harrison Jr. in 1881. Later he was a member of the board of education, collector of the port of Chicago, and was president of the first board of civil service commissioners in 1898.
Mr. Clark was born at White Pigeon, Mich., in 1836 and came to Chicago in 1847. He started his career as a civil engineer. During the civil war he served as general under Brig. Gen. Stough at the battle of Apache Canon. After the defeat of Lee he returned to Chicago and served variously as director and president of the Chicago Telephone company. He was a member and former president of the Chicago club, also a member of the Calumet and Commercial clubs. The Clark home in Chicago is at 847 North Michigan avenue.
- 2000 S. Prairie Ave.
Robinson Fire Insurance Map
1886
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