Building Name(s): Bowen Brothers Dry Goods, Wills, Bowen, Dillenback & Co., 100 Lake Street (1852-1854), Bowen Brothers, 72, 74, 76 Lake Street (1854-1864),
Life Span: 1855-1871
Address: 72-76 Lake Street, between State and Dearborn
Block and Subdivision: 16, Original Town
Architect: William W. Boyington
- Fergus’ Chicago City Directory, for the Year 1855
Greene R. G. music and pianofortes, 74 Lake
D. B. Cooke & Co.’s City Directory for the Year 1859
Bowen Brothers, (John H. Bowen, George S. Bowen, Chauncey T. Bowen, George R. Whitman and Almerin H. Winslow), dry goods, notions and crockery, 72 Lake (See adv’t op page)
Halpin & Bailey’s City Directory for the Year 1863
Bowen Brothers, (John H. Bowen, George S. Bowen and Chauncey T. Bowen and George R. Whitman), jobbers of staple and fancy dry goods, yankee notions, clocks, watches, jewelry, buckskin goods, etc., 74 and 76 Lake. Also wholesale and retail dealers in crockery, china, glass, silver plated ware, cutlery, looking glasses, fancy goods, hotel and house furnishing articles, 72 Lake. Buyers will always find in their stock the latest style of goods, at the lowest possible price.
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1867
Faxon E. G. L. & Co. (E. G. L. Faxon and F. R. Hilger), paper hangers, window shades, etc. 74 and 76 Lake
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1869
Faxon E. G. L. & Co. ( Ferdinand, R. Hilger), paper hangings, window shades, etc. 74 and 76 Lake
Knauer H. & Co. (Herman Knauer and ————), piano makers, 72 Lake
Bowen Bros. (James H., George S. and Chauncy T. Bowen), real estate owners, 72 Washington
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1870
Faxon E. G. L. & Co. (Ferdinand R. Hilger), paper hangings, window shades, etc. 74 and 76 Lake
Knauer H. & Co. (Herman Knauer and ————), piano mkr, 72 Lake
Bowen, Hunt & Winslow (George S. Bowen, Almerin H. Winslow, William H. Van Slyck, James F. and Frederick A. Hunt, and Edward Barbour), whol. dry goods, 15 and 17 Randolph
Bowen Bros. (James H., George S. and Chauncy T. Bowen), real estate owners, 27 and 29 Randolph
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1871
Bowen Bros. real estate and capitalists, 174 LaSalle
Western Railroad Gazette, March 26, 1859
A COMPLETE ESTABLISHMENT.
A day or two since we stepped into the establishment of Bowen Brothers, and found it, in all departments, packed with goods, and quite as full of customers as any one—even Bowen Bros—would desire to see. This firm have an immense stock on hand, and are offering great inducements to cash and short time buyers; hence they are busy all the time. When we state that from this house can be purchased a full stack of dry goods, Yankee notions, crockery, glass, plated goods, besides other goods, it will be readily seen that it is a good place for country merchants to visit, as they can get every article they need without making two parcels, and at prices that will suit the closest buyers. Bowen Brothers understand the art of buying compared with which the art of selling is very easy.
Chicago Tribune, April 6, 1860
No. 72 Lake Street.-Our wholesale houses are now in the height of their busy season, for the demands of which most of them were probably never before better prepared, both in extent and variety of stock, and in prices, which are doing much to intercept eastward-bound buyers. This in especialiy true of the old established house of Bowen Brothers, No, 72 Lake street, whose adrertisement will be found in another column. This firm is in the field with an assortment in their very varied lines, almost exclusively fresh this spring, and all well adapted to the rants of the country trade, and buyers of staples, both in the Dry Goods and Notions line. They occupy the entire fire stories of their marble block as above, and bare little vacant space or idle time. We commend them and their house to the trade generally, as one in a position to offer the excellent inducements, of a wide range for choice, and prices suited to the times.
Chicago Tribune, February 12, 1861
Not Conquered by Secession.—In taking a stroll about the improvements going on at the Tremont House on Saturday last, we were forcibly reminded of the fact that secession and all the excitement in political circles had produced no deleterious effect on the wholesale dry goods trade of Messrs. Bowen Brothers, as the large arrivals of new packages, the army of men engaged in unloading and opening them, abundantly testified. Messe. Bowen Brothers are e living institution. Their spring styles and late purchases of cotton and other staple fabrics, and Yankee notions, are now on hand and ready for the inspection of purchasers. They also have an extensive wholesale crockery, china, glassware and housekeeping furnishing goods establishment adjoining their dry good house—both occupying two entire buildings—Nos 74 and 76 Lake street. Within these walls all (illegible) most active, bee-hive (illegible) is upon the samples (illegible) order. Twenty men are employed in selling, packing and preparing orders for shipping to all parts of the country.
- 72-76 Lake Street
1862
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