Gowen Block
Location: 146, 148, 150 and 152 North Water Street
Life Span: 1869-1871
Architect:
D. B. Cooke & Co.’s City Directory for the Year 1859-60
Gowen Edwin L. & Co., (Edwin L. Gowen and William T. Ripley) marble dealers, 130 W. Water
Halpin & Bailey’s City Directory for the Year 1863-64
Gowen E. L. & Co., (Edwin L. Gowen and William T. Ripley) marble dealers, cor. W. Water and Lake
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1869
Gowen Edwin L. mnfr. and dealer in Italian and American marble, 146, 148, 150 and 152 N. Water, r. 459 W. Washington
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1870-71
Gowen Edwin L. (Edwin L. Gowen and ———), steam marble works, 146 to 152 N. Water
Chicago Tribune, January 3, 1867
Married.
In this coty, January 1st, by Rev. E. J. Goodspeed, Mr. E. L. Gowen and Mrs. Mary M. Haley, all of Chicago.
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1869
Chicago Evening Mail, November 18, 1872
About 7 o’clock, yesterday morning, fire was discovered in the four-story brick building, No. 146 North Water street, owned and occupied by Gowen & Co., as marble works. Damage about $2,000 fully insured. The fire originated in a pile of charcoal in the fourth story.