B. F. Chase Company

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B. F. Chase
Location: South side of Randolph Street, 50 feet east of Dearborn
Life Span: 1858-1871
Architect: Unknown

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

Chase Benjamin F.

See advt. opp. page.

Halpin & Bailey’s City Directory for the Year 1863
Chase B. F., painting and paper hanging, 109 Randolph, h. 75 Van Buren.
Hild F. W., signpainter, B. F. Chase, 109 Randolph.

Halpin’s Chicago City Directory for 1864
Chase B. F. & Walker, (Benjamin F. Chase and David T. Walker,) painters, and dealers in paper hangings, 109 Randolph
Hild Frederick W., signpainter, B. F. Chase, r. 319 N. Wells

Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1866
Chase B. F. & Hild (Benjamin F. Chase and Wm. F. Hild), sign and ornamental painters, 109 Randolph (See Ad’t)
Chase B. F. & Walker (Benjamin F. Chase and David T. Walker), whol. and retail paper hangings, 109 Randolph (See Ad’t)

John C. W. Bailey’s Chicago City Directory for 1867
Chase B. F. & Walker, (B. F. Chase and D. T. Walker,) paper hangings and window shades 109 Randolph

Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1870
Chase B. F. & Hild (B. F. Chase and F. W. Hild), sign painters, 109 Randolph
Chase B. F. & Walker (B. F. Chase and D. T. Walker), paper hangings and window-shades, 109 Randolph

Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1871
Chase B. F. & Hild, sign painters, 109 Randolph
Chase B. F. & Walker, paper hangings, 109 Randolph

Chicago Tribune, February 20, 1867

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
One of the most attractive objects of art in the city is the new Business Directory, recently placed in the east entrance to the Chamber of Commerce Building by Messrs. B. F. Chase & Hild, Sign Painters, No. 109 Randolph street. It embraces a seres of stained glass panels, in each of which, elaborately executed in burnished or embossed gold, is the business card of one of our most prominent firms. These panels are set together in a heavy black walnut frame, twelve by eighteen feet in size, richly carved, with arched cornice. supported by pillars and crowned by an elegant triplet arch, which forms a great addition to toe general artistic effect. The lettering is perfect, each letter standing out distinct and clear, and the combination and blending of colors is very method of adverting can hardly be imagined, and the advantages thus afforded for a tasteful and permanent announcement of business will be appreciated when seen. It gives advertisers a very fine opportunity of presenting their names prominently to the eye of the hundreds of business men who daily throng the spacious building of commerce where buyers most do congregate, and the attractiveness of the display will catch and hold the attention where ordinary announcements will be passed by without notice. The designers are intending to prepare three more of similar style, two feet longer than this, and have leased walls in the building for ten years, on which to place their permanent directories. Our business men will, probably, at once appreciate and take advantage of this superior method of advertising.

Chicago Tribune, March 26, 1870

Sign Painting.
D. F. Chase and F. W. Hild, who formerly maintained separate establishments, have recently united their interests, and now claim to have one of the largest and most complete sign painting establishments is in the country. Their place of nosiness at No. 109 Randolph street, where the old friends and patrons of both members of the firm, together with the public in general, are invited to call.

Chicago Tribune, February 4, 1878

Peoria, Ill., Feb. 3.—Benjamin Chase, for twenty-three years a resident of Chicago and of Cook County, died in this city at the residence of his son, the Rev. Ira J. Chase, Feb. 2, without previous serious illness and without a struggle.
Mr. Chase held responsible positions of trust in Cook County for the people from 1860 to 1870. He lived an honorable life, and died the sweet, peaceful death of the righteous, aged 70 years 10 months and 22 days. His remains will be deposited in the cemetery at Barrington, in this county, at 11 a. m. Tuesday.

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