Mercantile Building I
Life Span: 1867-1871
Location: 114, 116 and 118 LaSalle, West side LaSalle street, between Madison and Washington
Architect: Edward Burling
- John C. W. Bailey’s Chicago City Directory for 1867
Mercantile Building, ws LaSalle, bet Madison and Washington
Burling Edward & Co., (Edward Burling and Edward Baumann,) architects and superintendents, room 28 Mercantile bldg.
James & Davis, (Alfred James, Lewis H. Davis, Frederick S. James and S. F. Requa,) genl ins agts room 11 Mercantile bldg 116 La Salle
Smith & Sloan, (Robert W. Smith and George M. Sloan.) attorneys-at-law, 24 Mercantile Bldg. (See advt. opp. p.)
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1867
Mercantile Building, west side LaSalle street, between Madison and Washington.
Burling Edward & Co., (Edward Burling and Edward Baumann,) architects, room 28 116 LaSalle
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1869
Mercantile Building, West side LaSalle street, between Madison and Washington.
Burling Edward, architect, room 28, 116 LaSalle, r. 333 N. LaSalle.
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1870
Mercantile Building—West side LaSalle, between Madison and Washington streets.
Burling Edward, architect, room 28, 116 LaSalle, r. 333 N. LaSalle.
Chicago Tribune, November 10, 1866
The Mercantile Building, on opposite the Chamber of Commerce, 80 feet by 100, four stories, marble front, in the Italian style, owned by the Mercantile Building Association, snd costing $80,000. The building is designed exclusively for offices, and contains twelve first-class fire-proof vaults; it will be heated by steam. Was commenced May 1st, and will be completed about January 1st.
Chicago Tribune, August 21, 1867
REAL. ESTATE.—The new real estate firm of Hammond, Fisher & Co. have opened an office at No. 7 Mercantile Building, LaSalle street. The firm consists of E. S. Hammond, L. G. Fisher and E. Bicknell. Mr. Hammond his been engaged for some time in the business, and is well known to our citizens. Mr. Fisher is a gentleman of high character and superior business qualifications, from Beloit, Wis. Mr. Bicknell was also formerly a citizen of Wisconsin, where he is widely and favorably known. The firm enter upon their business with flattering prospects of success, and we commend them from personal knowledge to the confidence of the community.
- La Salle Street between Washington and Madison Streets. Below Madison Street small frame residences with gardens still occupied the former school reserve section in the sixties. At the right is shown the Mercantile Building and next, to the south, is the Oriental Building where were the offices of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
Photographer: Copelin & Melander
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Mercantile Building I
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1869
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