Pope’s Block
Life Span: 1868-1871
Location: 135-141 Madison, North side Madison street, between LaSalle and Clark
Architect:
- Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1869
Pope’s Block—North side Madison street, between LaSalle and Clark
Allen D. R. Mrs. actress, Dearborn theatre, r. Pope’s blk.
Johnston W. V. & Co. (W. V. Johnston and ——— Deverill), real estate agts. room 1, Pope’s blk.
Williams & Miller (B. B. Williams and G. W. Miller), autocratologeum, rooms 7 and 8 Pope’s blk.
Miller G. W. (Wiliams & Miller). r. room 17 Pope’s blk.
Miller G. W., realestate agt. rooms 7 and 8 Pope’s blk. rooms 18 and 20 same
Reynolds, Kelley & Sherman (Mark H. Reynolds, Marshall C. Kelley and George D. Sherman), realestate agts. room 2, 137½ Madison
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1870
Pope’s Block—North side of Madison street, between LaSalle and Clark
Pope’s Block, 137½ Madison
Ferguson & Hemingway, (D. C. Ferguson and A. T. Hemingway), realestate agts. room 7, 137½ Madison
Johnston & Munson (W. V. Johnston and F. Munson), real estate agts. room 1, 137½ Madison
Kelley & Sherman (Marshall C. Kelley and George D. Sherman), realestate room 2, 137½ Madison
Miller G. W. realestate agt. rooms 7 and 8 Pope’s blk. rooms 18 and 20 same
Onstein J. B. real estate, room 72, 137½ Madison
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1871
Pope’s Block—North side Madison, bet. Clark and LaSalle
Chicago Tribune, January 20, 1868
TO RENT—Gentlemen wishing to secure first-class lodging rooms (furnished) in one of the best buildings and locations on the South Side, will note the fact that rooms, second to none, will soon be ready in “Pope’s Block,” the new marble-front building on Madison-st., opposite the Y. M. C. A. building. Apply at the building, or 182 State-st , Room 9.
Chicago Tribune, June 4, 1868
Francis Ireland has bought out the restaurant of Sennings & Wallace, No. 135 Madison street, and will furnish all the old patrons and friends and as many others as wiil favor him with a call. Ireland knows how to cater to the wants of the public and will his bill of fare attractive, both as to quality and prices.

- Pope’s Block
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1869
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