Building Name(s): Ewing Block
Life Span: 1860-1871
Address: 20-32 N Clark, NE corner North Water street
Block and Subdivision: 1, Original Town of Chicago
Architect: Unknown
- Halpin & Bailey’s City Directory for the Year 1863
Ewing Block, e s N. Clark, bet N. Water and Kinzie streets
Doggett & Easson, (William E. Doggett and John W. Easson,) grocers, 20 N. Clark
Knauer & Malcolm (Edmund Knauer and Robert Malcolm,) real est. and money brokers, room 1, Ewing’s blk. 20 N. Clark
Halpin’s Chicago City Directory for 1864
Ewing Block, es N. Clark, bet N. Water and Kinzie streets
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1866
Ewing Block, es N. Clark, bet N. Water and Kinzie streets
John C. W. Bailey’s Chicago City Directory for 1867
Ewing Block, es N. Clark, bet N. Water and Kinzie streets
Excelsior Wire Works, Booth & Conway, (John Booth and John Conway,) office, 13 Ewing’s blk. (See card.)
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1867
Ewing Block, es N. Clark, bet N. Water and Kinzie streets
Booth & Conway, (John Booth and John Conway,) Excelsior Wire Works, 13 Ewing’s block, 20 N. Clark
Knauer & Malcolm (Edmund Knauer and Robert Malcolm,) real estate brokers, room 1 Ewing’s bldg. 20 N. Clark
Goss & Hoag (Oliver S. Goss and Thomas C. Hoag), groceries and teadealers, whol. and ret. 32 N. Clark
Jake & Eds (J. Sutter and E. A. Schmeiser), hair dressing and shaving, 26 N. Clark, basement Ewing Block
Northwestern Presbyterian, Rev. Ebenezer Erskine, editor, 9 Ewing’s block, 28 N. Clark
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1870
Ewing Block, East side North Clark, between North Water and Kinzie streets
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1871
Ewing Block, East side N. Clark, bet. N. Water and Kinzie
Nichols & Co. publishers, Marble and Stone Workers’ Reporter, room 1, Ewing blk. 20 N. Clark
Ewing William A. executor Ewing estate, room 13 Ewing Blk. r. 348 N. Dearborn
Chicago Press and Tribune, August 25, 1860
ANOTHER MAN-TRAP.—Night before last, a lady passing along in front of Ewing’s new building, on North Clark street, fell through the unguarded area, and seriously injured herself. Last night one of the men employed about the building fell through the same place, and received some very severe bruises.
Chicago Tribune, September 25, 1861
TO RENT—The large new Store No. 226 North Clark large Street, suitable for a Dry-Goods, Grocery, Boot and Shoe or Crockery Store, For particulars inquire Knauer & Malcolm, Ewing’s Block, North Clark street, or on the premises.
Chicago Tribune, February 24, 1866
FOR ALL SEASONS. THE GAUZE WIRE WINDOW SCREENS.—We foresee an immediate popularity and patronage of an institution Messrs. Lee & Howard, of Room No. 13 Ewing Block, are preparing to extensively introdnce among our citizens, in their houses and places of business. These gentlemen have established themselves here with facilities for furnishing in every style the Wire Gauze Window Screens, so contrived as to turn a painted picture to the street while they neither obstruct vision or ventilation from the window to which they are fitted. An infinite variety of styles and of adaptedness to every class of wants for strength, durability beauty, the Lee & Howard Screens will be sure to be the rage, and do away with all make shifts of every kind wherewith it is sought to supply their place. They are very generally in use in eastern cities, and will be sure to be popular here from the outset.
Chicago Tribune, December 22, 1868
DISSOLUTION.
The copartnership heretofore existing under the firm name of Booth & Conway is this day dissolved by mutual consent, John Booth retaining the business, by whom all debts of the late firm will be paid. John Booth, John Conway, Chicago, Dec. 21, 1868.
- Ewing Block
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1869
NOTES:
1 William Lane Ewing, Sr., born January 31, 1809 in Knox County, Indiana, died on October 26, 1873 in Bailey Springs, Alabama, was wholesale grocer in St. Louis, and Chicago. Charles Taylor was also of St. Louis. Along with Chicago business partners, Clinton Briggs and Thomas Heermans, they operated a wholesale grocery store at 75 South Water Street, between State and Wabash between 1862 and 1871. It is also believed that Mr. Ewing was the financial backer for the Ewing Block.
“William L. Ewing, long a prominent merchant of St. Louis, and for whom a nice steamer was once named, died at Bailey Springs, Alabama, last week, aged 64.”—The Daily Memphis Avalanche, October 28, 1873
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