Greisheimer Building, Old Saloon Building
Life Span: 1873-1948
Location: SW corner of Clark and Lake Streets
Architect: John M. Van Osdel
Map of the Rebuilt Downtown; from New Chicago, 1872
I Greisheimer House,
Chicago Tribune, November 20, 1872
The first consumer of gas in Chicago was Mr. I. H. Burch, and carburetted hydrogen was used for illuminating purposes in his bank, the Chicago Bank, on the corner of Lake and Clark streets, in J. Y. Scammon’s old galoon building,
Rand McNally’s Bird’s Eye Views of Chicago, 1893
③ The Greisheimer Building
Fronts 80 feet on Clark and 100 feet on Lake Street, at the southeast corner. It is an old-style 5-story structure of 1873, 80 feet high, but its lower windows present a brilliant appearance at night. The upper rooms are tenanted by publishers, printers, binders, and manufacturers agents.
Greisheimer Building
Robinson Fire Insurance Map
1886
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