263-265 Wabash Avenue Building

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263-265 Wabash Avenue Building
Life Span: 1873-~1980
Location: 263-265 Wabash ave, between Jackson & Van Buren, (324 to 328 S Wabash av)
Architect:

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1874

Studebaker Brothers

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1876
Academy of Sciences, E. R. Blatchford, pres; Norman Bridge, sec. 363 Wabash
Studebaker Bros., W. H. Browne, manager, carriages 265 Wabash av.

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1880
Academy of Sciences, 263 Wabash
Cortland Wagon Co. Edwin B. Palmer, manager; 263 Wabash

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1884
Academy of Sciences, 263 Wabash
Kean & Lines, carriages, D. J. Lines, manager 265 Wabash av.

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1887
Academy of Sciences, Jacob W. Vehe, sec. Exposition bldg.
Lines D. J. & Co. (David J. Lines, Frank H. Woods and Frank B. Lines) carriage mnfrs. 269 Wabash av.
Wadsworth, Howland & Co. (John Wadsworth, Charles F. Howland, Lucius Turner, William H. Andrews, Henry A. Robbins and Frederick A. Gunnison) paints 265 Wabash av.

Lakeside Business Directory of the City of Chicago, 1899
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. (The) billiard tables 263 and 265 Wabash av tel Harrison 1860

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1904
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. (The) billiard tables; main offices and salesrooms 263 and 265 Wabash av; factory cor Huron, Sedgwick and Superior

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1911
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. (The) billiard tables; main offices and salesrooms 324 to 328 S Wabash av old nos 263 and 265 Wabash av; factory cor Orleans, Huron, Sedgwick and Superior

Chicago Evening Post, October 15, 1873

HANDSOMELY HOUSED AGAIN.
The Academy of Science in Their New Quarters—Encouraging Reports.
For the first time since the smoky ninth, a couple of years ago, the members of the Academy of Science met last evening in their own building, on the old site, in the rear of No. 163 Wabash avenue. The building is somewhat similar to the structure that, with all its precious contents, was leveled by the destroyer that swept all before it. It is constructed of brick, is three stories in height, with iron partitions, stairs and ceilings, and ash and walnut floors. The Secretary’s office and library are on the first floor. The latter is a room 55 by 28 feet in dimensions, with a platform and suitable accommodations for meetings. The museum is located on the second floor, and on the third is the Museum Hall, with a gallery on every side. The basement is fitted up for the taxidermist. A four-story stone front business structure stands in front of the academy, and was built by the society, the whole costing $100,000.

Among those who attended last evening were: Dr. Andrews, ex-Gov. Bross, Col. S.
Stone, Messrs. Walker, Jones, Patterson, Dex-ter, Lyman, Richardson, Dr. Bridge, Dr. Hol-lister, E. S. Chesbrough, Dr. Adams, Dr, Boyd Prof. Babeock, Dr. Rauch, Mis. Doggett, and Mr. Norris. Vice President Johnson occupied the chair.

Among the list of donations received since the January meeting, read by the Secretary, was the gift of 50 volumes of the American Journal of Science, from Profs. Dana and Silverman; 187 volumes, 207 pamphlets, and 37 numbers of the American Naturalist, from G. C. Walker, E. W. Blatchford, J. Y. Scammon, and b. b. McCagg: and a large number of specimens from diffeet parts of the country. A vote of thanks was tendered to the donors..

Chicago Tribune, January 11, 1885

DON’T MAKE MISTAKES
When you purchase your fine carriages. Kean & Lines, Nos. 263 and 265 Wabash avenue, have turned out the past week some of the finest Berlin coaches ever seen in this city. They placed a beautiful Berlin coach in Matt Fisher’s livery, and certainly it is a credit to the finest private stable in any city. John MeCoy, Forest avenue stable, purchased a beautiful brougham for his custom-ers, which they will appreciate. Private parties about to purchase a fine coupe, brougham, rocka-way. Berlin coach, or a five-glass landau will do well to call on their agent at Nos. 263 and 265 Wabash avenue—D. J. LINES.

Chicago Tribune, February 23, 1885

ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
The Chicago Academy of Sciences is compelled to vacate at the beginning of May the building in which its collections are now displayed, and much discussion has arisen as to the disposition or the valuable treasures of that association. The trustees have resolved, at all events, to keep the corporation out of debt, and the sentiment prevailing amongst them is that it will be best to store the specimens away in some secure place until the financial stress is relieved, when they hope to be able to establish the museum again upon a substantial foundation. The meetings of the academy will be continued, and what income can be obtained will be devoted to the publication of papers. Dr. Andrews, one of the trustees, says that several plans have been suggested for the temporary bestowal of the academy’s treasures. He thinks the city ought to accept them and establish a public museum, perhaps in connection with the Public Library, as in the case of the British Museum. Another plan was to get the trustees of Lincoln Park to erect a building for the reception of the curiosities. It was thought quite probable, be said, that the Northwestern University at Evanston might accept some of the objects of interest to keep until the academy was ready to take them back, but no definite conclusion had been reacbed.

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