Louis Weber Building, Hamilton Building
Life Span: 1903-1975
Location: 281-289 Clark (Old), 401 South Clark, Southeast corner of Clark and Van Buren streets, Hamilton Building (81 W Van Buren)
Architect: Holabird & Roche
Inter Ocean, May 3, 1903
Aldis. Aldis, Northcote & Co., representing Shepard Brook of Boston, will improve the southeast corner of Clark and Van Buren streets, 100×100 feet, with five-story retail store building of mill construction, which has been leased to Louis Weber & Co. tor a term of fifteen years. at an aggregate rental of $409,800, which is at an average of $27,320 per year.
LOUIS WEBER, MERCHANT, DEAD
Stricken with Heart Failure While Seated at Desk—In Chicago Over Forty Years.
Louis Weber, 70 years old., senior member of the firm of Louis Weber & Co.. Clark and Van Buren streets. died yesterday of heart failure. He wax stricken while sitting at his desk talking over business affairs with one of his partners. A physician was summoned and Mr. Weber was taken to his home, 4334 Grand boulevard. He died shortly before reaching there.
Mr. Weber came to Chicago forty years ago from Germany and had been in business in Chicago since. He was identified with all the Jewish charities and was a supporter of the Michael Reese hospital. His widow and eight children survive him. The funeral will be from the residence on Sunday at noon.
- Louis Weber Building
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1906
- Louis Weber Building
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1927
Paul J Laporte says
Louis Weber was my great grandfather