Union Stock Yard Gate

Union Stock Yard Gate
Old Stone Gate, Chicago Union Stockyards
Chicago Landmark
The entry to the Union Stock Yards
Union Stock Yard Gate is located in Illinois
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates: 41°49′6.77″N 87°38′54.12″W / 41.8185472°N 87.6483667°W / 41.8185472; -87.6483667Coordinates: 41°49′6.77″N 87°38′54.12″W / 41.8185472°N 87.6483667°W / 41.8185472; -87.6483667
Built: 1879
Architect: Burnham & Root
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 72000451 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: December 27, 1972
Designated NHL: May 29, 1981[2]
Designated CL: February 24, 1972

The Union Stockyard Gate, located on Exchange Avenue at Peoria Street, was the entrance to the famous Union Stock Yards in Chicago. The gate was designed by John Wellborn Root of Burnham and Root around 1875. The work was commissioned by the superintendent of the yards at the time, John B. Sherman. The limestone gate still stands as one of the few reminders of Chicago's past dominance in the meat packing industry. Over the arch of the gate, Root included a now famous bust of "Sherman," the favorite prize-winning bull of John B. Sherman. The gate was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1972.[3] It was then designated a National Historic Landmark on May 29, 1981.[4][5] The gate was designated an official Chicago Landmark on February 24, 1972.[6] Directly behind the gate is a memorial statue for Chicago firefighters. The statue is located there because of the Chicago Union Stock Yards Fire, and around the base are engraved the names of all Chicago firefighters ever killed in the line of duty.

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