Union Stock Yard Gate, Chicago

Name: Union Stock Yard Gate
Address: 926 W. Exchange Ave., Chicago, 60609, United States

#269 among attractions in Chicago

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Facts and practical information

The Union Stock Yard Gate, located on Exchange Avenue at Peoria Street, was the entrance to the famous Union Stock Yards in Chicago. The gate was designed by Burnham and Root around 1875, and is the only significant structural element of the stock yards to survive. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981. The plaza surrounding the gate also includes the city's principal memorial to its firefighters. ()

Built: 1879 (145 years ago)Coordinates: 41°49'7"N, 87°38'55"W

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926 W. Exchange Ave.Southwest Side (New City)Chicago 60609 United States

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Union Stock Yard Gate – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Guaranteed Rate Field, Illinois Institute of Technology, St. Mary of Perpetual Help Parish, Cornell Square Park.

1.2 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago
30 min walk • Guaranteed Rate Field is a cornerstone of Chicago's sports culture and serves as the home of the city's beloved Major League Baseball team, the Chicago White Sox. This modern ballpark, located on the city's South Side, replaced the historic Comiskey Park in 1991...
1.7 miNE
Universities and schools
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
43 min walk • Illinois Institute of Technology is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the merger of the Armour Institute and Lewis Institute in 1940.
1.2 miN
Church
St. Mary of Perpetual Help Parish, Chicago
31 min walk • St. Mary of Perpetual Help - historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
1.6 miSW
Park, Beaux-Arts architecture
Cornell Square Park, Chicago
42 min walk • Cornell Square is a public park at 1809 W. 50th Street in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1905, the park was one of many planned by the South Park Commission to provide parks in dense, poor South Side neighborhoods. The park was named for Paul Cornell, one of the Commission's board members.
0.9 miNW
Museum, Maritime museum
Chicago Maritime Museum, Chicago
24 min walk • The Chicago Maritime Museum is a maritime society and museum dedicated to the study and memorialization of Chicago's maritime traditions.
1.3 miNE
Library
Chicago Bee Building, Chicago
34 min walk • The Chicago Bee Building is a historic building on Chicago's South Side. It originally housed the Chicago Bee, a newspaper serving the African Americans of Chicago. The building now houses the Chicago Bee Branch of the Chicago Public Library. The building was named a Chicago Landmark on September 9, 1998.
1.6 miNE
Modernist architecture, Postmodern architecture
State Street Village, Chicago
40 min walk • Rowe Village, previously known as State Street Village, is a residence hall for the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy-Jahn Associates, the dormitory was completed in 2003.
1 miW
Park, Beaux-Arts architecture
Davis Square Park, Chicago
27 min walk • Davis Square is a public park located between 44th and 45th Streets and Marshfield and Hermitage Avenues in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. The park opened in 1905 as one of the initial parks in the South Park Commission's plan to build parks in the dense, poor neighborhoods of Chicago's South Side.
1.3 miE
Mosque
Al-Sadiq Mosque, Chicago
33 min walk • The Al Sadiq Mosque was commissioned in 1922 in the Bronzeville neighborhood in city of Chicago. The Al-Sadiq Mosque is one of America's earliest built mosques and the oldest standing mosque in the country today.
0.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
New City, Chicago
23 min walk • New City is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the South Side district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards.
1.7 miNE
Modernist architecture
Carr Memorial Chapel, Chicago
45 min walk • Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, “God Box,” is a modest, one-story brick building situated near the intersection of Michigan Avenue and 32nd Street on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus in Chicago, Illinois.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Union Stock Yard Gate?

Nearby attractions include Central Manufacturing District, Chicago (14 min walk), Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, Chicago (17 min walk), New City, Chicago (23 min walk).

How to get to Union Stock Yard Gate by public transport?

The nearest stations to Union Stock Yard Gate:

Bus

Halsted & Exchange • Lines: 44, 8 (4 min walk)
Halsted & Root • Lines: 43, 44, 8 (4 min walk)

Metro

47th • Lines: Red (28 min walk)
Sox-35th • Lines: Red (34 min walk)

Train

35th Street (34 min walk)