Chicago and North Western Railway Power House

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Coordinates: 41°53′11″N 87°38′28″W / 41.886285°N 87.641085°W / 41.886285; -87.641085
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Chicago and North Western Railway Power House
Chicago Landmark
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′11″N 87°38′28″W / 41.886285°N 87.641085°W / 41.886285; -87.641085
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectFrost & Granger
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Renaissance
NRHP reference No.04001306[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2004
Designated CLJanuary 11, 2006

The Chicago and North Western Railway Power House is the historic

boiler room and a smaller engineer's office and reception room. The Chicago Tribune reported in 1948 that the power house output enough power to serve a city of 15,000 people. The power house ceased to serve the station in the 1960s, but when the terminal was demolished and replaced by Ogilvie Transportation Center in 1984, the power house survived. It is one of two remaining railroad power houses in Chicago and the only remaining power house for the Chicago and North Western.[2]

The power house was added to the

Chicago Landmark on January 11, 2006.[3]

Prior to its designation as a landmark, the building had long been slated for demolition,

Chicago Flood. A real estate developer purchased the building and, by adding two additional interior floors, re-developed the structure into a mixed-use office and retail building.[5] The renovations won the Best Adaptive Reuse award from Landmarks Illinois in 2007.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Chicago and North Western Railway Power House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "Chicago & North Western Railway Powerhouse". Chicago Landmarks. City of Chicago. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Harrison Row Townhomes".
  6. ^ "Landmarks Illinois". Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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