Union Stock Yard Gate
Old Stone Gate, Chicago Union Stock Yards | |
The entry to the Union Stock Yards c. 1910 | |
| Location | Exchange Ave., Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′07″N 87°38′55″W / 41.81861°N 87.64851°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1879 |
| Architect | Burnham & Root |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000451 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1972 |
| Designated NHL | May 29, 1981 |
| Designated CL | February 24, 1972 |
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.