Last updated: May 22, 2026
Place
Market Hall
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Quick Facts
Location:
11159 S Champlain Ave, Chicago, IL 60628
Significance:
City of Chicago Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark
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The original Market Hall was built along with the rest of the town of Pullman in the early 1880s. The two-story building included a lunch counter, sixteen market stalls that sold fresh meat and vegetables, and a large meeting hall for public events and gatherings. In 1892, a fire destroyed the original building. The next year, Pullman rebuilt it as a larger three-story structure inspired by the Romanesque-style buildings featured at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. At the time, Pullman was considered one of the “marvels” connected to the fair, and many visitors came to see the town. To house some of these visitors, builders constructed the unique colonnaded apartments around Market Hall.
Today, only the lower part of Market Hall remains after more fires damaged the building in 1931 and again in 1974. Soon after the 1974 fire, the Friends of Pullman National Historical Park bought the remains of the building and worked to stabilize it for visitors. Over the years, the site has hosted public art displays, while the historic colonnaded apartments are still used as homes today.