Market Hall

Market Hall

The first Market Hall was a two-story structure containing a lunch counter and sixteen stalls for the sale of fresh meats and vegetables. The second floor housed a meeting hall that could accommodate 600 persons. The structure was gutted by fire in 1892.

The second Market Hall was constructed on the same site in 1893 and was three stories high. The Circle Buildings each containing three apartments were added at the same time. These new buildings, with their graceful colonnades and arches, were constructed to better define and enhance the square. The new Market Hall contained twelve stalls on the first floor, and an assembly hall with stage on the second floor. The third floor held rooms for lodge meetings etc. After another fire in 1931, the upper half of the building was removed, and the lower half was occupied by a grocery and tavern until it was finally demolished by fire again in 1974.

THE PULLMAN HISTORY SITE

More Information About the Town of Pullman

Planning the town

The Arcade Journal

The Hotel Florence

The Arcade

Arcade Park

The Stables

Market Hall

Area Churches

Area Schools

The Freight Depot and the Railway Station

Other Pullman Buildings

The Pullman House History Project

Arranged by:

 Name

 Address

 Occupation

 Birthplace

 People of Color

Maps of Pullman

Images of the Town of Pullman

All images of the town

Vistas

• Aerial views of Pullman
• Street level vistas

Art & Architecture

• Landscape architect Nathan Franklin Barrett
• Architect Solon Spencer Beman
• Henry Koopman and Family, Photographer
• Landscape Design

Pullman’s Neighborhood

• The Calumet River
• IHACCR
• Area Churches
• The Kensington Neighborhood
• Lake Calumet
• North Pullman
• The Roseland Neighborhood

Buildings in Pullman

• The Arcade Building
  • The Arcade Building
  • The Pullman Bank
  • The Library
  • Meeting Hall
  • Shops in the Arcade
  • The Theater
• Arcade Park
• Carriage House
• Casino Building
• Fire Department
• Freight Depot
• Gas Works
• The Hotel Florence
  • Exterior Views
  • Interior Views
  • Post-1975
  • History
• Hospital
• Houses
• Market Hall
• Schools
• Stable
• Train Station

Other Pullman-Related Sites

• Historic Pullman Garden Club - An all-volunteer group that are the current stewards of many of the public green spaces in Pullman. (http://www.hpgc.org/

• Historic Pullman Foundation - The HPF is a non-profit organization whose mission is to "facilitate the preservation and restoration of original structures within the Town of Pullman and to promote public awareness of the significance of Pullman as one of the nation's first planned industrial communities, now a designated City of Chicago, State of Illinois and National landmark district." (http://www.pullmanil.org/)
• The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum is a 501(c)3 cultural institution. Its purpose is to honor, preserving present and interpreting the legacy of A. Philip Randolph, Pullman Porters, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and the contributions made by African-Americans to America's labor movement. ((http://www.nationalpullmanportermuseum.com/)
• Pullman Civic Organization - The PCO is a strong and vibrant Community Organization that has been in existence since 1960. (http://www.pullmancivic.org/)
• Pullman National Monument - The official page of the Pullman National Park. (https://www.nps.gov/pull/)
• South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society - SSG&HS holds the Pullman Collection, consisting of personnel records from Pullman Car Works circa 1900-1949. There are approximately 200,000 individuals represented in the collection. (https://ssghs.org/)
• The Industrial Heritage Archives of Chicago's Calumet Region is an online museum of images that commemorates and celebrates the historic industries and workers of the region, made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act grant administered by the Illinois State Library. (http://www.pullman-museum.org/ihaccr/)
• Illinois Digital Archives (IDA) is a repository for the digital collections libraries and cultural institutions in the State of Illinois and the hosting service for the online images on this site. (http://www.idaillinois.org/)