Peck and Hills Furniture Company Warehouse, Historic warehouse on Goose Island, Chicago, United States
The Peck and Hills Furniture Company Warehouse stands on Goose Island and is an example of early 1900s storage buildings with massive brick walls and large windows. The structure was designed for storing furniture and features connections to former railway lines that were used for transport.
The warehouse was built in 1901 and was the center of one of the country's largest furniture distribution companies. The company expanded rapidly and made Chicago an important hub for furniture production and distribution in America.
The building shows how Chicago's industry operated in the early 1900s and what role factories played in the city's daily life. Visitors can still see the massive storage areas and loading zones that demonstrate how furniture was moved and distributed during that era.
The building is located on Goose Island, an industrial area reachable by car or public transportation. The surrounding area is flat and easy to walk through, with clear views of the building and neighboring structures.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 and was one of the few remaining industrial structures on the island. Its location next to the old railway lines still shows today the connection between factory and transport that defined early 1900s Chicago.
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