Built in 1880, the Administration Clock Tower Building formed the central mass of a monumental structure seven hundred feet long. As the manufacturing center of Pullman, the Administration and Factory Complex was an unusually ornate industrial building designed to sit in a park-like setting.
Greenstone Church was built in 1882 as part of the original plans for the Pullman company town. The church was designed by Solon Beman and features a unique facade of green stone quarried in Pennsylvani and seats 600.
Visit the Historic Pullman Shared Visitor Information Center located at Cottage Grove and 112th Street. Volunteers and partners from the Historic Pullman Foundation are on-hand to answer questions and provide suggestions on how to enjoy your visit to the monument. There are informational displays, artifacts and an introductory film available.
The Pullman Wheelworks was built in 1918 as a manufacturing facility for the Packard Open Body Shop for assembling Packard Automobiles. The facilities were built by the Pullman Company in contract with Packard from 1919 to 1923.
The homes built in the original 1880's Pullman Company Town were made in various sizes and designed to accommodate workers of all levels. The homes were rented out to residents by the company and boasted having unique amenities such as indoor plumbing (flush toilets), well ventilated and lighted rooms, and for executive homes steam heating.
The Hotel Florence is a former hotel located in the Pullman Historic District on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois. It was built in 1881 to a design by architect Solon Spencer Beman.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Area heralded a new era of trade and travel for the nation during the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. It was the economic engine that poised Illinois to become the most populous inland American state by opening trade in the region and in America’s heartland.
Pullman National Historical Park is located in Chicago and was established in 2015. Built in 1880, Pullman was the first model, planned industrial community in the United States. In 1995, the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, located at Pullman, was founded to commemorate both the life of A. Philip Randolph and the role of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and other African Americans in the U.S. labor movement.
Market Hall was built with the original Pullman town in the early 1880's. Its first design had two floors containing a lunch counter, sixteen stalls for the sale of fresh meats and vegetables, and a meeting hall. In 1892 it was destroyed by fire, but soon after a second version of the Market Hall was built in 1893. The new design was three stories high and colonnade apartment were built around the building.
The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (NAPPRM) was founded in 1995 by Dr. Lynn Hughes. The museum is named Asa Philip Randolph and Pullman Porters, the men who made up the membership of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) union.
The Firehouse was built in 1894 in a Romanesque style. It is the last firehouse in Chicago with a hose-drying watch tower. The tower was used to survey the area for any signs of fire nearby.
