Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building

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Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building
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Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building
General information
Architectural style Chicago Commercial Style [1]
Location344 N. Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°53′17.8″N87°38′25.2″W / 41.888278°N 87.640333°W / 41.888278; -87.640333
Completed1902
Technical details
Floor count5
Floor area100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) [2] [3]
Design and construction
Architect(s) Henry J. Schlacks

The Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building was a building at 344 N. Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Henry J. Schlacks and constructed in 1902, it originally served as a factory and warehouse for the Tyler & Hippach Mirror Co. [4] [1] [5]

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The site was purchased for redevelopment in February 2022, with demolition commencing shortly afterward. An apartment tower was erected on the site. [6]

History

The Tyler & Hippach Mirror Co. building being moved Tyler and Hippach Mirror Co building being moved.png
The Tyler & Hippach Mirror Co. building being moved

The building originally stood at 117–125 N. Clinton Street. [1] In 1907, it was sold to the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. [7] [2] In 1908, the building was moved 52 feet south and 168 feet east to its current location, [a] in order to make way for the construction of the new Chicago and North Western Terminal, at a cost of $50,000. [4] [1] [10] [11] The William Grace Company was contracted to perform the move, and hired Chicago engineer Harvey Sheeler, who had successfully moved several large buildings previously. [4] [1] [10] At the time, this was the largest building ever moved. [1]

In 1929, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad began leasing the building to Producers Warehouse. [3] In 1947, the building was sold to the owner of Producers Warehouse for $75,000. [3] William J. Cassidy Tire & Auto Supply Co. purchased the building for $250,000 in 1970, and it became the headquarters of Cassidy Tire. [12] [13]

In 2019, The Habitat Company signed a contract to purchase the property, with intent to demolish the building and build a 33 story apartment building on the site. [1] [5] [14] However, Preservation Chicago fought to have the building designated a Chicago Landmark and preserved as part of the residential development planned for the site. [1] [4] In February 2021, Preservation Chicago listed the Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building as one of Chicago's most endangered buildings. [15] [16]

Demolition began in March 2022, followed by groundbreaking that October. [17] [18] The new apartment complex, dubbed "Cassidy on Canal", was finished in 2024. Some of the original bricks of the Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building were incorporated into the design. [19]

Notes

  1. ↑ Street number 344 N. Canal was 112 N. Canal before the 1909 street renumbering of Chicago. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Threatened: Cassidy Tire Building Endangered by New High-Rise Tower Proposal", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Currey, Josiah Seymour (1918). Manufacturing and Wholesale Industries of Chicago . Volume 2. Thomas B. Poole Company. pp. 235-236. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Railroad Sells Warehouse at 344 N. Canal St.", Chicago Tribune . October 5, 1947.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Rodkin, Dennis. "What’s That Building? The Cassidy Tire Building — And Its Unusual Escape From Demolition", WBEZ. June 6, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Kozlarz, Jay. "Rendering reveals 33-story apartment tower replacing Cassidy Tire warehouse", Curbed . November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Fulton River District's newest luxury high-rise Cassidy on Canal welcomes first residents". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  7. ↑ The Economist . November 16, 1907. p. 769. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Street Numbering Changes Guide". chsmedia.org. Chicago History Museum - Research Center. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  9. ↑ Plan of Re-numbering City of Chicago (PDF). Chicago Directory Company. 1909. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  10. 1 2 "Moving a Large Brick Building", The Engineering Record . Vol. 58, No. 12. September 19, 1908. pp. 317-318. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  11. ↑ The Economist . June 13, 1908. p. 1063. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Major Real Estate Sales Closed in 1970", Realty and Building. Volume 165. 1971. p. 122.
  13. ↑ Truini, Joe. "Chicago's Cassidy Tire Remains Family Owned After 103 Years", Tire Business. October 15, 1995. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  14. ↑ Gallun, Alby. "Developer plans 33-story Fulton River District apartment tower", Crain's Chicago Business . May 09, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  15. ↑ "West Loop Industrial Lofts Chicago 7 2021", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  16. ↑ Keilman, John. "Chicago lakefront, Catholic churches top newest list of city’s most endangered historic buildings", Chicago Tribune . February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  17. ↑ Crawford, Jack (2022-03-18). "Demolition Begins for 344 N Canal Street in Fulton River District". Chicago YIMBY. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  18. ↑ Schell, Daniel (2024-05-17). "Habitat Company announces first move-ins at Cassidy on Canal in Fulton River". Chicago YIMBY. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  19. ↑ "Fulton River District's newest luxury high-rise Cassidy on Canal welcomes first residents". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

"Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building - Built 1902 - Scheduled For Demolition". youtube. Retrieved 2022-05-15. Drone video tour of building before demolition.

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