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(Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House 1801 W. Division St.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Municipal Code of Chicago (the "Municipal Code"), Section 2-120-630 through -690, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") has determined that the (former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 1801 W. Division St., as more precisely described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Building"), meets three criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Section 2-120-620 (1), (4) and (6) of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Building was built in 1901 as a brewery-tied house, or tavern which exclusively sold Schlitz Brewery products. It was commissioned by Edward Uihlein, a German immigrant and the manager of Schlitz Brewery's operations in Chicago, and the Building is one of the best-remaining examples of fifty-seven such brewery-tied houses built by Schlitz in Chicago from 1897 to 1905; and
WHEREAS, the Building represents a distinct property type that conveys important themes from Chicago and American history from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, including the rise of vertically-integrated manufacturing production and retail sales; the role of science and technology in the transformation of crafts into industries, including the brewery industry; increasing competition among businesses as the city and country grew; the role of the neighborhood saloon; the role of ethnic immigrants as both leaders of the brewing industry and as consumers; and the national question about the role of alcohol in society which would later culminate in national Prohibition; and
WHEREAS, the Building conveys the economic prominence of the brewing industry in Chicago and Milwaukee during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, made possible by those cities' access to grain markets, fresh water, natural supplies of ice, and train transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Building is representative of the brewing industry ...
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