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Pullman National Monument

Pullman National Monument
Pullman Chicago Clock Tower.jpg
Administration and Factory Complex
Location Chicago
Coordinates 41°41′50″N 87°36′34″W / 41.69722°N 87.60944°W / 41.69722; -87.60944Coordinates: 41°41′50″N 87°36′34″W / 41.69722°N 87.60944°W / 41.69722; -87.60944
Built Construction begun in 1880
Architect Solon Spencer Beman and Nathan F. Barrett
Architectural style(s) Queen Anne, Gothic Revival
Governing body U.S. National Park Service
Website Pullman National Monument
Designated February 19, 2015
Official name: Pullman Historic District
Designated October 8, 1969
Reference no. 69000054
Designated December 30, 1970
Designated October 16, 1972
Pullman National Monument is located in Chicago
Pullman National Monument
Location in Chicago
Pullman National Monument is located in Illinois
Pullman National Monument
Location in Chicago
Pullman National Monument is located in the US
Pullman National Monument
Location in Chicago

Pullman National Monument, also known as The Pullman District and Pullman Historic District, is located in Chicago and was the first model, planned industrial community in the United States. The district is significant for its historical origins in the Pullman Company, one of the most famous company towns in the United States, and scene of the violent 1894 Pullman strike. It was built for George Pullman as a place to produce the famous Pullman sleeping cars.

Located in what is now the Pullman community area of Chicago, the district includes the Pullman factory and also the Hotel Florence, named after George Pullman's daughter. Also within the district is the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, named for the prominent leader A. Philip Randolph, which recognizes and explores African American labor history. Parts of the site, in recent decades have been owned by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency prior to gifting them to the federal government. Additional grounds remain owned by the state, as the The Pullman State Historic Site. The Pullman District, including the national moumument, state historic site, and private homes is east of Cottage Grove Avenue, from East 103rd St. to East 115th St. It was named a Chicago Landmark district on October 16, 1972. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark on December 30, 1970.


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