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Title: Armour Mission, Chicago, Illinois, ca. early 1900s
Date: 1900-1930
Description: Photograph of the Armour Mission building. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Mecca Flats, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1951
Creator: Yuskaitis, Robert J
Date: 1951
Description: Photograph of the Mecca Flats, located at 3360 South State Street and constructed in 1891. The apartments were designed by Edbrooke & Burnham,...
Show morePhotograph of the Mecca Flats, located at 3360 South State Street and constructed in 1891. The apartments were designed by Edbrooke & Burnham, and were demolished in 1952. Originally constructed as a hotel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the 96-unit Mecca building became an apartment building after the fair. The building was acquired by Illinois Tech around 1941, and was demolished in 1952 to make way for the construction of S.R. Crown Hall. The building was also known as Mecca Apartments, and The Mecca.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Faculty Grill, Armour Mission, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, January 18, 1939
Date: 1939-01-18
Description: Photograph of the Faculty Grill in the Armour Mission after remodeling. This photograph is identified as number 286-1. Attached caption reads ...
Show morePhotograph of the Faculty Grill in the Armour Mission after remodeling. This photograph is identified as number 286-1. Attached caption reads "Faculty Grill - Armour Mission After Remodelling." Includes Commonwealth Edison Photo stamp on verso. Phoographer unknown, likely Commonwealth Edison Photo. Note that while the address on the recto is that of Main Building, other sources verify that the Faculty Grill renovated in 1939 was in the Armour Mission.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Armour Mission auditorium, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
Description: Photograph of the Armour Mission auditorium (also/previously known as the assembly hall). The Armour Mission was also known as the Student...
Show morePhotograph of the Armour Mission auditorium (also/previously known as the assembly hall). The Armour Mission was also known as the Student Union between 1938-1962. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. The fixed seating in the auditorium indicates the photograph was likely taken prior to the renovations of 1938, when the fixed seating on the floor was removed and this room became known as the Student Hall.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Faculty Grill, Armour Mission, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1939
Creator: Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
Date: ca. 1939
Description: Photograph of the Faculty Grill in the Armour Mission after remodeling. This photograph is identified as number 286. Attached caption reads ...
Show morePhotograph of the Faculty Grill in the Armour Mission after remodeling. This photograph is identified as number 286. Attached caption reads "Faculty Grill - Armour Mission After Remodelling." Date of photograph unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: The Economics-Mechanics Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s-1960s
Date: 1950-1969
Description: Photograph of the Economics-Mechanics Building (also known as Temporary Building No. 1 and the Administration and Classroom Annex) on the...
Show morePhotograph of the Economics-Mechanics Building (also known as Temporary Building No. 1 and the Administration and Classroom Annex) on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology. Built as part of a 1947 Federal Works Agency project to provide facilities for veterans of World War II, this building was demolished after its activities were moved to Stuart Hall in 1972. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: View of Illinois Institute of Technology buildings along Federal Street, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1947-1955
Date: 1947-1955
Description: Photograph of the 3300 and 3400 blocks of South Federal Street on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. The photograph, likely taken...
Show morePhotograph of the 3300 and 3400 blocks of South Federal Street on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. The photograph, likely taken from Chapin Hall, includes the Mies van der Rohe-designed Materials and Metals Building and Heating Plant, as well as Chapin Hall and two temporary buildings built as part of a 1947 Federal Works Agency project to provide facilities for veterans of World War II. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Arcade Building being demolished, with IITRI Tower in the background, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Date: 1964
Description: Photograph of the Arcade Building being demolished, circa 1964. The buildings that eventually became the Armour Research Foundation (ARF)...
Show morePhotograph of the Arcade Building being demolished, circa 1964. The buildings that eventually became the Armour Research Foundation (ARF) Administration Building were constructed as the Binga State Bank (1924) and Binga Arcade Building (1929) by African-American entrepreneur Jesse Binga. The buildings were purchased by Illinois Institute of Technology in 1952, and ARF took up residence in 1954. Also known as: Binga State Bank (1924-1930), Arcade Building (1929-1953). Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Interior of the Arcade Building in Chicago, Ill.
Date: 1929-1953
Description: Photograph of the interior of the Arcade Building on 35th Street in Chicago, Ill. The buildings that eventually became the Armour Research...
Show morePhotograph of the interior of the Arcade Building on 35th Street in Chicago, Ill. The buildings that eventually became the Armour Research Foundation (ARF) Administration Building were constructed as the Binga State Bank (1924) and Binga Arcade Building (1929) by African-American entrepreneur Jesse Binga. The buildings were purchased by Illinois Institute of Technology in 1952, and ARF took up residence in 1954. Also known as: Binga State Bank (1924-1930), Arcade Building (1929-1953). Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Rear of Chapin Hall and the Physics Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1962
Date: 1962
Description: Photograph of Chapin Hall and the Physics Building, located at 3333 South Federal Street. Chapin Hall was designed by the firm Patton & Fisher...
Show morePhotograph of Chapin Hall and the Physics Building, located at 3333 South Federal Street. Chapin Hall was designed by the firm Patton & Fisher. It was constructed in 1888, renovated in 1937 and demolished in 1968. Built as part of Armour Flats. In 1907, six sections of the building were christened Chapin Hall for Armour Institute use. When Armour Flats was demolished, these units left on Federal St. to the south of the Armour Mission building were left standing. When Chapin Hall was remodeled in 1937, two of its northern sections became the Physics Building. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Physics Building and Chapin Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Date: 1960-1969
Description: Photograph of Chapin Hall and the Physics Building, located at 3333 South Federal Street. Chapin Hall was designed by the firm Patton & Fisher...
Show morePhotograph of Chapin Hall and the Physics Building, located at 3333 South Federal Street. Chapin Hall was designed by the firm Patton & Fisher. It was constructed in 1888, renovated in 1937 and demolished in 1968. Built as part of Armour Flats. In 1907, six sections of the building were christened Chapin Hall for Armour Institute use. When Armour Flats was demolished, these units left on Federal St. to the south of the Armour Mission building were left standing. When Chapin Hall was remodeled in 1937, two of its northern sections became the Physics Building. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Keith School during demolition, Chicago, Ill., 1959
Date: 1959
Description: Photograph of the Keith School, which was constructed in 1883 and demolishd in 1959. This elementary school, named after Chicago milliner...
Show morePhotograph of the Keith School, which was constructed in 1883 and demolishd in 1959. This elementary school, named after Chicago milliner Elbridge G. Keith, opened its doors in 1883. The school, which became increasingly surrounded by the Institute's campus, closed in 1959, and was demolished that same year. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Thomas R. Brown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1949
Date: 1949
Description: Photograph of Thomas R. Brown Hall, located at 3254 South Michigan Avenue. The building was designed by Francis M. Whitehouse of Burling &...
Show morePhotograph of Thomas R. Brown Hall, located at 3254 South Michigan Avenue. The building was designed by Francis M. Whitehouse of Burling & Whitehouse and was demolished in 1961. Once known as Cudahy mansion, this building was purchased in 1939 for graduate students. It served as one of IIT's Naval housing quarters from approximately 1943-45. After World War II, the building housed graduate students and, from 1948-61, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Formerly known as Cudahy Mansion (1880s-1919) , Chicago Motor Club (1919-1929), Quarters 2 (1943-1946), Graduate House (1939-1943, 1946-1948), Brown House (1950s), Brown Hall. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Demolition of Chapin Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1968
Date: 1968
Description: Photograph of Chapin Hall during demolition in 1968 with Crerar Library visible in the background. Chapin Hall was designed by the firm Patton...
Show morePhotograph of Chapin Hall during demolition in 1968 with Crerar Library visible in the background. Chapin Hall was designed by the firm Patton & Fisher. It was constructed in 1888, renovated in 1937 and demolished in 1968. Built as part of Armour Flats. In 1907, six sections of the building were christened Chapin Hall for Armour Institute use. When Armour Flats was demolished, these units left on Federal St. to the south of the Armour Mission building were left standing. When Chapin Hall was remodeled in 1937, two of its northern sections became the Physics Building. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Illinois Institute of Technology gymnasium with the Life Sciences Building under construction in background, Chicago, Ill., 1966
Date: 1966
Description: Photograph of the gymnasium of the Illinois Institute of Technology, located at 32nd and Dearborn Streets. The gymnasium was constructed in...
Show morePhotograph of the gymnasium of the Illinois Institute of Technology, located at 32nd and Dearborn Streets. The gymnasium was constructed in 1947 and demolished in 1966. It was built as part of a 1947 Federal Works Agency project to provide facilities for veterans of World War II. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Illinois Institute of Technology gymnasium, Chicago, Ill., 1966
Date: 1966
Description: Photograph of the exterior and interior of the gymnasium, located at 32nd and Dearborn Streets. Fowler Hall is visible in the background. The...
Show morePhotograph of the exterior and interior of the gymnasium, located at 32nd and Dearborn Streets. Fowler Hall is visible in the background. The gymnasium was constructed in 1947 and demolished in 1966. It was built as part of a 1947 Federal Works Agency project to provide facilities for veterans of World War II. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

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