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Hammonds Cold Storage Buildings
Chicago
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In 1998, hundreds of thousands of board feet of Heart Pine timbers were purchased, which had been salvaged from Hammonds Cold Storage Buildings at the northeast corner of 47th and Racine in Chicago. We have struggled to find reliable sources of information about the Hammonds buildings, but let us tell you what we know (or, more accurately, what we have been told.) The Hammonds buildings were players in the Chicago meat industry made infamous by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. These buildings would have been used to refrigerate the meat coming from the Chicago stockyards. Many of the 6" x 12" Heart Pine timbers have regular bolt holes where meat rack hangers were attached. Construction of the original Hammonds building(s) at 47th and Racine likely started in the early 1860's. There is some indication that Abraham Lincoln may have attended the opening ceremonies. The Hammonds complex expanded in size and scope throughout the 19th Century. It is likely that at one point it was largely rebuilt after a major fire. The complex was a major shipper and rail point through World War II and into the 1960's. The Hammonds Cold Storage Buildings at Chicago's 47th and Racine have been out of commission for some time. Fortunately, flooring and other beautiful products produced from the Heart Pine timbers that were salvaged from these buildings are still available.
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