Wigwam
The Wigwam was a convention center and meeting hall that served as the site of the 1860 Republican National Convention. It was located in Chicago, Illinois, at Lake Street and Market near where the Chicago River divides into its north and south branches, on property owned by Garrett Theological Seminary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: convention center in Chicago (demolished)
- Also known as: “Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Street Bridge and 191 North Wacker.
Lake Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Russell Sekeet, CC BY 2.0.
The Lake Street Bridge is a bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The bridge is double-decked, with the lower deck carrying road traffic and pedestrians and the upper deck carrying the Lake Street Elevated, connecting the CTA's Green Line and Pink Line to and from the Loop.
191 North Wacker
Office building
Photo: Sepreece, CC BY-SA 3.0.
191 North Wacker is a 516 ft tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed from 2000 to 2002 and has 37 floors, 14 elevators, and 737,759 square feet of floor space.
Merchandise Mart
Shopping center
The Merchandise Mart is a commercial building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. When it opened in 1930, it was the world's largest building, with 4 million square feet of floor space. Merchandise Mart is situated 1,100 feet north of Wigwam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fulton River District and Loop.
Fulton River District
Neighborhood
The Fulton River District is a Chicago neighborhood located on the edge of the city's downtown, northwest of the Loop. The district is bounded by the Chicago River to the east, the Kennedy Expressway to the west, Ohio Street to the north and Madison Street to the south, making it part of the Near West Side and West Town community areas of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Loop
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.
River North
Quarter
Photo: OmidGul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
River North is a Chicago neighborhood located north of the Chicago River, south of Division Street, and west of Wabash Avenue. It is adjacent to the Magnificent Mile retail and tourism corridor.
Wigwam
- Categories: convention center and historic site
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8856° or 41° 53′ 8″ northLongitude
-87.63688° or 87° 38′ 13″ westOpen location code
86HJV9P7+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 9906890910OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q7999741
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