On Leong Merchants Association, 2216 South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

2009 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place

Significance: Built in 1927, the On Leong Merchants Association stands today as a visual landmark to Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood. Designed with traditional Chinese architectural details, the building played an important role for the community for over eighty years, providing a variety of services to the Chinatown merchants and residents.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1450

Survey number: HABS IL-325

Building/structure dates: 1926-1927 Initial Construction

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1927 - 1980

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