December 24, 2014
Formerly located at 2110 S. Prairie Ave., the 760-ton Harriet Rees Mansion was recently relocated to 2017 S. Prairie Ave. as a preservation method in order to make way for the construction of the McCormick Place Event Center and Marriot Marquis Headquarters hotel both slated to be completed by 2016.
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Harriet Rees Mansion Relocation Opens Door to McCormick Place Additions
The historic Harriet Rees Mansion, 2110 S. Prairie Ave. in Chicago, a three-story, 762-ton, brick and limestone structure, was recently relocated one block north to 2017 S. Prairie Ave. in order to make way for the construction of the McCormick Place Event Center, a 10,000-seat event center, and a 1,200-room Marriot Marquis Headquarters hotel, both slated for completion by late 2016.