The Merchants Club was a predecessor club to The Commercial Club of Chicago. It was organized in Chicago in 1896. It merged with the Commercial Club in 1907.[1] Its leaders included Charles G. Dawes, Frederic A. Delano, and Charles H. Wacker. It was responsible for commissioning Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago (1909), also known as Burnham's plan.[2]
References
edit- ^ Merchants Club Executive Committee (1906). "Letter to Members of the Merchant's Club, 1906". Online Encyclopedia of Chicago. Historical Source. Chicago Historical Society.
- ^ Merchants Club (1906). "Merchants Club Committee Minutes, 1906". Online Encyclopedia of Chicago. Historical Source. Chicago Historical Society.
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