W. C. Reebie and Brother Building

For the Reebie Storage and Moving Co. warehouse in Lincoln Park, see Reebie Storage Warehouse.

The W. C. Reebie and Brother Building is a building on Broadway in Chicago's Uptown community, and is a contributing property to the West Argyle Street Historic District.^[1][3]

W. C. Reebie and Brother Building
General information
Architectural style	Classical revival[1]
Location	5035 N. Broadway, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°58′25.77″N 87°39′33.54″W
Completed	1911
Technical details
Floor count	5
Floor area	45,000 square feet (4,200 m2)[2]

History

The building was built in 1911 by William P. McEvoy & Co.^[4] It originally served as a furniture storage warehouse for the W. C. Reebie and Brother Company.^[5] In 1919, a rear addition was built, designed by George Kingsley.^[5] In 2010, the building was sold to real estate investor John Thomas, and in 2013 it was sold to Cedar Street Companies.^[6][7] In 2018, the building was purchased by TimeLine Theatre Company.^[2] In 2019, TimeLine Theatre received $1.5 million in funding from the State of Illinois to convert the building into a theater.^[8] In June 2021, TimeLine Theatre announced that they intend to demolish the building's historic facade and replace it with a glass and metal system.^[9]