The Archer Daniels Midland Wheat Mill was a plant in Chicago's Fulton Market District.

[1][2][3][4] In 1896, Eckhart & Swan purchased the Hess elevators, on Carroll Avenue, between Ada and Elizabeth street, for $75,000.

[8] Initial reports stated that Sterling Bay planned to build a Metra station on the site.

[9][17] On March 26, 1912, a suction fan overheated and ignited waste in a wheat cleaning room, starting a fire.

[18] The fire was contained to the northern half of the four-story building, due to a worker closing a fireproof door.

[18] After the firefighters left, a dust explosion caused a partial structural collapse, killing one worker.