Historical Marker
Richard Wright House
Historical marker location:
4831 South Vincennes Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of South Vincennes Avenue and East 48th Place, on the right when traveling north on South Vincennes Avenue.)
Chicago Landmark.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the largest futures exchanges in the world, was founded in Chicago in 1898. The exchange allows traders to buy and sell futures contracts for commodities like corn, soybeans, and crude oil.