Baird & Warner Kicks Off 160th Anniversary Celebration

CHICAGO, March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Baird & Warner kicked off its 160th year in business on March 28, 2015. Founded in 1855, Baird & Warner has been a family-owned company for five generations under the same name. Today, it is Chicagoland's largest, locally owned independent residential real estate services company, and the first real estate brokerage in the country.

"The history of Baird & Warner is so closely tied to the history of the Chicagoland area that we really see the people of this great region as our neighbors," said Steve Baird, president and CEO of Baird & Warner, whose great-great-grandfather founded the company. "We are so fortunate to have hit this milestone, and I am committed now more than ever to maintaining my family's legacy of remaining fiercely independent and continuing to actively support the hundreds of local communities we serve."

While Baird & Warner may have existed before March 28, 1855, this is the date of the first transaction -- a $5,000 loan to Edward Casey & Brothers for a property located on Washington Street, between Franklin and Market. At that time, the company's headquarters were located at 90 LaSalle Street, prior to the Great Chicago Fire. Today, Baird & Warner's home office is located at 120 S. LaSalle Street.

Baird & Warner opened its first residential real estate office in the Uptown neighborhood in 1897, and has continued to establish itself in communities throughout the Chicagoland area. Of the 25 offices the brokerage operates today, the majority have been in business for more than 30 years, and many for even longer. The Evanston sales office opened its doors on June 1, 1923.

For more information about the history of Baird & Warner, visit www.bairdwarner.com/about_us/.

About Baird & Warner Real Estate, Inc.

Established in 1855, Baird & Warner is Chicagoland's largest, locally owned independent residential real estate services company. The Baird & Warner brand has been synonymous with experience, innovation and integrity for more than 150 years. Steve Baird, the firm's fifth-generation owner, has been consistently recognized among the industry's most influential leaders. Baird & Warner was named the No. 1 best place to work in Chicagoland by the Chicago Tribune in 2014, the brokerage's third consecutive Top Workplace award. With more than 1,800 broker associates in 25 offices and comprehensive mortgage financing and title insurance services, Baird & Warner consistently ranks among the nation's top real estate firms. Learn more at www.BairdWarner.com.

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