How much did it cost to rebuild the city of Chicago?

Answer 1

It depends on what you mean by "recover."

In some ways it was vastly better than before the fire within 2-3 years. It was probably closer to 10 years before the vast majority of lots were rebuilt, though.

Answer 2

It took over 13 years to rebuild the city of Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871. This was due to lack of money and skilled builders.

Answer 3

it would take 400 years to rebild it