Chicago Building

Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 87°37′41″W / 41.881826°N 87.628151°W / 41.881826; -87.628151
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Chicago Savings Bank Building
Chicago Landmark
Holabird & Roche
Architectural styleChicago School
NRHP reference No.75000645[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1975
Designated CLMarch 26, 1996

The Chicago Building or Chicago Savings Bank Building is an

Holabird & Roche, it is an early and highly visible example of the Chicago school of architecture
.

The building's features characterize this style through the use of large

terra cotta cladding. The combination of the north side projecting bay windows, and the east side rectangular "Chicago windows" with movable sashes is representative of the two typical Chicago school window types.[2] The building is prominently located on the southwest corner of State Street
and Madison Street, with visibility increased by an offset in the alignment of State Street.

The building is a critical component of a grouping of significant structures, including

Chicago landmark on March 26, 1996.[3] In 1997, it was converted to a dormitory for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[2]
The corner of the 3rd floor of the Chicago Building contains the cornerstone of Chicago. It is the 0-0 degree point of the city, and is the location from which all addresses in Chicago begin.

Notes

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Chicago Building". Emporis. 2007. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
  3. ^ "Chicago Building". City of Chicago Dept. of Pl. and Devpmt., Landmarks Div. 2003. Archived from the original on June 15, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007.