Continental and Commercial National Bank

Coordinates: 41°52′45″N 87°37′56″W / 41.87917°N 87.63222°W / 41.87917; -87.63222
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Continental and Commercial National Bank
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°52′45″N 87°37′56″W / 41.87917°N 87.63222°W / 41.87917; -87.63222
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)-14
Built byGraham, Anderson, Probst and White
ArchitectD.H. Burnham and Company
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.07000064[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 2007

The Continental and Commercial National Bank is a historic office building located at 208 S.

Doric columns; the eighteenth through the twentieth floors feature a matching colonnade, which forms the building's capital. A frieze and belt course separate the fourth and seventeenth floors from the shaft of the building, giving the building a small amount of horizontal emphasis. An open court occupies the center of the building, allowing natural light to reach its interior offices.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 2007.[1]

Prior to merging with the Continental National Bank to form the Continental and Commercial Nation Bank, the Commercial National Bank was previously located in the now landmark

Commercial National Bank Building.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Tess, John M. (July 6, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Continental and Commercial National Bank" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Commission on Chicago Landmarks (April 7, 2016). Landmark Designation Report: Commercial National Bank Building (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-05-15. After just three years in its new building, the Commercial National Bank merged with Continental National Bank to create the Continental & Commercial National Bank...In 1912, Continental & Commercial National Bank began plans for a new headquarters building at 208 South LaSalle Street...Commercial National Bank would remain in the building until the completion of the new Continental & Commercial National Bank Building in 1914.