Old Colony Building (Chicago)
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Old Colony Buildings
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Location | Chicago, IL |
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Built | 1893 |
Architect | Holabird & Roche |
Architectural style | Chicago |
NRHP Reference # | 76000701 [1] |
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Added to NRHP | January 2, 1976 |
Designated CL | July 7, 1978 |
The Old Colony Building is 17-story landmark building in the Chicago Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Designed by the architectural firm Holabird & Roche in 1893-94, it stands at approximately 215 feet and was the tallest building in Chicago at the time it was built.[2] The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 7, 1978.[3] It was the first tall building to use a system of internal portal arches as a means of bracing the structure against high winds.[4]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is directly across the street to the west of the Harold Washington Library. The address of the Old Colony Building is 407 S. Dearborn Street and the GIS coordinates are +41.876657-87.629006.
Notes
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- ↑ Schulze, Franz & Harrington, Kevin (2003). Chicago's Famous Buildings (5th ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press, p. 84. ISBN 0-226-74066-8.
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Chicago Landmarks Page
- Emporis Page
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