Old Colony Building
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Old Colony Building (Chicago)
For other uses, see Old Colony Building (disambiguation).
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| Location: | Chicago, IL |
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| Coordinates: | 41°52′35.78″N 87°37′44.34″W / 41.8766056°N 87.6289833°WCoordinates: 41°52′35.78″N 87°37′44.34″W / 41.8766056°N 87.6289833°W |
| Built: | 1893 |
| Architect: | Holabird & Roche |
| Architectural style: | Chicago |
| Governing body: | Private |
| 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 stood 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]
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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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "The Old Colony Building". Chief Engineers Association of Chicagoland. 2009. http://www.chiefengineer.org/article.cfm?seqnum1=525. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Old Colony Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/O/OldColony.html. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
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