Old Colony Building - Chicago,IL
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N 41° 52.608 W 087° 37.758
16T E 447782 N 4636289
A 17-story landmark building in the Chicago Loop community area, designed by the architectural firm Holabird & Roche in 1893-94, the building was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 7, 1978.
Waymark Code: WM7DGX
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2009
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"Rounded corner bays, a feature of many early skyscrapers, enliven the silhouette of this commercial structure. Continuous vertical piers divide the building's long Dearborn Street facade into tall, narrow sections, while continuous horizontal spandrels serve to visually widen the narrow Van Buren Street facade. The structure is a critical component of a dramatic stretch of landmark structures along South Dearborn that also includes the Fisher and Manhattan buildings."
Rigid frame or portal wind bracing was first used in this structure.
It is also located directly across the street to the west of the Harold Washington Library.
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