One Prudential Plaza - Chicago, Illinois
N 41° 53.069 W 087° 37.398
16T E 448286 N 4637138
One Prudential Plaza (formerly known as the Prudential Building) is a 41-story structure in Chicago completed in 1955 as the headquarters for Prudential's Mid-America company
Waymark Code: WMC3G2
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2011
Views: 10
At the time, the skyscraper was significant as the first new downtown skyscraper built in Chicago in 21 years (the last such building was the Field Building, now headquarters of LaSalle Bank, completed in 1934).
When the Prudential was finished it had the highest roof in Chicago with only the statue of Ceres on the Chicago Board of Trade higher. Its mast served as a broadcasting antenna for Chicago's WGN-TV.
The architect was Naess & Murphy, a precursor to C.F. Murphy & Associates and later Murphy/Jahn Architects.
This building is featured on the Chicago Architecture Foundation "Modern Skyscrapers" self-guided audio tour for foreign language speakers.
Building Name: One Prudential Plaza
Structure Height: 600
Number of Stories: 41
Year Built: 1955
Architect/Design Firm: Naess & Murphy
Style: International Style
Use: Office Building
Publicly accessible areas:
Lobby
Address:
130 East Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Building Website: [Web Link]
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link]
Hours: Not listed
Cost: Not listed
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