LaSalle National Bank Building - Chicago, Illinois
N 41° 52.787 W 087° 37.892
16T E 447599 N 4636621
LaSalle National Bank Building (formerly known as the Field Building) is an art deco office building at 135 South LaSalle Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Waymark Code: WMC40P
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2011
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The construction of LaSalle National Bank Building was completed 1934 as a 535 feet (163 m) 45-story skyscraper on the site bounded by South Clark Street, South LaSalle Street and West Adams Street. The architect was the firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. It is considered the last major office building erected in Chicago prior to the Great Depression/World War II construction hiatus which ended with the building of One Prudential Plaza in 1955. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 9, 1994.
Many of the latest innovations such as high-speed elevators and air conditioning were incorporated into the building’s design. The lobby features a multi-level arcade between LaSalle and Clark Streets allowing pedestrians to walk between the two streets and access the retail space without exiting the building. The elevator indicator panel and mailbox in the lobby are in an integrated design which resembles the building’s exterior shape.
The building rises from a four-story base that covers the entire site. The exterior of the first story is faced in polished black granite. Windows are framed with polished aluminum or monel metal and have black and polished aluminum spandrel panels. The entrances on the east and west facades rise the entire height of the base and are also framed in black granite. Five pilasters faced in white marble separate the bays containing revolving doors that provide access to the lobby.
The upper stories are sheathed in limestone with windows grouped vertically and recessed to emphasize the building’s height. The 45-story rectangular tower is centered on the base and buttressed by a shorter 22-story tower at each of its four corners.
Style: Art Deco
Structure Type: Commercial/Retail
Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Date Built: 1934
Supporting references: Not listed
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