Chicago Savings Bank Building (aka Chicago Building) - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 52.920 W 087° 37.722
16T E 447836 N 4636866
An excellent and very visible example of the internationally recognized architectural style known as the Chicago School, featuring large "Chicago windows," metal-frame construction, distinctive bays, and terra cotta cladding.
Waymark Code: WM7DHK
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2009
Views: 5
Year Built: 1904-05
Architect: Holabird & Roche
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"The building's designers were one of the firms instrumental in developing the Chicago School. The building is prominently sited on the southwest corner of State and Madison, its visibility heightened by a jog in the alignment of State Street. The building is a critical component of a grouping of significant structures--which include Carson Pirie Scott and the former Mandel Brothers Store--at what was once labeled the "World's Busiest Corner.""
In 1997, it was converted to a dormitory for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Street address:
7 W. Madison
Chicago, IL USA
60602
County / Borough / Parish: Cook County
Year listed: 1975
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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