Old Colony Building (Chicago)
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The Old Colony Building in Chicago is a historic late-19th-century skyscraper designed in the Chicago School style by architect Henry Ives Cobb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Colony Building (Chicago) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago School skyscraper
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| architect | Henry Ives Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commercial Style ⓘ |
| category |
Chicago School architecture in Illinois
ⓘ
Commercial buildings completed in 1894 ⓘ Historic district contributing properties in Illinois ⓘ Skyscraper office buildings in Chicago ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| completionDate | 1894 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | Old Colony Building Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevatorCount | multiple passenger elevators ⓘ |
| floorCount | 17 ⓘ |
| function | mixed-use ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Chicago windows
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masonry curtain walls ⓘ projecting cornice ⓘ rounded corner bays ⓘ steel skeleton construction ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Chicago Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicDistrict | Printing House Row Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Loop, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry cladding
ⓘ
steel frame ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Old Colony Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Fisher Building (Chicago)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Washington Library Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan Building (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListing | Printing House Row District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| partOf | Printing House Row District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovation | converted to residential apartments in the 2010s ⓘ |
| roofHeight | approximately 215 feet ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of Chicago School skyscraper design
ⓘ
represents transition to steel-frame high-rise construction ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 407 South Dearborn Street ⓘ |
| use |
office
ⓘ
residential apartments ⓘ |
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