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.

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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
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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Henry Ives Cobb notableWork Old Colony Building (Chicago)