Old Colony Building
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The Old Colony Building is a historic Chicago skyscraper recognized as a significant example of late 19th-century commercial architecture.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago Landmark
ⓘ
commercial building ⓘ historic building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | Holabird & Roche ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago School
late 19th-century commercial architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Chicago Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Landmarks
Chicago School architecture in Illinois ⓘ Office buildings completed in 1894 ⓘ Skyscrapers in Chicago ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| constructionStartDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
residential apartments
ⓘ
student housing ⓘ |
| developerAfterRenovation | The Scion Group ⓘ |
| floorCount | 17 ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasElevator | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacadeColor | light-colored masonry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curtain wall elements
ⓘ
large Chicago-style windows ⓘ ornamental terra cotta details ⓘ projecting bays ⓘ |
| hasPlan | rectangular plan ⓘ |
| hasRenovation | major rehabilitation in the 2010s ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | steel skeleton frame ⓘ |
| height | approximately 215 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Chicago Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | July 7, 1978 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| material |
masonry cladding
ⓘ
steel-frame construction ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Old Colony Railroad ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Chicago Loop ⓘ |
| NRHPStatus | contributing property to a historic district ⓘ |
| originalUse | office space ⓘ |
| partOf | Printing House Row District ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early Chicago skyscraper design
ⓘ
represents transition from load-bearing masonry to steel-frame construction ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 407 South Dearborn Street ⓘ |
| useAfterRenovation | student residences and apartments ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1894 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Holabird & Roche