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.


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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

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Holabird & Roche notableWork Old Colony Building
William Holabird notableWork Old Colony Building
subject surface form: Holabird & Roche
Martin Roche notableWork Old Colony Building
William Holabird notableWork Old Colony Building