Marquette Building

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The Marquette Building is a landmark early Chicago School skyscraper in downtown Chicago, celebrated for its steel-frame construction and richly ornamented terra-cotta and mosaic detailing.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicago School building
historic building
office building
skyscraper
architect Holabird & Roche
architecturalStyle Chicago School
Commercial Style
completionDate 1895
coordinateLocation 41.8794° N, 87.6290° W
country United States
floorArea approximately 400,000 square feet
hasArtisticRepresentation bronze relief panels depicting the life of Jacques Marquette
mosaic murals in the lobby
hasPart central light court
interior rotunda
mosaic friezes
terra-cotta ornamentation
hasRenovation major restoration completed in the 2000s
height approximately 90 meters
heritageDesignation Chicago Landmark
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1893
locatedAtStreetAddress 140 South Dearborn Street
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Loop, Chicago
location Chicago
Illinois
United States
materialUsed brick
mosaic tile
steel frame
terra cotta
namedAfter Jacques Marquette
notableFor being an early example of the Chicago School skyscraper
early steel-frame construction
ornate interior mosaics
rich terra-cotta ornamentation
numberOfFloors 16
owner The MacArthur Foundation
partOf Chicago Loop
significantEvent designated a Chicago Landmark in 1975
designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973
use office space

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