Chicago Board of Trade Building (original)

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The original Chicago Board of Trade Building is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Chicago’s financial district that long served as the historic home of the city’s commodities exchange.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Art Deco building
historic building
landmark
office building
skyscraper
architect Holabird & Root
John A. Holabird
John Wellborn Root Jr.
architecturalStyle Art Deco
category Art Deco architecture in Illinois
Financial district of Chicago
Office buildings completed in 1930
Skyscrapers in Chicago
city Chicago
completionDate 1930
country United States
crownedBy statue of Ceres
designedFor Chicago Board of Trade
district LaSalle Street canyon
floorCount 44
formerHeadquartersOf Chicago Board of Trade
function commodities exchange trading floors
hasFeature central tower massing
ornamental reliefs related to agriculture and commerce
setbacks typical of Art Deco skyscrapers
hasUse office space
trading floors
height 184 meters
605 feet
heritageStatus Chicago Landmark
locatedAtIntersection LaSalle Street and Jackson Boulevard
locatedIn Chicago
Chicago Loop
Chicago financial district
Illinois
United States
notableFor Art Deco ornamentation
Ceres statue on the roof
role in Chicago’s financial history
openingDate 1930
partOf Chicago Board of Trade complex
primaryMaterial limestone
steel frame
recognizedAs iconic Chicago skyscraper
roofFeature pyramidal roof
state Illinois
streetAddress 141 West Jackson Boulevard

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jackson station (Blue Line) ("Chicago Board of Trade Building")
LaSalle Street Station ("Chicago Board of Trade Building")
locatedNear
Holabird & Roche
William W. Boyington ("Chicago Board of Trade Building (19th‑century version)")
notableWork
Chicago Board of Trade ("Chicago Board of Trade Building")
buildingName
Chicago Loop ("Chicago Board of Trade Building")
contains
Loop ("Chicago Board of Trade Building")
hasLandmark
Monroe Street ("Chicago Board of Trade Building")
near
LaSalle/Van Buren ("Chicago Board of Trade Building")
nearbyLandmark
Chicago Board of Trade Building (original) ("Chicago Board of Trade complex")
partOf

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