Railway Exchange Building (Chicago)

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The Railway Exchange Building in Chicago is a historic early 20th-century office building in the Loop, notable for its white terra cotta façade and its role in the city’s architectural and planning history.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicago Landmark
historic building
office building
skyscraper
architect D. H. Burnham & Company
surface form: D. H. Burnham & Co.

D. H. Burnham & Company
surface form: Daniel H. Burnham and Company
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Chicago School architecture
surface form: Chicago School
associatedWith Chicago city planning
Daniel Burnham
category Buildings and structures completed in 1904
Chicago school architecture in Illinois
Skyscraper office buildings in Chicago
completionDate 1904
country United States of America
surface form: United States
facadeMaterial white glazed terra cotta
floorCount 17
hasAtrium yes
hasColor white
hasFeature central light court
ornamental cornice
terra cotta ornament
hasName Railway Exchange Building
Santa Fe Building (Chicago)
surface form: Santa Fe Building
hasTenant various architecture offices
hasUse office
retail
hasView Lake Michigan NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Chicago Landmark
heritageDesignationDate 2002
inception 1904
isPartOf Chicago skyline
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Loop (Chicago)
surface form: Loop, Chicago
location City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
United States of America
surface form: United States
materialUsed steel frame
near Art Institute of Chicago
Auditorium Building (Chicago)
openingDate 1904
originalName Santa Fe Building (Chicago)
surface form: Santa Fe Building
originalOwner Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
surface form: Santa Fe Railway
overlooks Grant Park
North Michigan Avenue
surface form: Michigan Avenue
partOf Michigan Avenue streetwall
surface form: Michigan Avenue Streetwall
significantProject Plan of Chicago
streetAddress 224 South Michigan Avenue
usedBy architectural firms
railroad companies

Referenced by (2)

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Daniel Burnham architectOf Railway Exchange Building (Chicago)
Martin Roche notableWork Railway Exchange Building (Chicago)