The Rookery Building
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The Rookery Building is a historic Chicago office building renowned for its Romanesque Revival architecture and a light-filled lobby redesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rookery Building | 1 |
| The Rookery Building Limited Partnership | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| address | 209 South LaSalle Street ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School architecture
ⓘ
Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form:
Romanesque Revival
|
| builtFor | Brooks family ⓘ |
| ChicagoLandmarkDesignationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| completionDate | 1888 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer |
Peter Brooks
ⓘ
Shepard Brooks ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century architecture ⓘ |
| floorCount | 12 ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | The Rookery ⓘ |
| hasLobbyRedesignBy | Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ |
| hasPublicTours | yes ⓘ |
| hasRenovation | extensive restoration in the 1990s ⓘ |
| height | approximately 181 feet ⓘ |
| historicDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Richardsonian Romanesque ⓘ |
| lobbyRedesignDate | 1905 ⓘ |
| location |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| neighborhood | Chicago Loop ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
glass-covered light court
ⓘ
grand staircase ⓘ light-filled central atrium ⓘ ornate ironwork ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| originalArchitect |
Daniel Burnham
ⓘ
surface form:
Daniel H. Burnham
John Wellborn Root ⓘ |
| owner |
The Rookery Building
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Rookery Building Limited Partnership
|
| partOf |
Chicago Loop
ⓘ
surface form:
LaSalle Street financial district
|
| referenceNumberNRHP | 70000233 ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early commercial skyscraper design
ⓘ
one of the oldest standing high-rises in Chicago ⓘ |
| startDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| structuralSystem |
internal iron frame
ⓘ
load-bearing masonry walls ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use | commercial offices ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Rookery Building
this entity surface form:
The Rookery Building Limited Partnership