Chicago Daily News Building

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The Chicago Daily News Building is a historic Chicago skyscraper renowned for its early 20th-century architecture and its role as a major newspaper publishing center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
newspaper headquarters
office building
skyscraper
architect Holabird & Root NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Art Deco
Art Moderne
city Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
completionDate 1929
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developer Chicago Daily News NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
floorCount 26
hasCategory Art Deco architecture in Illinois
Newspaper headquarters in the United States
Office buildings completed in 1929
Skyscrapers in Chicago
hasFeature large industrial windows
ornamental metalwork
relief sculpture
riverfront plaza
setback tower
height approximately 133 meters
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn North Canal Street NERFINISHED
material limestone cladding
steel frame
terra cotta detailing
namedAfter Chicago Daily News NERFINISHED
openingDate 1929
originalFunction broadcasting facilities
newspaper offices
printing plant
overlooks Chicago River NERFINISHED
significance important example of early Art Deco skyscraper design in Chicago
landmark of Chicago journalism history
major center for newspaper publishing in Chicago
tenant Chicago Daily News NERFINISHED
use broadcasting studios
commercial offices
yearCompleted 1929

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Chicago Daily News headquartersBuilding Chicago Daily News Building
John A. Holabird notableWork Chicago Daily News Building
this entity surface form: Daily News Building (Chicago)