Rookery Building, 209 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Summary
Significance: The Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks has cited it: "In recognition of its pioneering plan in providing shops and offices around a graceful semi-private square and the further development of the skeleton structural frame using cast iron columns, wrought iron spandrel beams and steel beams to support party walls and interior floors."
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-130
Survey number: HABS IL-1030
Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1886- 1888 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1944 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000238
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Tags
office buildings
mercantile facilities
brick buildings
chicago
rookery
lasalle
south lasalle street
cook county
illinois
cast iron columns
wrought iron
granite piers
safe deposit boxes
terra cotta
steel beams
american luxfer prism company
erik borchers
perry e borchers
burnham and root
cf italian
chicago stock exchange
chicago terra cotta company
corn exchange bank
davis mosaic co
dearborn foundry company
george a fuller
george a fuller company
whayne griffin
magnus gunderson
architects harder and kincheloe
keleal hassin
hecla iron works
historic american buildings survey
illinois terra cotta lumber company
illinois trust and savings bank
osmund r overby
cervin robinson
john root
leland roth
w i shank
allan steenhusen
philip turner
david vyverberg
edward waller
edward c waller
william winslow
frank lloyd wright
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Fuller, George A
Waller, Edward C
Burnham & Root
Wright, Frank Lloyd
George A. Fuller Company
Illinois Terra Cotta Lumber Company
Dearborn Foundry Company
Hecla Iron Works
Chicago Terra Cotta Company
Gunderson, Magnus
Overby, Osmund R, historian
Borchers, Perry E, photographer
Shank, W I, delineator
Roth, Leland, delineator
Griffen, Whayne, delineator
Hassin, Keleal, delineator
Vyverberg, David, delineator
Steenhusen, Allen, delineator
Location
chicago
,
41.87904, -87.63190
Source
Library of Congress
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