Marquette Building, 140 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Significance: A typical Chicago School building, the Marquette stands as an artistically-conceived expression of its underlying steel frame. Not only was the building a pioneering effort in the use of the steel frame, but it was a pioneer in design. The firm of Holabird and Roche, one of Chicago's most well-known architectural firms and very prolific during its 45-year existence, used the exterior treatment of the Marquette Building as a point of departure for many of its later buildings. The high level of artistic excellence reached by the several artists and craftsmen responsible is also noteworthy.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-126
Survey number: HABS IL-1070
Building/structure dates: 1894 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000697