McClurg_Building_(Chicago,_Illinois)

McClurg Building (Chicago, Illinois)

McClurg Building (Chicago, Illinois)

United States historic place

The McClurg Building is a historic skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The building was built in 1899 and designed by Chicago school architects Holabird & Roche. At nine stories tall and 80 feet (24 m) by 150 feet (46 m) at its base, the building is one of the smallest skyscrapers in Chicago. The building's Wabash Street facade has 9,000 square feet (840 m2) of windows bordered by terra cotta piers and spandrels; the amount of window space was necessitated by the absence of windows on the sides of the building. The A.C. McClurg publishing company was the building's main occupant and gave the building its name.[2]

Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...

The McClurg Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 17, 1970.[1]

Tenants

  • Exchequer Restaurant and Pub occupies a portion of the first floor, though its street address is 226 South Wabash, the neighboring building.[3]
  • Roosevelt University's Dance Studios are located on the third floor.[4]
  • Chicago Youth Centers, a non-profit focusing on urban youth, is headquartered on the sixth floor.[5]
  • UNITE HERE's Local 1 and national health benefits offices are on the building's seventh and eighth floors, respectively.[6][7]
  • IA Collaborative, a design and innovation consulting firm, occupies the ninth floor and tenth floor penthouse.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Korom, Joseph J. (2008). The American Skyscraper, 1850-1940: A Celebration of Height. Branden Books. pp. 540. ISBN 9780828321884.
  3. [3]
    "Exchequer Restaurant And Pub – Award Winning Chicago Deep Dish Pizza and Ribs". exchequerpub.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  4. [4]
    "Maps & Directions - AUD Building". www.roosevelt.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  5. [5]
    "Chicago Youth Centers | Where Possibility Lives". chicagoyouthcenters.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  6. [6]
    "Contact Local 1 | UNITE HERE Local 1". www.unitehere1.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  7. [7]
    "About Us". www.uhh.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  8. [8]
    "IA Collaborative: User Driven Design™". iacollaborative.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.


This article about a property in Cook County, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to a building or structure in Chicago is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article McClurg_Building_(Chicago,_Illinois), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.