City Hall Square Building

The City Hall Square Building was a 79-meter (259 ft) tall building located on North Clark Street in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was completed in 1912 however was destroyed and replaced in 1965 by the Richard J. Daley Center.

City Hall Square and the Palace Theatre, in a 1920s postcard.

It had 21 floors and was located opposite Chicago City Hall. Demolished in 1965 for construction of the Daley Center, it was an office building built in the neo-classical style. Ornamental stone cladding was used for the upper façade and the lower four floors while the mid-façade was brick. It was designed by Christian A. Eckstorm.^[1]

References

1. Hudson, Leslie A. Chicago Skyscrapers in Vintage Postcards, p. 82. Arcadia Publishing, 2004. ISBN 9780738533421. Accessed January 31, 2024. "City Hall Square Building 131. Christian A. Eckstorm, 1912: 139 N. Clark Street (C2). In this view, looking north on Clark Street, the neo-classical high-rise building on the right was City Hall Square Building. The 21-story of building faced City Hall. and its facade featured ornamental stone cladding on the uppermost and lowest floors. The building was demolished to make way for the Richard J. Daley Center, built in 1965."

External links

• Emporis.com: Building ID - 102670^[usurped]

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