Inland Steel Building
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The Inland Steel Building, located at 30 W. Monroe Street in Chicago is one of the city's defining commercial high-rises of the post-World War II era of modern architecture.[1] It was built in the years 1956–1957 and was the first skyscraper to be built in the Chicago Loop following the Great Depression of the 1930s.[4] Its principal designers were Bruce Graham and Walter Netsch of the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architecture firm.[1]
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Inland Steel Building | |
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General information | |
Location | 30 W. Monroe Street[1] Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41.8810°N 87.6291°W / 41.8810; -87.6291 |
Construction started | 1956 |
Completed | 1957[1] |
Height | |
Roof | 332 feet (101.2 m)[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[1] |
Structural engineer | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
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Inland Steel Building | |
Location | 30 W. Monroe St., Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41°52′51″N 87°37′43″W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.2 ha) |
Built | 1958 |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Graham, Bruce & Walter Netsch |
Architectural style | International Style |
NRHP reference No. | 09000024[3] |
Added to NRHP | February 18, 2009 |
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