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Monadnock Building, Chicago: seen in its setting
1/10 · ContextPhoto: David K. Staub · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source
Monadnock Building, Chicago: exterior
2/10 · ExteriorPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Monadnock Building, Chicago: exterior
3/10 · ExteriorPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Monadnock Building, Chicago: exterior
4/10 · ExteriorPhoto: Chad K · CC BY 2.0 · source
Monadnock Building, Chicago: interior
5/10 · InteriorPhoto: Chad K · CC BY 2.0 · source
Monadnock Building, Chicago: interior. {{w:Monadnock Building|Monadnock Building}}, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Cook…
6/10 · Interior · {{w:Monadnock Building|Monadnock Building}}, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, ILPhoto: Nasty Housecat · Public domain · source
Monadnock Building, Chicago: plan. This file was uploaded with Commonist
7/10 · Plan · This file was uploaded with CommonistPhoto: National Park Service, US Department of the Interior · Public domain · source
Monadnock Building, Chicago: section. This file was uploaded with Commonist
8/10 · Section · This file was uploaded with CommonistPhoto: National Park Service, US Department of the Interior · Public domain · source
Monadnock Building, Chicago: elevation. Original sketch of Jackson Street elevation, Monadnock Building , Chicago
9/10 · Elevation · Original sketch of Jackson Street elevation, Monadnock Building , ChicagoPhoto: John Wellborn Root (d. 1891) · Public domain · source
Monadnock Building, Chicago: sketch. Sketch entitled "The Monadnock Office Building , Chicago
10/10 · Sketch · Sketch entitled "The Monadnock Office Building , ChicagoPhoto: Burnham and Root · Public domain · source
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Office & tower · Historic precedent

Monadnock Building

byBurnham & Root; Holabird & RocheSee all 2 buildings →Chicago, United States ↗

1893

Key featuresBuilt 1891–93: 16 stories, 215 ft, the tallest load-bearing masonry building ever built.

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Architect
Burnham & Root; Holabird & Roche
Place
Chicago, United States
Year
1893
Typology
Office & tower
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Americas

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