1/6 · Context · Rookery Building, 209 SPhoto: Marlene Calderon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source2/6 · Exterior · The Rookery, Chicago 2015-89Photo: Victor Grigas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source3/6 · Exterior · The Rookery, Chicago 2015-91Photo: Victor Grigas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source4/6 · Exterior · Chicago - S LaSalle St - The Rookery (1888, 55 m) - Facade with portalPhoto: HaSt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source5/6 · Interior · Central stair of the Rookery Building in Cook County, Chicago, USAPhoto: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source6/6 · Interior · Looking up at the spiral staircase in the Rookery Building, designed by architect John Wellborn RootPhoto: BladeJogger2049 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Office & tower · Historic precedent
Rookery Building
Burnham & Root · Chicago, United States · 1888
Key featuresConsidered the oldest standing high-rise in Chicago; load-bearing exterior walls.
