Brooks Building

Brooks Building
Brooks Building viewed from the northwest

General information
Type	Office
Architectural style	Chicago School
Location	223 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.
Coordinates	41°52′40.12″N 87°38′5.17″W / 41.8778111°N 87.6347694°W / 41.8778111; -87.6347694^[1]Coordinates: 41°52′40.12″N 87°38′5.17″W / 41.8778111°N 87.6347694°W / 41.8778111; -87.6347694^[1]
Elevation	590 ft (180 m)
Construction started	1909
Completed	1910
Height	c. 139.09 ft (42.39 m)
Technical details
Floor count	12
Floor area	13,174 sq ft (1,223.9 m²)^[2]
Lifts/elevators	4
Design and construction
Architect	William Holabird, Martin Roche
Architecture firm	Holabird & Roche

Chicago Landmark
Designated	January 14, 1997

The Brooks Building is a high-rise building in Chicago's commercial core, the Loop.^[3]^[4] It was built 1909–1910, in the Chicago School architectural style.^[3] An early example steel-framed high-rise building, the structure was commissioned by Peter Brooks and Shepard Brooks and designed by architects Holabird & Roche.^[3] The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 14, 1997. It was also determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on October 8, 1982; however, it is not formally included in the NRHP due to the wishes of the property's owner.^[5]

References[]

^ "GeoNames: Brooks Building".
^ "223 West Jackson". MarcRealty.com. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brooks Building at Emporis
^ "Chicago Architecture Info: The Brooks Building". ChicagoArchitecture.info. Artefaqs Corporation. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
^ Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Chicago Department of Zoning and Land Use Planning, Historic Preservation Division (February 10, 2009). "Chicago Listing on the National Register of Historic Places as of February 10, 2009" (PDF). CityofChicago.org. Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2010.

External links[]

Brooks Building at Emporis
Chicago Landmarks: Brooks Building at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2007)

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