Brooks Building

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Brooks Building
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Brooks Building viewed from the northwest
Brooks Building
General information
Type Office
Architectural style Chicago School
Location223 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.
Coordinates 41°52′40.12″N87°38′5.17″W / 41.8778111°N 87.6347694°W / 41.8778111; -87.6347694 [1]
Elevation590 ft (180 m)
Construction started1909
Completed1910
Heightc.139.09 ft (42.39 m)
Technical details
Floor count12
Floor area13,174 sq ft (1,223.9 m2) [2]
Lifts/elevators4
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Architecture firm Holabird & Roche
DesignatedJanuary 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]

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  2. "223 West Jackson". MarcRealty.com. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Emporis building ID 116937". Emporis . Archived from the original on April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Chicago Architecture Info: The Brooks Building". ChicagoArchitecture.info. Artefaqs Corporation. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  5. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)