R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co. Calumet Plant

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R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co. Calumet Plant
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Location350 E Cermak Road Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°51′13″N87°37′5″W / 41.85361°N 87.61806°W / 41.85361; -87.61806 Coordinates: 41°51′13″N87°37′5″W / 41.85361°N 87.61806°W / 41.85361; -87.61806
Built1912 to 1929 [1] [2] [3]
Architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, Charles Zeller Klauder
Architectural styleEnglish Gothic
NRHP reference # 83000308
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1983
Designated CLMarch 31, 2004 [4]

The R.R Donnelley Printing Plant, sometimes known as the Calumet Plant or the Lakeside Plant and now known as the Lakeside Technology Center, was built between 1912 and 1929 to house the operations of the RR Donnelley printing company. In 1993, the plant was closed after the discontinuation by Sears, Roebuck and Co. of its mail-order catalog, which had been the last major account printed there. In 1999 the building was retrofitted and is currently owned by Digital Realty Trust operating as a carrier hotel or data center. The newly outfitted building was the first and largest planned carrier hotel in the United States. [5]

RR Donnelley American printing and communications company

R.R. Donnelley is an American Fortune 500 integrated communications company that provides marketing and business communications, commercial printing, and related services. Its corporate headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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The building was designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw to be a fireproof design of poured reinforced concrete columns and an open-shell concrete floor. [6] Although considered to be expensive by the standards of that time, T.E. Donnelley agreed that the support would be needed for the many tons of paper they used and large presses they operated. Supported by 4,675 steel-reinforced concrete columns, this type of construction not only served the Donnelly well, it also provided the perfect infrastructure for future tenants. To further the building's support structure, reinforcing bars, normally laid perpendicular, were laid at various angles enabling the floors to bear loads of at least 250 pounds per square foot.

Howard Van Doren Shaw American architect

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Current major tenants of the building include the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Telx, Equinix, Steadfast Networks and CenturyLink.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Financial and commodity derivative exchange located in Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Equinix Internetworking company

Equinix, Inc. is an American multinational company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that specializes in internet connection and data centers. The company leads in global colocation data center market share, with 200 data centers in 24 countries on five continents.

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Exterior ornaments depict symbols of printing history. Portions of the building, including the interior Memorial Library, were designed by architect Charles Klauder.

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References

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  2. ↑ "350 East Cermak Road : Chicago Data Center". Digital Realty Trust. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Lakeside Press Building, Chicago". Emporis.com. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  4. ↑ "R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. Calumet Plant". City of Chicago Dept. of Pl. and Devpmt., Landmarks Div. 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Feature-Lakeside Tech Center". Progressive Engineer. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Serving, Saving & Saluting the South Loop". Columbia College Chicago. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
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