Rookery Building
The Rookery Building is a historic office building located at 209 South LaSalle Street in the Chicago Loop. Completed by architects Daniel Burnham and John Wellborn Root of Burnham and Root in 1888, it is considered one of their masterpiece buildings, and was once the location of their offices. The building is 181 feet (55 m) in height, twelve stories tall, and is considered the oldest standing high-rise in Chicago. It has a unique construction style featuring exterior load-bearing walls and an interior steel frame, providing a transition between accepted and new building techniques. The lobby was remodeled in 1905 by Frank Lloyd Wright. From 1989 to 1992, the lobby was restored to Wright's design.
Rookery Building | |
The building pictured in 2014 | |
| Location | 209 South LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°52′44.7″N 87°37′55.6″W |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Burnham & Root; Frank Lloyd Wright; William Drummond; et al. |
| Architectural style | Chicago school with Moorish, Byzantine, Venetian and Romanesque motifs |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000238 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 1970 |
| Designated NHL | May 15, 1975 |
| Designated CL | July 5, 1972 |
The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 5, 1972, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1970, and listed as a National Historic Landmark on May 15, 1975.