City and County Building in Chicago, Illinois
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City and County Building in Chicago, Illinois
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City and County Building
121 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602 United States
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Quick Facts
  • Construction start: 1905
  • Construction end: 1910
  • Designed by: Holabird & Roche
  • Type: Government Building
  • Stories: 11
Notes
    » The Cook County portion of the building was erected from 1905 to 1908.
    » The City portion of the building was erected from 1909 to 1910.
    » The exterior columns are each 94 feet tall.
    » This building replaced the old city/county building, which was erected in 1885.
    » In the original plan for Chicago, this was supposed to be a public park, not a government building.
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