• Construction finish: 1899
• Designed by: Louis H. Sullivan
• Renovated: 1903-1904 by Louis H. Sullivan
• Renovated: 1906 by D.H. Burnham and Company
• Renovated: 1960-1961 by Holabird and Root
• Type: Retail Establishment
• Stories: 12
• Maximum Height: 207 feet / 63 meters

> August 24, 2006 - Select employees are told the State Street store will close in March of 2007.
> March, 2007 - This building closes. Plans are floated to redevelop it as a supermarket, offices, and more.
> June, 2007 - This building's name officially changes to the Sullivan Center.

»Intricate cast ironwork.
»The initials LHS (Louis H. Sullivan) at the base of the arches for the Madison and State Street entrances.

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  It is devasating that this structure will not remain a functioning department store. THAT is it's "mission in life". I'm sure Louis Sullivan is rolling over in his grave. Carson Pirie Scott & Co. building should have been preserved. It could have been scaled down to a few floors. I am an out of towner, who loves the City of Chicago AND Carson Pirie Scott. My future trips will be "null & void", without a venture into my Carson's. I video taped the exterior & interior on my last trip, during fixture sale. At least, "in this way", I can STILL visit Carson Pirie Scott & Co. I will miss you immensely CPS...

Viola Shimko - Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 @ 12:01pm