Brooks Building

Brooks Building
Brooks Building
	Brooks Building viewed from the northwest
General information
Type	Office
Architectural style	Chicago School
Location	223 West Jackson Boulevard; Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.
Coordinates	41°52′40.12″N 87°38′5.17″W / 41.8778111°N 87.6347694°W
Elevation	590 ft (180 m)
Construction started	1909
Completed	1910
Height	c. 139.09 ft (42.39 m)
Technical details
Floor count	12
Floor area	13,174 sq ft (1,223.9 m2)
Lifts/elevators	4
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Holabird, Martin Roche
Architecture firm	Holabird & Roche
Chicago Landmark
Designated	January 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]

References

^ "GeoNames: Brooks Building".
^ "223 West Jackson". MarcRealty.com. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Emporis building ID 116937". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022.
^ "Chicago Architecture Info: The Brooks Building". ChicagoArchitecture.info. Artefaqs Corporation. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
^ 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)