Leiter Ii Building
United States historic place in Chicago, Illinois. Built 1891 by William Le Baron Jenney. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Second Leiter Building, also known as the Leiter II Building, the Sears Building, One Congress Center, and Robert Morris Center, is located at the northeast corner of South State Street and East Ida B. Wells Drive in Chicago, Illinois. The building is not to be confused with the present Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, constructed and owned by the famous nationwide mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck & Company. This landmark of the Chicago school of architecture gained fame for being one of the earliest commercial buildings constructed with a metal skeleton frame remaining in the United States.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | NE corner of S. State and E. Congress Sts., Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | Jan 7, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76000695 |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | William Le Baron Jenney |
| Type of place | multi-story urban building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Chicago Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | NE corner of S. State and E. Congress Sts., Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.87643, -87.62743 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 13 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Beach Picnic Shelters 28 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 33 mi · Dunbar Group Site 35 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76000695. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.