Marquette Building

Marquette Building, 140 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook County, I

1. East front (right) and south side, from southeast

2. East entrance, first floor lobby

3. First floor lobby, looking towards north stair and elevators

4. North stair, first floor lobby

5. Balcony separation between first and second floor lobbies

6. Second floor lobby, to south

7. Detail of typical escutcheon plate on revolving doors

Measured drawings and photographs from the Library of Congress. Public domain. All 8 records ↗

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When was Marquette Building listed on the National Register?+

Aug 17, 1973. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed Marquette Building?+

Holabird & Root, working in the Chicago School style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Marquette Building?+

140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The nearest national park unit is Pullman National Historical Park, 13 miles away.

Source: Pullman National Historical Park

Are there historic photographs or drawings of Marquette Building?+

Yes. The Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress has drawings or photographs of it.

Source: Library of Congress

Where is the nomination form for Marquette Building?+

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Are there campgrounds near Marquette Building?+

Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is West Beach Picnic Shelters, 28 miles away. Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters is 33 miles away, and Dunbar Group Site is 35 miles away.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Is there cell service at Marquette Building?+

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000697. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA. Drawings and photographs are Historic American Buildings Survey records at the Library of Congress, public domain.