Brooks Building

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The Brooks Building in Chicago is a landmark building in the Chicago School style, built in 1909-1910. It was commissioned by Peter Brooks and Shepard Brooks and designed by architects Holabird & Roche.

It is an example of an early steel-framed skyscraper.

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