Second Leiter Building
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| Leiter II Building | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Built/Founded: | 1889 |
| Architect: | William LeBaron Jenney |
| Added to NRHP: | January 07, 1976 |
| Reference #: | 76000695 [1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Second Leiter Building, also known as Leiter II Building and the Sears Building, is located at the northeast corner of South State Street and East Congress Street in Chicago, Illinois. (not to be confused with Sears Tower). This landmark of the Chicago school of architecture has gained its fame for being one of the first commercial buildings still standing in the United States to have a metal skeleton frame.
Built in 1891 by Levi Leiter the Second Leiter Building was designed by architect William LeBaron Jenney who implemented the skeletal frame made of cast iron to make the design fireproof. The building was leased by Sears, Roebuck & Co. to become its flagship department store and still stands to this day. Its predecessor the First Leiter Building was built at Wells and Monroe in 1879 but unlike its successor the building was demolished in 1972. The Second Leiter Building was designated a landmark on January 14, 1997. The building is now home to Robert Morris College.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
[edit] External links
- Leiter II Building Historic American Building Survey
- Leiter II Building National Historic Landmark designation on January 7, 1976
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