Brooks Building

Brooks Building
A photograph of a corner of the Brooks Building, from the northwest direction, on July 12, 2010, by J. Crocker Brooks Building viewed from the northwest
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General information
Type	Office
Architectural style	Chicago School
Location	223 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.
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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)^[1]
Lifts/elevators	4
Design and construction
Architects	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.^[2]^[3] It was built 1909–1910, in the Chicago School architectural style.^[2] An early example steel-framed high-rise building, the structure was commissioned by Peter Brooks and Shepard Brooks and designed by architects Holabird & Roche.^[2] 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.^[4]

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