The Rookery
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This 11-story building, with its rusticated red granite base, was the country’s largest office building and a precursor to modern skyscrapers when it was completed in 1888 by Burnham and Root (see Top 10 Architects). Its stunning skylit lobby was redesigned in 1907 by Frank Lloyd Wright (see Frank Lloyd Wright’s Oak Park), who added a grand staircase and hanging light fixtures, both of which carry his signature circle-in-square motif. The building’s unusual name refers to the rooks that once roosted at the site.
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209 S. LaSalle St.
Open 9am–5pm Mon–Fri Free no DA
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