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Address: 201 S La Salle Street, Chicago, IL
Built By:
Burnham and Root
Year Built:
1886
About the Building
The Rookery is an outstanding example of Chicago School architecture. It has an innovative "floating" foundation that combines structural beams and iron rails to provide support for an extremely heavy building on swampy soil.
Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned the lobby in 1905, incorporating characteristic elements of his well-known Prairie style and inviting more light into the building's interior.