Brooks Building
The Brooks Building is a high-rise building in Chicago's commercial core, the Loop. It was built 1909–1910, in the Chicago School architectural style. An early example steel-framed high-rise building, the structure was commissioned by Peter Brooks and Shepard Brooks and designed by architects Holabird & Roche.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Commercial building
- Description: high-rise building in Chicago
- Address: 223 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60606
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Willis Tower and Chicago Union Station.
Willis Tower
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Willis Tower, formerly and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Willis Tower is situated 440 feet northwest of Brooks Building.
Chicago Union Station
Railway station
Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the Near West Side of Chicago, United States. Chicago Union Station is situated 1,600 feet west of Brooks Building.
Skydeck
Photo: David Berkowitz, CC BY 2.0.
Skydeck is situated 370 feet northwest of Brooks Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loop and Printer’s Row.
Loop
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.
Printer’s Row
Neighborhood
Photo: puroticorico, CC BY 2.0.
Printers Row, also known as Printing House Row, is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B.
Jewelers Row District
Neighborhood
The Jewelers Row District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…
Brooks Building
- Categories: tower block, building, and office
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.87789° or 41° 52′ 40″ northLongitude
-87.6348° or 87° 38′ 5″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Levels
12Open location code
86HJV9H8+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 73766157OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialGeoNames ID
4885713Wikidata ID
Q4974982
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Brooks Building” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brooks Building”
- French: “Brooks Building”
- Hebrew: “בניין ברוקס”
- Italian: “Brooks Building”
- Spanish: “Brooks Building”
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