Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse

The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, commonly referred to as the Dirksen Federal Building, is a skyscraper in the at 219 South Dearborn Street.
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  • Type: Courthouse
  • Description: government office building in Chicago, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Dirksen Building”, “Dirksen Federal Building”, and “Dirksen Federal Building and US Courthouse”
  • Address: 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chicago "L" and Kluczynski Federal Building.

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The Chicago "L" is the rapid transit system serving the city of and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of . Operated by the , it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms… is situated 790 feet east of Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse.

Government building
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The John C. is a skyscraper in the downtown located at 230 South Dearborn Street. The 45-story structure was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1974 as the last portion of the new Federal Center.

Memorial
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The was an early skyscraper that stood in from 1885 to its demolition in 1931. Originally ten stories and 138 ft tall, it was designed by William Le Baron Jenney in 1884 and completed the next year. is situated 870 feet northwest of Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loop and Jewelers Row District.

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The is the central business district of , bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district in the community area of Chicago, Illinois in the . Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…

Neighborhood
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is a Chicago neighborhood located in . The area of is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the on the west.

Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse

Latitude
41.87882° or 41° 52′ 44″ north
Longitude
-87.62896° or 87° 37′ 44″ west
Elevation
597 feet (182 metres)
Levels
30
Height
384 feet (117 metres)
Operator
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Named after
Everett Dirksen
Open location code
86HJV9HC+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 73693773
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­courthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Geo­Names ID
4889908
Wiki­data ID
Q5417036
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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse” goes by many names.
  • French: “Dirksen Federal Building”
  • Hebrew: “בית המשפט של ארצות הברית אוורט מקינלי דירקסן”
  • Japanese: “ダークセン連邦ビル”

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