The Arc at Old Colony

The Arc at Old Colony is a 17-story landmark building in the community area of Chicago, Illinois. Designed by the architectural firm Holabird & Roche in 1893–94, it stands at approximately 215 feet and was the tallest building in Chicago at the time it was built.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Apartment building
  • Description: office building in Chicago
  • Also known as: “Old Colony Building”
  • Address: 407 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60605

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chicago "L" and Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station.

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The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system serving the city of and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of . The system is operated by the , one of the three service boards of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. is situated 960 feet northeast of The Arc at Old Colony.

Metro station
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Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren, is an station serving the Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. Originally, the station was to have direct access to the second floor of the Harold Washington Library building, but this direct connection was never built.

Prison
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The , Chicago is a United States federal prison in , Illinois, United States. It holds imprisoned men and women of all security levels before and during court proceedings in the Northern District of Illinois, and for brief sentences. is situated 380 feet west of The Arc at Old Colony.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Printers Row and Loop.

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.

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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 United States. Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…

The Arc at Old Colony

Latitude
41.87662° or 41° 52′ 36″ north
Longitude
-87.629° or 87° 37′ 44″ west
Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)
Levels
17
Height
217 feet (66 metres)
Open location code
86HJV9GC+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 73650872
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Geo­Names ID
4904650
Wiki­data ID
Q14687991
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“The Arc at Old Colony” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “旧殖民地弧区”
  • Chinese: “舊殖民地弧區”
  • Hebrew: “בניין המושבה הישנה”
  • Spanish: “Old Colony Building”
  • Spanish: “The Arc at Old Colony”
  • Swedish: “The Arc at Old Colony”

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