The Arc at Old Colony
The Arc at Old Colony is a 17-story landmark building in the Chicago Loop 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.Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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 Harold Washington Library and Chicago "L".
Harold Washington Library
Library
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Harold Washington Library Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 South State Street in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Chicago "L"
Photo: lazytom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chicago "L" is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms… Chicago "L" is situated 960 feet northeast of The Arc at Old Colony.
Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station
Metro station
Photo: cipherswarm, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren, is an 'L' station serving the CTA's 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Printers Row and Loop.
Printers Row
Neighborhood
Photo: puroticorico, CC BY 2.0.
Printers Row is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the Chicago River on the west.
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.
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…
The Arc at Old Colony
- Categories: skyscraper, office building, building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.87662° or 41° 52′ 36″ northLongitude
-87.629° or 87° 37′ 44″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Levels
17Height
217 feet (66 metres)Open location code
86HJV9GC+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 73650872OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingGeoNames ID
4904650Wikidata 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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