Rookery Building

The Rookery Building is a historic office building at 209 South LaSalle Street in the community area of downtown , Illinois, United States.
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  • Type: Office building
  • Description: historic building in Chicago
  • Also known as: “The Rookery” and “The Rookery Building”
  • Address: 209 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60604
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Home Insurance Building and Willis Tower.

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.

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The , formerly and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in of , Illinois, United States. is situated 1,100 feet west of Rookery 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 1,600 feet east of Rookery Building.

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.

Rookery Building

Latitude
41.87908° or 41° 52′ 45″ north
Longitude
-87.63183° or 87° 37′ 55″ west
Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)
Levels
12
Height
180 feet (55 metres)
Open location code
86HJV9H9+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 73706154
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Geo­Names ID
4913505
Wiki­data ID
Q3441853
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Rookery Building” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “卢克丽大厦”
  • Chinese: “盧克麗大廈”
  • Dutch: “Rookery Building”
  • Estonian: “Rookery Building”
  • Finnish: “Rookery Building”
  • French: “Rookery Building”
  • Hebrew: “בניין רוקרי”
  • Italian: “Rookery Building”
  • Japanese: “ルッカリー・ビルディング”
  • Spanish: “Rookery Building”

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