The National, Chicago
The National is a landmark high-rise building in the Chicago Loop and originally named the Commercial National Bank Building.Photo: Zagalejo, Public domain.
- Type: Office building
- Description: building in Chicago
- Also known as: “Commercial National Bank Building”, “Edison Building”, “The National (building)”, and “The National Building”
- Address: 72 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60603
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Home Insurance Building and Chicago "L".
Home Insurance Building
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Home Insurance Building was an early skyscraper that stood in Chicago 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. Home Insurance Building is situated 420 feet west of The National, Chicago.
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 1,300 feet southeast of The National, Chicago.
Kluczynski Federal Building
Government building
Photo: Local hero, Public domain.
The John C. Kluczynski Federal Building is a skyscraper in the downtown Chicago Loop 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. Kluczynski Federal Building is situated 500 feet south of The National, Chicago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loop and Jewelers Row District.
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…
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.
The National, Chicago
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.87979° or 41° 52′ 47″ northLongitude
-87.63035° or 87° 37′ 49″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Levels
20Open location code
86HJV9H9+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 124865447OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeWikidata ID
Q55635411
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In Other Languages
“The National, Chicago” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “בניין הלאומי”
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