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

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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 a rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, one of the three service boards of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. 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
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Latitude

41.87979° or 41° 52′ 47″ north

Longitude

-87.63035° or 87° 37′ 49″ west

Elevation

594 feet (181 metres)

Levels

Open location code

86HJV9H9+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 124865447

OpenStreetMap feature

building=office

Wikidata ID

Q55635411

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In Other Languages

“The National, Chicago” goes by many names.

Hebrew: “בניין הלאומי”

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