- McGraw-Hill Building (Chicago)
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The building now is part of The Shops at North Bridge (formerly, Westfield North Bridge) complex.
Night view showing the Conrad Hilton sign.The McGraw-Hill Building was a 16-story, 190-foot-tall (58 m) landmark building in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. The facade and its architectural sculpture by Chicago-born artist Gwen Lux was landmarked by the city prior to demolition, then taken down and reinstalled in 2000 on the new Conrad Chicago Hotel building.[1] Its facade was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 7, 1997.[2] The building was demolished in 1998.[3] The Conrad Chicago Hotel was a reconstruction of the McGraw-Hill Building.[3][4]
Chicago Landmark plaqueNotes
- ^ "McGraw-Hill Building". Emporis.com. 2007. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=mcgrawhillbuilding-chicago-il-usa. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "McGraw-Hill Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/M/McGrawHill.html. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ a b "Conrad Chicago Hotel". Emporis.com. 2007. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=conradchicagohotel-chicago-il-usa. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Conrad Chicago". Hilton.com. http://chicago.conradmeetings.com/. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
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Coordinates: 41°53′29″N 87°37′29″W / 41.8915°N 87.6246°W
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