Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building

Infobox building
building_name = Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building

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caption = Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building with the Clark Street Bridge in the foreground
building_type = Office/Warehouse
architectural_style = Chicago school
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location = Chicago
coordinates = coord|41.8880|N|87.6318|W|display=inline|type:landmark
start_date = 1913
completion_date = 1914
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height =
floor_count = 7
main_contractor =
architect = George C. Nimmons
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awards = The Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building, also known as the Reid Murdoch Building, the Reid Murdoch Center or the City of Chicago Central Office Building, is a seven story office building in Chicago. It was constructed in 1914 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.cite web |url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/chicago/c6.htm |title=Reid Murdoch Building |accessdate=2007-05-28 |work=Chicago: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinery ] cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] It also has been designated as a Chicago Landmark. [cite web |url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/R/ReidMurdoch.html |title=Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building |accessdate=2007-05-28 |work=Chicago Landmarks |publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division ] It is located in the River North neighborhood, alongside the Chicago River between LaSalle Street and Clark Street.

History

The building was designed by George C. Nimmons for Reid, Murdoch & Company to be used as offices and a grocery warehousecite web |url=http://www.thelocaltourist.com/articles/reidmurdoch.htm |title=Reid Murdoch Building |accessdate=2007-05-28 |work=thelocaltourist.com ] It was used as a makeshift hospital on 24 July 1915 after the S.S. Eastland capsized in the Chicago River on the opposite shore, directly across from the building. From 1955 the building was used by the City of Chicago, housing its traffic courts, the State Attorney's Office, and various city departments. In 1998 it was redeveloped by Friedman Properties. The building currently houses the headquarters of Encyclopedia Britannica.

ee also

* Chicago architecture
* Chicago Landmark

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