[Enlarge] [Purchase] (c) Daniel Kieköwer

 

[Enlarge] [Purchase] (c) Daniel Kieköwer

 

Identification
Official name	6 North Michigan
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Emporis Building Number	116747
Location
Address	*
Bordering street #1	East Madison Street*
Bordering street #2	North Michigan Avenue*
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Latitude	*
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Neighborhood	Loop
District	Downtown
City	Chicago
State	Illinois
Country	U.S.A.

 

Technical Data
Height (tip) * Height (struct.) 86 m 282 ft Height (roof) * Height (main roof) * Floors (OG) 22 Floor overview * Construction start * Construction end 1899 Last reconstruction * Height Floor-to-floor *

 

Building in General
Type of construction	high-rise building
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Architectural style	*
Status	completed

Facts

-	Four extra stories were added on top of the main structure in 1923 by architects Holabird & Roche, wrapping around the lower part of the tower.
-	During the 1990's the Chicago Athenaeum had a two-level architecture museum at the base.
-	Built as the headquarters for retailer Montgomery Ward, a pioneer in the mail-order business. The founder Aaron Montgomery Ward, whose office here faced over the lake, was instrumental in preserving the open lakefront and creating Grant Park.
-	Until 1947 the building had a steep Italianate pyramid, topped by a 22.5-foot sculpture "Progress Lighting the Way For Commerce". The tower reached a height of 394 feet.
-	When it was converted to condominiums in 2001 the developers considered restoring the pyramid.
-	Additional height is being added to the building during its reconstruction including a small 1-story loft space on top of the tower, and extra floors on the back side.
-	On the 7th of December 1997, mystery writer Eugene Izzi died by hanging in Suite 1418 of this building. Three computer disks were found in his pockets, holding the manuscript of a novel about the death of a mystery writer in a similar fashion.
-	Tallest building in Chicago from 1899 to 1922; surpassed by the Wrigley Building.

Companies involved in this Building*

architect: Holabird & Roche, Schmidt, Garden & Martin Other firms: DeStefano + Partners, Ltd., AMEC Construction Management, Inc..

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