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S.113 – The Rookery Building
remodeling, 209 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois The building was originally designed by
Burnham & Root. Its lobby was
redesigned by Wright to cover the intricate ironwork and replace it with
marble adorned in Persian-style gold trim.
Further changes were made by William Drummond in 1931, but the current
owners decided to restore the lobby to its condition when Wright’s work had
been completed. Wright once had an office in the
building. The entire building is open
during normal business hours (the lobby is open on Saturdays but not
Sundays), and features some guided tours.
Some of its architectural features are displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago and are pictured
below. Photographed on May 3, 2014 & November
10, 2013.
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Lighting
fixtures in main lobby
Lighting
fixture in LaSalle Street entrance lobby – it is not a hanging fixture
Wright’s
trim (left); cutaway (right) shows original design his renovation concealed
LaSALLE STREET
ENTRANCE LOBBY:
November 2013 photos:
View
from outside the doors on LaSalle Street
ARCHITECTURAL
DETAILS DISPLAYED AT ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, photographed November 10, 2013:
Above & Below:
elevator grille on display at Art Institute – just a couple blocks away from
The Rookery
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