The National | |
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General information | |
Location | Chicago Loop |
Address | 125 S. Clark |
Town or city | Chicago, Illinois |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 41°52′47″N 87°37′50″W / 41.879797°N 87.630548°W |
Construction started | 1906 |
Completed | 1907 |
Landlord | Bluestar Properties |
Height | |
Architectural | 92.4 m (303 ft)[1] |
Tip | 114 m (374 ft)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 20 |
Floor area | 580,000 square feet (54,000 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | D. H. Burnham & Company |
Website | |
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The National is a landmark high-rise building in the Chicago Loop and originally named the Commercial National Bank Building.
The building was designed by D. H. Burnham & Company, and is the oldest surviving building in the Loop designed by that firm.[2] It was designed for the Commercial National Bank, which had been formed after the passage of the National Banking Act of 1863.[3] It was constructed between 1906 and 1907.[4]
The Commercial National Bank merged with the Continental National Bank in 1910; the merged entity moved into the Continental and Commercial National Bank building in 1914.[5] The building was renamed the "Edison Building" in 1912 and served as the headquarters of Commonwealth Edison until 1969.[6]
The Commercial National Bank Building was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 22, 2016.[7]
The building has an estimated height of 231.82 ft.[8]