WIN: Commission on Chicago Landmarks Recommends Century and Consumers Buildings to City Council for Final Chicago Landmark Designation! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2023)

By Preservation Chicago

December 31, 2023

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67b413e5f648eaf89b5dd96c4c73dee5_ubobsi — The Century and Consumers Buildings. The Century Building, 1915, Holabird & Roche, 202 S. State Street. The Consumers Building, 1913, Jenney, Mundie & Jensen, 220 S. State Street. Photo credit: Ward Miller / Preservation Chicago

City panel backs landmarks label for two State Street buildings; The federally owned towers date from the early 20th century and could still be torn down, but the decision of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks could increase pressure to preserve them; David Roeder, Chicago Sun-Times, 12/7/23
The federal government wants to demolish 2 historic State Street skyscrapers. Preservationists are mobilizing in opposition; Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 11/13/23
Endangered State Street towers get unanimous support from city landmarks panel, Dennis Rodkin, Crain’s Chicago Business, 12/7/23
Architects argue for rescuing a pair of imperiled State Street towers, Dennis Rodkin, Crain’s Chicago Business, 11/13/23
Making the case to restore two historic Chicago skyscrapers, Lisa Dent interview with Ward Miller, WGN Radio 720, 11/14/23
Don’t demolish historic State Street towers, residents tell Feds, Corli Jay, Crain’s Chicago Business, 9/12/23 7 Most Endangered

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