Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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

Chicago

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. It was constructed in 1914 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1975. It also has been designated as a Chicago Landmark

Chicago Landmark

Chicago Landmark is a designation of the Mayor of Chicago and the Chicago City Council for historic buildings and other sites in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, architectural, artistic, cultural,...

. It is located in the River North neighborhood, alongside the Chicago River

Chicago River

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between LaSalle Street

LaSalle Street

LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago named for Sieur de La Salle, an early explorer of Illinois. The portion that runs through the Loop is considered to be Chicago's financial district...

and Clark Street

Clark Street (Chicago)

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History

The building was designed by George C. Nimmons

George C. Nimmons

George Croll Nimmons was a well known Chicago architect in the early 20th Century. Nimmons was best known for his commercial work, which was primarily for Sears, Roebuck and Company, but he also designed several houses, including a Kenwood mansion for Sears' President, Julius Rosenwald.Nimmons...

for Reid, Murdoch & Company to be used as offices and a grocery warehouse It was used as a makeshift hospital on 24 July 1915 after the S.S. Eastland

Eastland

The SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915 the ship rolled over while tied to a dock in the Chicago River...

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 Encyclopaedia Britannica.

History

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