Chicago Federal Center
National Register of Historic Places

Chicago Federal Center

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
March 24, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
08001165

About this property

The John C. Kluczynski Federal Building is a skyscraper in the downtown Chicago Loop located at 230 South Dearborn Street. The 45-story structure was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1974 as the last portion of the new Federal Center. It is 562 feet (171 m) tall and with the Mies designed post office and plaza stands on the site previously occupied by the Chicago Federal Building by the architect Henry Ives Cobb. It was named in honor of U.S. Congressman John C. Kluczynski, who represented Illinois's 5th congressional district from 1951 to 1975 after his death in office. This is one of three buildings by Mies in the Federal Center Plaza complex: the others are the Loop Station Post Office and the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse.

Location

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.87924, -87.62935

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 08001165. It was listed on March 24, 2011.

Categories

ARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Reno Court of Inquiry 1879
1879Indian Wars
0.1 mi
Treaty of Chicago — Potawatomi Land Cession (1833)
1833Indian Wars
0.1 mi
Fort Dearborn Massacre August 15 1812
1812Early Republic
0.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Chicago Federal Center listed on the National Register?

Chicago Federal Center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Chicago Federal Center?

Chicago Federal Center is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chicago Federal Center?

The period of significance for Chicago Federal Center is recorded as the early_republic era.

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