Former names | Schiller Theater Building, Dearborn Theater |
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Location | 64 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41°53′5″N 87°37′50″W / 41.88472°N 87.63056°W |
Owner | Balaban & Katz |
Type | Indoor theater |
Capacity | 1,300 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1891 |
Demolished | 1961 |
The Schiller Theater Building was designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler of the firm Adler & Sullivan for the German Opera Company. At the time of its construction, it was among the tallest buildings in Chicago. Its centerpiece was a 1,300-seat theater, which is considered by architectural historians to be one of the greatest collaborations between Adler and Sullivan.