Inland Steel Building

Inland Steel Building
Inland Steel Building in May 2007
Map
General information
Location30 W. Monroe Street[1]
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°52′52″N 87°37′45″W / 41.8810°N 87.6291°W / 41.8810; -87.6291
Construction started1956
Completed1957[1]
Height
Roof332 feet (101.2 m)[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[1]
Structural engineerSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
References
Inland Steel Building
Inland Steel Building is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Inland Steel Building
Inland Steel Building is located in Illinois
Inland Steel Building
Inland Steel Building is located in the United States
Inland Steel Building
Location30 W. Monroe St., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°52′51″N 87°37′43″W / 41.88083°N 87.62861°W / 41.88083; -87.62861
Area0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
Built1958
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill; Graham, Bruce & Walter Netsch
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.09000024[3]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 2009

The Inland Steel Building is a skyscraper located at 30 W. Monroe Street in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the city's defining commercial high-rises of the post–World War II era of modern architecture.[1][4] Its principal designers were Bruce Graham and Walter Netsch of the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architecture firm.[1] The building is managed and leased by MB Real Estate. The Inland Steel Building was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1998.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Inland Steel Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  2. ^ "Inland Steel Building". Emporis Corporation. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Schulze, Franz & Harrington, Kevin (2003). Chicago's Famous Buildings (5th ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press, p. 75. ISBN 0-226-74066-8.