| Temperance Temple | |
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| General information | |
| Status | demolished |
| Type | commercial |
| Architectural style | combination of Gothic and French architecture |
| Location | southwest corner of LaSalle Street and Monroe Street |
| Town or city | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°52′49″N 87°37′58″W / 41.8803°N 87.6328°W |
| Groundbreaking | 1890 |
| Opened | May 1892 |
| Demolished | 1926 |
| Cost | US$1,200,000 |
| Owner | Temple Building Association of Chicago |
| Affiliation | Woman's Christian Temperance Union |
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| Floor count | 13 |
| Lifts/elevators | 8 |
| Grounds | 166 by 100 feet (51 m × 30 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Wellborn Root |
Temperance Temple (also known as Women's Temple or Woman's Temple) served as the headquarters of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). It was located in Chicago, Illinois at the southwest corner of LaSalle Street and Monroe Street, in the center of city's financial district. Work was begun in July, 1890, and the building was ready for occupancy in May 1892.[1] The lot was valued at US$1,000,000; the rentals from the building were expected to bring in an annual income of over US$200,000. The capital stock was US$600,000, one-half of which was owned by the Temple Building Association of Chicago (TBAC), and it was expected all would be secured to that association.[2][3] The TBAC, a stock company with Marshall Field president of the board of trustees, owned The Temple, the third of the affiliated interests of the National WCTU. The office building was erected at a cost of US$1,200,000 on ground leased to the TBAC by Field.[4] Temperance Temple was demolished in 1926.
- ^ Flinn, John Joseph (1893). The standard guide to Chicago. Chicago : The Standard guide Co. pp. 59, 94–95. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 811.
- ^ Farmer 1893, pp. 426–28.
- ^ Gordon, Elizabeth Putnam (1924). Women Torch-bearers: The Story of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. National woman's Christian temperance union publishing house. pp. 216–217. Retrieved 24 July 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
