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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:2010-03-03_2000x3000_chicago_manhattan_building.jpg) Manhattan Building at the northeast corner of Dearborn St. and Ida B. Wells Drive. | |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°52′33″N 87°37′45″W / 41.87583°N 87.62917°W |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | William LeBaron Jenney |
| Architectural style | Skyscraper |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000697 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1976 |
| Designated CL | July 7, 1978 |
The Manhattan Building is a 16-story building at 431 South Dearborn Street in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by architect William Le Baron Jenney and constructed from 1889 to 1891.[2] It is the oldest surviving skyscraper in the world to use a purely skeletal supporting structure.[3] It is the sixth oldest surviving building in the city as well as the 30th oldest building in the state. The building was the first home of the Paymaster Corporation, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1976, and designated a Chicago Landmark on July 7, 1978.[4]
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