Symphony Center

Symphony Center
Orchestra Hall (2021)
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Address220 S. Michigan Ave.
LocationChicago, Illinois
OwnerChicago Symphony Orchestra Association
TypeConcert hall
CapacityOrchestra Hall: 2,522
Armour Stage: 150
Grainger Ballroom: 300
The Club at Symphony Center: 120
Buntrock Hall: 350
Construction
Built1904[1]
OpenedDecember 14, 1904 (1904-12-14)
Website
cso.org
Symphony Center is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Symphony Center
Coordinates41°52′45″N 87°37′30″W / 41.87917°N 87.62500°W / 41.87917; -87.62500
ArchitectDaniel Burnham[1]
NRHP reference No.78001127[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1978[2]
Designated NHLApril 19, 1994[3]

Symphony Center is a music complex located at 220 South Michigan Avenue in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO); Chicago Symphony Chorus; Civic Orchestra of Chicago; and the Institute for Learning, Access, and Training; Symphony Center includes the 2,522-seat Orchestra Hall, which dates from 1904; Buntrock Hall, a rehearsal and performance space named for the CSO trustee and benefactor Dean L. Buntrock; Grainger Ballroom, an event space overlooking Michigan Avenue and the Art Institute of Chicago; a public multi-story rotunda; Forte, a restaurant and café; and administrative offices. In June 1993, plans to significantly renovate and expand Orchestra Hall were approved and the $110 million project resulting in Symphony Center, completed in 1997.

Designed by architect Daniel Burnham, Orchestra Hall was designated a National Historic Landmark on April 19, 1994.[1] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.

  1. ^ a b c Orchestra Hall Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, NHL Database, National Historic Landmarks Program. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Orchestra Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-07-20.