Dexter Building
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The Dexter Building was a landmark building located at 630 South Wabash Avenue, in the South Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. The building was designed by the firm of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan, and built in 1887.[1][2] Prior to its destruction in 2006 it was one of the earliest surviving Louis Sullivan buildings, and was considered a precursor of the nearby Auditorium Building. It was designated as a Chicago Landmark in 1996 and was described by the Landmarks Division of the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development as an "irreplaceable link in the chain of work of one of the nation's most important architectural partnerships".[1][2] It was distinctive in its use of exterior perforated girders, prefiguring designs of seven decades later.[1]
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Location | Chicago |
Opened | 1887 |
Demolished | 2006 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan |