- Heyworth Building
The Heyworth Building is a
Chicago Landmark located at 29 E. Madison Street, on the southwest corner of Madison Street and Wabash Avenue inChicago, Illinois .The building was constructed in 1904 by the architectural firm of
Burnham and Root under the commission of Otto Young, a real estate investor and wholesalejeweler . It received its name from the son in law of Otto Young, Lawrence Heyworth, who also supervised construction of the building. Like many other buildings along Wabash Avenue, the Heyworth historically housed watchmakers, jewelers, and associated businesses. This structure was one of the final buildings designed byFrederick P. Dinkelberg at the firm before administration was turned over to Ernest Robert Graham.The Heyworth stands 19 stories tall with a gross square footage of convert|256000|sqft|m2. Its style strays from the typical designs of Burnham and Root, appearing more rigid and geometrical than their other works done in a classical style. It combined the Chicago School's structurally expressive character with decorative appearance common in traditional masonry architecture. The
tapestry -like ornament of the building pairs well with the ornamentation designed byLouis Sullivan on the adjacentCarson Pirie Scott building. The Heyworth is also noted for its intact finely crafted decorativecornice , which is an uncommon feature among the other commercial buildings of Chicago. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on August 30, 2000.According to a real estate firm that manages the property, the height of the building is listed in various documents as 260, 273, and convert|282|ft|m.
The building was provided an $11 million renovation in 2001. As part of the renovation, the
facade was cleaned and the famous cornice was rebuilt after having undergone a stripping in years past. It is currently the home ofMacCormac College in Chicago and to the Center for Economic Progress.See also
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Chicago architecture According to the Commission on Chicago Landmarks website, the Heyworth Building was designed by D.H. Burnham and Company and completed in 1904, not Burnham and Root. John Wellborn Root had died in 1891 and the firm name had been changed to D.H. Burnham and Company after Root's death.
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