Auditorium Building
The Auditorium Building in Chicago is one of the best-known designs of Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler. Completed in 1889, the building is located at the northwest corner of South Michigan Avenue and Ida B. Wells Drive. The building was designed to be a multi-use complex, including offices, a theater, and a hotel. As a young apprentice, Frank Lloyd Wright worked on some of the interior design.
Auditorium Building | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Chicago Landmark
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Building's exterior in 2012 | |
| Location | 430 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°52′34″N 87°37′31″W |
| Area | 67,699.5 square feet (6,289.49 m2) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Louis Sullivan Dankmar Adler |
| Architectural style | Late-19th- and early-20th-century American movements |
| Part of | Historic Michigan Boulevard District |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000230 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 1970 |
| Designated NHL | May 15, 1975 |
| Designated CL | September 15, 1976 |
The Auditorium Theatre is part of the Auditorium Building and is located at 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive. The theater was the first home of the Chicago Civic Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1970. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975, and was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1976. In addition, it is a historic district contributing property for the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Since 1947, the Auditorium Building has been part of Roosevelt University.