19 South LaSalle Street
| 19 South LaSalle Street | |
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| Former names | Central YMCA Association Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Address | 19 S. LaSalle St. |
| Current tenants | Vivid Ascent, et al. |
| Completed | 1893 |
| Owner | Cloverfield, Inc. |
| Height | 16 stories |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Jenney & Mundie |
| Website | |
| www.colmgmt.com/ | |
19 South LaSalle Street, formerly known as the Central YMCA Association Building, is a building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed in 1893 and designed by the architecture firm Jenney & Mundie.
History[edit]
19 South LaSalle Street was constructed as the Central YMCA Association Building in 1893,[1][2] and completed shortly before the Panic of 1893.[1] The structure, designed by William LeBaron Jenney and William Bryce Mundie as Jenney & Mundie, was eventually renamed for its address, 19 South LaSalle Street.[3] Modern-day 19 South LaSalle Street is owned by Cloverfield, Inc. and operated by Colonnade Management, Inc. as a mixed-use retail and office building.[4] Law offices and companies such as Vivid Ascent, an integrated marketing firm, and Sprint, which has a retail location in the building, operate out of 19 South LaSalle Street.[5][6][7]
Architecture[edit]
19 South LaSalle Street has been described as one of Jenney's most "uncompromising" facades due to its rectangularity which is only interrupted by horizontal banding at the 11th and 12th stories.[8] Although, the horizontal courses and the building's shifting design are typical of Jenney's work around this time period.[2] 19 South LaSalle is designed in an "L" shape with its more narrow 54 foot facade facing toward LaSalle Street while a longer, more elaborate 187 foot facade faces a small alley known as Arcade Place.[1][8] The building stands 16 stories and was originally topped with a peaked roof which was replaced by an additional three stories.[1] 19 South LaSalle Street was mentioned in the 2004 American Institute of Architects Guide to Chicago.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Hudson, Leslie A. Chicago Skyscrapers in Vintage Postcards, (Google Books link), Arcadia Publishing, 2004, p. 101, (ISBN 0738533424).
- ^ a b c Sinkevitch, Alice and the American Institute of Architects (Chicago). AIA Guide to Chicago, (Google Books link), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, p. 80, (ISBN 0156029081).
- ^ Randall, Frank Alfred and Randall, John. History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago, (Google Books link), University of Illinois Press, 1999, pp. 155-56, (ISBN 0252024168).
- ^ "[1]",retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "About Us Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine", Vivid Ascent, official site, retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Contact Us", Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd., official site, retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Sprintstorelocator.com, Chicago search[permanent dead link], Sprint, official site, retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ a b Condit, Carl W. The Chicago School of Architecture: A History of Commercial and Public Building in the Chicago Area, 1875-1925, (Google Books link), University of Chicago Press, 1973, p. 93, (ISBN 0226114554).
External links[edit]
- 19 South LaSalle, St. Andrews Properties, Inc, official site