Dexter Building
Life Span: 1892-1961
Location: 80-84 Adams (39 W. Adams today)
Architect: Burnham & Root
Rand McNally’s Bird’s Eye Views of Chicago, 1893
② The Dexter Building,
At 80-84 Adams Street, is 50 feet wide, 105 feet deep, and 140 feet high, with 8 stories and basement. The structure is of the steel pattern, with heavy brick walls and terra cotta and tile. There are 2 stores, 140 offices, and 2 passenger elevators. The occupants are insurance companies, real-estate dealers, and manufacturers’ agents. Erected in 1882, at a cost of $150,000.
Dexter Building
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1906
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