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Metropolitan Hall

Photographer: John Carbutt
Architect: Jason Gurley
Location: SW corner LaSalle and Randolph Streets – Looking NW from the Courthose Dome

Built in 1851 and in 1866 became the home of the Young Men’s Association Library which contained 20,000 volumes including a complete set of the British patent Office Reports, the only one in the country. The first Printers Row is seen on the right.