Century Tower (Chicago)

Trustees System Service Building
Location Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°53′9.61″N 87°38′1.03″W / 41.8860028°N 87.6336194°W / 41.8860028; -87.6336194Coordinates: 41°53′9.61″N 87°38′1.03″W / 41.8860028°N 87.6336194°W / 41.8860028; -87.6336194
Built 1930
Architect Thielbar, Frederick J.; Fugard John Reed
Architectural style Skyscraper, Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 98001132[1]
Added to NRHP September 3, 1998

The Century Tower Condominiums, formerly known as the Trustees System Service Building, is a historic building located at 182 West Lake Street in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois.

History

The building was designed in 1929 and completed in 1930; at the time of its completion, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world. Its original tenant and namesake was the Trustees Service System, a bank that specialized in consumer loans. Architects Thielbar and Fugard designed the building in the Art Deco style. The building's design consists of a twenty-story main building topped by an eight-story tower and a ziggurat. The building has had a long list of various countries' embassies as tenants.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1998.[1]

The property was converted from a commercial building to apartments in 2003. In August, 2004 the building was used to film scenes from the movie Batman Begins. In September 2005 the building became a condominium and its name changed to Century Tower.

Former tenants

The building was once home to:

The red marble used in the lobby is from an ancient Roman quarry in the city of Oran, Algeria.

The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Former names

This building has formerly been named:

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Baldwin, Susan; Warm, Jessica (February 5, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Trustees System Service Building" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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