Daniel H. Burnham and J. W. Root
1885-88
This building takes its odd name from a temporary city hall at this location which was the favoriate gathering place of pigeons. One of the oldest precursors of modern skyscrapers, this eleven-story structure was designed as an office building. The exterior walls are load-bearing masonry walls. The interior contains a light court and atrium. | ||
Detail of the front and windows of the third register | ||
The entrance and the bowed entrance bayThe ornament on this building with its belt courses, bowed central bay, and interrupted cornice contrasts strikingly with the later Monadnock Building. |
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