Chicago, IL: Federal Building 1904-1965

(Federal Block, Satellite of Replacement Building, Street View)

Raymond's posting has several more pictures and some interesting comments.

Raymond Kunst posted, cropped
Chicago Federal Building, 1904 (Demolished 1965) — architect Henry Ives Cobb

Another photo showing the effects of coal soot.

Chad Brown posted seven photos with the comment:

A structure that wouldn't have been out of place in the nation's capital, the Chicago Federal building. Built between 1898 and 1905. It housed the Midwest federal courts and at the time the main post office. Located on a block bounded by Dearborn, Adams, Clark and Jackson St. Demolished in 1965. The Kluczynski Federal building occupies the site.

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Mike Joyce It was where part of the federal plaza is now: between Dearborn and Clark (east-west) and Adams and Jackson (north-south). The Kluczynski Bldg and Loop post office are there now, plus the orange Calder Flamingo sculpture. Dirksen Bldg is across the street.
Jaime Duran It was sinking. That’s why it was replaced.
David Clark Actually, Jaime Duran, it was a previous building on the site that had a bad foundation and was sinking. This building was torn down in 1965 simply to make way for the replacement Federal Center. This building was built in 1905 (architect Henry Ives Cobb) and was too small for Fed offices soon after being built. It was supposed to house the post office, court houses, and all Federal offices in Chicago. The P.O. moved out when they built the big building south of Union Station in the 1930s.
Siobhan O'Connor Hartsell Love seeing Ceres in the background.
David Clark If you look at the foreground of the picture, you can see that the east side of Dearborn Street has already been cleared to make way for the construction of the Dirksen Federal Center courthouse building.

Newsweek had this building in a list of lost buildings

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This building and the civic center are the only buildings featured in this 1989 topo map other than railroad structures such as all six passenger stations.

1898 Chicago Quadrangle @ 1:62,500

I put a yellow rectangle around the building in this aerial photo.

Patrick McNamara commented on a post

Jeff Nichols posted
Dome of the Federal Building, c. 1903. Chicago History Museum, DN-0000811
Paul Jevert: It ws a shame it was torn down ! It was larger than the Capitol dome !
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