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Identification
Name
Dirksen Federal Building
Alternative name
Everett McKinley Dirksen Federal Building
Emporis Building ID
116912
Location
Main address
219 South Dearborn Street
Virtual address
41-49 West Adams Street
Virtual address
20-48 West Jackson Boulevard
Address as text
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ZIP
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Complex
Chicago Federal Center
Neighborhood
Loop
District
Downtown
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Country
U.S.A.
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
116.74 m
Height (roof)
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Length
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Width
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Floors (above ground)
30
Construction start
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Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
steel
Facade material
steel
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
international style
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Facts
The building is a full block long from north to south, and blocks Quincy Street between State and Dearborn. The rest of the Federal Center is across Dearborn to the west.
Named after Everett McKinley Dirksen, U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1951 to 1969. One of the country's most famous senators, he served as Minority Leader for many years and one of the Senate office buildings in Washington is named after him.
Built 11 years before Kluczynski Federal Building, the next office building in the Federal Center.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Kellermeyer Godfryt Hart, P.C.

Other companies:
Tractel Ltd. North Central, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Schmidt, Garden & Erikson, C.F. Murphy Associates, A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc., General Services Administration, McKay Conant Brook, Inc.
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