The Municipal Courts Building, also known as the Lake View Building, is a skyscraper located at 116 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The building was built from 1906 to 1907 to serve as a temporary home for Chicago's Municipal Court. Jacob L. Kesner built the building, which was originally 12 stories tall, on a strip of land only 40 feet (12 m) wide; Kesner was one of the few property owners willing to grant the Municipal Court of Chicago a short-term lease. The building was completed later than planned, had less square footage than promised, and charged a higher rent than a competing offer from a warehouse, prompting Mayor Edward Dunne to conduct an ethics investigation into the approval of the building contract. The court only used the building until 1911; after it moved out, Kesner added another five stories to the building.[2]
Municipal Courts Building | |
 The Municipal Courts Building in 2008, situated between its wider neighbors | |
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| Location | 116 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°52′48″N 87°37′28″W / 41.88000°N 87.62444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906–07 |
| Architect | Jenny, Mundie & Jensen |
| Architectural style | Chicago |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001912[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1985 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Municipal Court Building, Michigan Avenue, Chicago". Designslinger. Retrieved June 26, 2013.