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Illinois, United States

Chicago Board of Trade Building

Illinois, United States

Chicago Board of Trade Building
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Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

The Chicago Board of Trade Building is an Art Deco skyscraper at the foot of LaSalle Street in Chicago's Loop, designed by Holabird & Root and built in 1930. Its 44 stories rise 604 feet (184 m), and a three-story aluminum statue of Ceres, Roman goddess of grain, crowns it. The building served as the primary trading venue of the Chicago Board of Trade and later the CME Group, and it is a Chicago Landmark and National Historic Landmark.

Architect

Movement

Built
Type
tower block
Heritage
National Register of Historic Places listed place, Chicago Landmark
Height
604 m
Place
Illinois, United States

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Location

41.87812, -87.63225