Palmolive Building
Chicago, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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The Palmolive Building stands at 919 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago as a 37-story Art Deco tower completed in 1929 by the architectural firm Holabird & Root. Rising 172 meters, the limestone-clad structure exemplifies the Streamline Moderne aesthetic that characterized progressive skyscraper design of the era. The building later became known as the Playboy Building and has been recognized as both a Chicago Landmark and a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- tower block
- Materials
- limestone
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, Chicago Landmark
- Height
- 172.21 m
- Place
- Chicago, United States
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