Promontory Apartments

Chicago, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗
ReferenceSkyscraperPage↗
Further readingEncyclopædia Britannica↗

Completed in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, the Promontory Apartments is a 22-story International Style skyscraper designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. His first skyscraper design, the building pioneered key modernist concepts including an exposed structural skeleton. The cooperative tower houses 122 units and overlooks Burnham Park, earning recognition as a landmark on the National Register of Historic Places.