Consumers Building, Chicago

Our friends at designslinger.com tell an interesting story concerning the Consumers Building (1913) in Chicago, IL by the architectural firm of Jenney, Mundie & Jensen. According to designslinger, the building “passed through several owners before being acquired by the Federal government, whose Federal Center complex sits right behind the Consumer. The government now maintains the building, but with a large redevelopment program in the works, the fate of Jenney, Mundie & Jensen’s 95 year old project is in question.” Read more.

Consumers Building
Consumers Building (1913) Jenney, Mundie & Jensen, architects /Image & Artwork: designslinger
Source: http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn281/SallyGreene2008/02SallyGreenAlbum/UZY20000000035-9.jpg

Comments
  1. dd20century posted this
blog comments powered by Disqus