Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building
Office/Warehouse in Illinois, U.S.
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The Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building, also known as the Reid Murdoch Building, the Reid Murdoch Center or the City of Chicago Central Office Building, is a seven-story office building in Chicago. It was constructed in 1914 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[2][1] It also has been designated as a Chicago Landmark;[3] a Commission on Chicago Landmarks plaque can be found next to the LaSalle Street entrance.[4] It is located at 325 North LaSalle Street in the River North neighborhood, alongside the Chicago River between LaSalle Street and Clark Street.
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As seen from the Chicago Riverwalk in 2021 | |
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General information | |
| Type | Office/Warehouse |
Architectural style | Chicago school |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41.8880°N 87.6318°W |
Construction started | 1913 |
Completed | 1914 |
| Governing body | Private/Friedman Properties |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | George C. Nimmons |
Reid Murdoch Building | |
  Location within Chicago metropolitan area  Location within Illinois | |
| Location | 325 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°53′17″N 87°37′54″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | George C. Nimmons |
| Architectural style | Chicago |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000650[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 1975 |
History
The building was designed by George C. Nimmons for Reid, Murdoch & Company to be used as offices and a grocery warehouse.[5] It was used as a makeshift hospital on 24 July 1915 after the S.S. Eastland capsized in the Chicago River on the opposite shore, directly across from the building.[5] In 1930 the westernmost bay was demolished, due to the widening of LaSalle Street, and the façade lost its symmetry.[6] From 1955 the building was used by the City of Chicago, housing its traffic courts, the State Attorney's Office, and various city departments.[2] In 1998, it was redeveloped by Friedman Properties. The building currently houses the headquarters of Encyclopædia Britannica.
