Chicago - Estados Unidos
Fotografia - Cartão Postal
The Continental
and Commercial National Bank is a historic office building located at 208
S. LaSalle Street in Chicago's Loop. The 21-story building was built in 1911-14 for the
Continental and Commercial National Bank, at the time one of the largest banks
in the nation. Architect Daniel Burnham designed
the building in the Classical Revival style;
Burnham, who was perhaps best known for his 1909 plan of Chicago, was a proponent of the style and used it
in office buildings in multiple cities. The building's main entrance features a
three-story colonnade with eight Doric columns; the eighteenth through the twentieth floors
feature a matching colonnade, which forms the building's capital. A frieze and belt course separate the fourth and seventeenth floors
from the shaft of the building, giving the building a small amount of
horizontal emphasis. An open court occupies the center of the building,
allowing natural light to reach its interior offices.
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