Type Commercial offices Roof 159.41 m (523.0 ft) Floors 40 Phone +1 312-624-8249 Construction started 1925 | Completed 1927 Floor count 40 Opened 1927 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Architect Frederick P. Dinkelberg | |
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Former names Pure Oil Building
North American Life Building
Jewelers Building Location 35 E. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois Address 35 E Wacker Pl # 260, Chicago, IL 60601, USA Similar 333 North Michigan, Pittsfield Building, Metropolitan Tower, Inland Steel Building, Mather Tower | ||
35 East Wacker, also known as the Jewelers' Building, is a 40-story 159.4 m (523 ft) historic building in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, located at the intersections of Wabash Avenue, and facing the Chicago River. It was built from 1925 to 1927, and was co-designed by Joachim G. Giaver and Frederick P. Dinkelberg. It was once considered to be the tallest building in the world outside of New York City. Formerly the Pure Oil Building and North American Life Insurance Building, 35 East Wacker was listed in 1978 as a contributing property to the Michigan–Wacker Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places, and was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 9, 1994.
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For its first 14 years, the building had a car lift that served the first 23 floors and facilitated safe transfers for jewelry merchants. Currently, the French-American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago is a tenant, and the showroom of architect Helmut Jahn is atop the building inside the dome, which was originally a restaurant. The building is currently being renovated, with the facade being maintained, but the interiors converted into a more modern configuration. Both the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the City of Chicago have recognized the renovation project with awards.