Field Building (Chicago)
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| Alternative names | LaSalle National Bank Building Bank of America Building |
| General information | |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois USA |
| Coordinates | 41°52′47″N 87°37′54″W / 41.8798°N 87.6316°WCoordinates: 41°52′47″N 87°37′54″W / 41.8798°N 87.6316°W |
| Construction started | 1931 |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 535 ft (163 m) |
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| Floor count | 45 total |
| Floor area | 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Graham, Anderson, Probst & White |
| Official name | Field Building |
| Designated | February 9, 1994 |
The Field Building, also known as the LaSalle National Bank Building and Bank of America Building is an art deco office building at 135 South LaSalle Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark February 9, 1994.
The construction of the Field Building was completed 1934 as a 535 feet (163 m) 45-storey skyscraper on the site bounded by South Clark Street, South LaSalle Street and West Adams Street. The architect was the firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. It is considered the last major office building erected in Chicago prior to the Great Depression/World War II construction hiatus which ended with the building of One Prudential Plaza in 1955.
Many of the latest innovations such as high-speed elevators and air conditioning were incorporated into the building’s design. The lobby features a multi-level arcade between LaSalle and Clark Streets allowing pedestrians to walk between the two streets and access the retail space without exiting the building. The elevator indicator panel and mailbox in the lobby are in an integrated design which resembles the building’s exterior shape.
The building rises from a four-story base that covers the entire site. The exterior of the first story is faced in polished black granite. Windows are framed with polished aluminum or monel metal and have black and polished aluminum spandrel panels. The entrances on the east and west facades rise the entire height of the base and are also framed in black granite. Five pilasters faced in white Yule marble separate the bays containing revolving doors that provide access to the lobby.
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