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General information | |
Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Address | 520 N. Michigan Avenue |
Country | United States |
The McGraw–Hill Building was a 16-story, 190-foot-tall (58 m) landmark building in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, at 520 N. Michigan Avenue. The facade and its architectural sculpture by Chicago-born artist Gwen Lux were designated a Chicago Landmark on February 7, 1997. [1] The building was demolished in 1998; [2] however, its facade was saved and reinstalled in 2000 on the new Le Méridien Chicago hotel building. [3] The hotel was renamed the Conrad Chicago in 2005. [4] The hotel was again renamed in 2015, becoming The Gwen, for sculptor Gwen Lux, [5] and is part of The Luxury Collection. [6] It was constructed by the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, whose Midwestern headquarters served as the original anchor tenant. [7]
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