Municipal Courts Building (Chicago, Illinois)


Municipal Courts Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Municipal Courts Building in 2008, situated between its wider neighbors
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Location	116 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°52′48″N 87°37′28″W / 41.88000°N 87.62444°W / 41.88000; -87.62444Coordinates: 41°52′48″N 87°37′28″W / 41.88000°N 87.62444°W / 41.88000; -87.62444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906–07
Architect	Jenny, Mundie & Jensen
Architectural style	Chicago
NRHP Reference #	85001912^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1985

The Municipal Courts Building, also known as the Lake View Building, is a skyscraper located at 116 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The building was built from 1906 to 1907 to serve as a temporary home for Chicago's Municipal Court. Jacob L. Kesner built the building, which was originally 12 stories tall, on a strip of land only 40 feet (12 m) wide; Kesner was one of the few property owners willing to grant the Municipal Court a short-term lease. The building was completed later than planned, had less square footage than promised, and charged a higher rent than a competing offer from a warehouse, prompting Mayor Edward Dunne to conduct an ethics investigation into the approval of the building contract. The court only used the building until 1911; after it moved out, Kesner added another five stories to the building.^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1985.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Municipal Court Building, Michigan Avenue, Chicago". Designslinger. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

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