Orchestra Hall
Concert hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Built 1904 by Daniel Burnham. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Symphony Center is a music complex located at 220 South Michigan Avenue in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO); Chicago Symphony Chorus; Civic Orchestra of Chicago; and the Institute for Learning, Access, and Training; Symphony Center includes the 2,522-seat Orchestra Hall, which dates from 1904; Buntrock Hall, a rehearsal and performance space named for the CSO trustee and benefactor Dean L. Buntrock; Grainger Ballroom, an event space overlooking Michigan Avenue and the Art Institute of Chicago; a public multi-story rotunda; Forte, a restaurant and café; and administrative offices. In June 1993, plans to significantly renovate and expand Orchestra Hall were approved and the $110 million project resulting in Symphony Center, completed in 1997.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | Mar 21, 1978 |
| Reference number | 78001127 |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Daniel Burnham |
| Type of place | concert hall, movie theater |
| Style | Neoclassical architecture, Colonial Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.87903, -87.62491 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 13 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Beach Picnic Shelters 28 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 33 mi · Dunbar Group Site 35 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78001127. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.