S.r. Crown Hall
Academic building in Chicago, Illinois. Built 1956 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Added to the National Register in 2001, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
S. R. Crown Hall is a building on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Completed in 1956, the structure was designed by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the IIT's College of Architecture, which he led for two decades. Crown Hall is a Chicago Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 3360 S. State St., Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01001049 |
| Built | 1956 |
| Architect | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe |
| Type of place | university building |
| Style | modern architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Chicago Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 3360 S. State St., Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.83355, -87.62674 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 10 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Beach Picnic Shelters 26 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 31 mi · Dunbar Group Site 34 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 01001049. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.