The Chicago Public Library Cultural Center
Chicago Landmark
The Chicago Public Library Cultural Center
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, architects
1897
This building was the first permanent structure of
the city's public library system. Designed to be a
grand civic building, its exterior appearance and its
interior spaces are based on classical Greek and
Italian Renaissance precedents. The library is
extensively decorated with mosaics, marbles, bronze,
and two stained-glass Tiffany domes.
Designated a Chicago Landmark on November 15, 1976
by the City Council of Chicago
Richard J Daley Mayor
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