Delaware Building

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Delaware Building

| nrhp_type =

| image = Delaware Building Chicago 2.JPG

| caption =

| designated_other1_name = Chicago Landmark

| designated_other1_date = November 23, 1983

| designated_other1_abbr = CL

| designated_other1_link = Chicago Landmark

| designated_other1_color = #aaccff

| location = Chicago, Illinois

| coordinates = {{coord|41|53|5.16|N|87|37|44.93|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Illinois

| area =

| built = 1872

| architect = Wheelock & Thomasç

| architecture = Italianate

| added = July 18, 1974

| refnum = 74000749 {{NRISref|2007a}}

}}

The Delaware Building is a building in the Chicago Loop built in the massive rebuilding effort after the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. It is significant for being one of the few buildings to maintain its 1870s character, as an Italianate structure, in an area dominated by more modern structures. The building is also notable for its early use of a precast concrete façade. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on November 23, 1983, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1974.{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/D/Delaware.html |title=Chicago Landmarks - Delaware Building |date=2003 |accessdate=2007-06-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607141033/http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/D/Delaware.html |archivedate=2007-06-07 }}

As built, the building had five floors with a basement. The first two stories were primarily metal and glass to provide storefront windows for displays. In 1889, two additional floors were added, and three bays were removed from the Randolph Avenue façade.{{cite web|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/PDFs/200748.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Delaware Building|date=1973|accessdate=2007-06-28}}

File:Delaware Building 1903.jpg