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20120929 11 South LaSalle
20120929 11 South LaSalle

11 South LaSalle Street Building or Eleven South LaSalle Street Building (formerly Roanoke Building and Tower and originally Lumber Exchange Building and Tower Addition or simply the Roanoke Building and Lumber Exchange Building) is a Chicago Landmark building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and that is located at 11 South LaSalle Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. This address is located on the southeast corner of LaSalle and Madison Street in Cook County, Illinois, across the Madison Street from the One North LaSalle Building. The building sits on a site of a former Roanoke building (once known as Major Block 2) that once served as a National Weather Service Weather Forecast official climate site and replaced Major Block 1 after the Great Chicago Fire. The current building has incorporated the frontage of other buildings east of the original site of Major Block 1. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (under the name Lumber Exchange Building and Tower Addition) on December 6, 2007, and named a Chicago Landmark on December 12, 2007. It incorporates the lands of the former DeSoto Building and former Farwell Hall. The building was renovated to become the world's largest Residence Inn in 2015.

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Roanoke Building
South LaSalle Street, Chicago Loop

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South LaSalle Street 11
60603 Chicago, Loop
Illinois, United States
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Harris Bank Addition II
Harris Bank Addition II

Harris Bank Addition II is a 510 ft (160 m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1974 and has 38 floors. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill designed the building in the International style which is the 83rd tallest in Chicago and has 592,000 sq ft (55,000 m2) of floor space. It houses offices and a branch for BMO Harris Bank. The building is located at the southeast corner of Monroe and LaSalle Streets and is set back from the property line of Monroe Street to allow a small plaza and fountain. The addition is part of the Harris Bank complex which consists of the original 20-story building constructed in 1911, a 23-story structure to the east constructed in 1958 and the 38-story tower to the west. The 1958 building was also designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and both additions are faced with glass and stainless steel. The 1958 structure bears the address of 111 West Monroe Street and the 1910 building is at 119 West Monroe Street. Together, these two buildings contain 611,000 sq ft (56,800 m2). All three buildings are connected on 15 floors allowing occupants to cross through the entire complex. The street levels of both additions is recessed to allow for a narrow pedestrian arcade. The second addition houses a Harris Bank branch on the street level while the first addition houses retail stores. The 1910 building was designed by Shepley, Ruttan and Coolidge in the neoclassical style and is 285 ft (87 m) tall. The lower five floors are faced with pink granite while the upper floors are red brick. Two bas-relief sculptures of lions which were used in the bank's logo until a name change in 2011. Above the entrance are four granite columns which extend from the second to fifth floors. The original cornice was removed at an unknown date. The entire complex is managed by CommonWealth Partners, Management Services.