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The Rookery Lobby

209 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois
Remodeled by Wright in 1905

Frank Lloyd Wright - Rookery Lobby Photograph
The RookeryLobby - Photo copyright © Steve Estes. Published with permission.

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remodeled by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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The Rookery is a highly ornamented office building designed in 1885 to 1888 by architect John Root. When Frank Lloyd Wright reworked the entry and main lobby, he introduced abstract, geometric details typical of his Prairie style architecture.

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