City of Chicago - City Hall

Chicago City Hall is defined by its massive, colossal Corinthian columns that reach from the fourth to the ninth floor, giving the granite and terra cotta facade a distinctively heavy, monumental presence. This Neoclassical building occupies a full city block bounded by Randolph, LaSalle, Washington, and Clark Streets. It is actually two separate, mirror-image buildings constructed at different times. The eastern half, the Cook County Building, had its cornerstone laid in nineteen oh six. The western half, City Hall proper, followed with its own cornerstone laid in nineteen oh nine.