Continental and Commercial Bank
This massive block-long office building was built to house one of
Chicago's leading banks and exemplifies the large commercial
buildings that define the distinctive LaSalle Street "canyon."
Architect Daniel Burnham personally supervised its design just
before his death in 1912, and the building was completed by his
successor firm. Designed in Burnham's preferred Classical
Revival style, the building is detailed with giant columns,
pilasters, lion's heads, rosettes, and other Classical ornament.