The Chicago Public Library Cultural Center

Chicago Landmark

The Chicago Public Library Cultural Center 
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, architects 
1897 

This building was the first permanent structure of 
the city's public library system. Designed to be a 
grand civic building, its exterior appearance and its 
interior spaces are based on classical Greek and 
Italian Renaissance precedents. The library is 
extensively decorated with mosaics, marbles, bronze, 
and two stained-glass Tiffany domes.

Designated a Chicago Landmark on November 15, 1976 
by the City Council of Chicago
Richard J Daley Mayor

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