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Designed by the Boston firm of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, the building
was dedicated in 1897 as the first permanent home of the Chicago Public
Library. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July
31, 1972, and was designated a Chicago Landmark on November 15, 1976. Its
beaux-arts style was influenced by the buildings of the 1893 World's Columbian
Exposition and its architecture features both Greek and Roman styles. The
building's interior features rooms modeled on the Doge's Palace in Venice,
the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, and the Acropolis in Athens. The building
is most notable for two spectacular stained-glass domes as well as lush
ornamentation that includes rare marbles inlaid with sparkling mosaics
and intricate, coffered ceilings.
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