The Building at 257 East Delaware is a historic apartment building located at 257 East Delaware Place in the
Near North Side neighborhood of
Chicago,
Illinois. The building was built in 1917 during a wave of luxury apartment construction on the Near North Side. Architect John Nyden designed the
Renaissance Revival building, which was one of Chicago's first luxury apartments designed in the style. Like most skyscrapers of the area, the ten-story building is split into three parts visually; the upper two and lower two floors are faced with
terra cotta and are connected by a brick shaft. The building is topped with a
cornice
In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian ''cornice'' meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a ...
and
balustrade
A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its con ...
. Terra cotta
lintel
A lintel or lintol is a type of beam (a horizontal structural element) that spans openings such as portals, doors, windows and fireplaces. It can be a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamented structural item. In the case of w ...
s and decorations add an
Adamesque
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influence to the building.
The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1987.
References
Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago
Apartment buildings in Chicago
Renaissance Revival architecture in Illinois
Residential buildings completed in 1917
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