The Unity Building in

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

, at 127 North Dearborn Street in the Chicago Loop, was a 17-story building that was once the tallest

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...

in Chicago. Gustave Loehr had an office in this building, and it was in his office that the Rotary Club of Chicago held its first club meeting, on February 23, 1905. The Unity Building was built between 1890 and 1892 by

John Peter Altgeld John Peter Altgeld (December 30, 1847 – March 12, 1902) was an American politician and the 20th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1893 until 1897. He was the first Democrat to govern that state since the 1850s. A leading figure of the Prog ...

, who became the 20th Governor of Illinois. It was demolished in 1989.''Chicago Tribune'' article about the imminent demolition of the Unity Building, 1989
/ref>

References

1989 disestablishments in Illinois 1892 establishments in Illinois Buildings and structures completed in 1892 Buildings and structures demolished in 1989 Demolished buildings and structures in Chicago Skyscraper office buildings in Chicago {{Chicago-struct-stub