Heyworth Building

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The Heyworth Building is a Chicago Landmark located at 29 E. Madison Street, on the southwest corner of Madison Street and Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.

The building was constructed in 1904 by the architectural firm of Burnham and Root under the commission of Otto Young, a real estate investor and wholesale jeweler. It received its name from the son in law of Otto Young, Lawrence Heyworth, who also supervised construction of the building. Like many other buildings along Wabash Avenue, the Heyworth historically housed watchmakers, jewelers, and associated businesses. This structure was one of the final buildings designed by Frederick P. Dinkelberg at the firm before administration was turned over to Ernest Robert Graham.

The Heyworth stands 19 stories tall with a gross square footage of 256,000 square feet. Its style strays from the typical designs of Burnham and Root, appearing more rigid and geometrical than their other works done in a classical style. It combined the Chicago School's structurally expressive character with decorative appearance common in traditional masonry architecture. The tapestry-like ornament of the building pairs well with the ornamentation designed by Louis Sullivan on the adjacent Carson Pirie Scott building. The Heyworth is also noted for its intact finely crafted decorative cornice, which is an uncommon feature among the other commercial buildings of Chicago. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on August 30, 2000.

According to a real estate firm that manages the property, the height of the building is listed in various documents as 260, 273, and 282 feet.

The building was provided an $11 million renovation in 2001. As part of the renovation, the facade was cleaned and the famous cornice was rebuilt after having undergone a stripping in years past. It is currently the home of MacCormac College in Chicago.

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According to the Commission on Chicago Landmarks website, the Heyworth Building was designed by D.H. Burnham and Company and completed in 1904, not Burnham and Root. John Wellborn Root had died in 1891 and the firm name had been changed to D.H. Burnham and Company after Root's death.