The McGraw–Hill Building was a 16-story, 190-foot-tall (58 m) landmark building in the Near North Sidecommunity area of Chicago, Illinois, at 520 N. Michigan Avenue. The facade and its architectural sculpture by Chicago-born artist Gwen Lux were designated a Chicago Landmark on February 7, 1997.[1] The building was demolished in 1998;[2] however, its facade was saved and reinstalled in 2000 on the new Le Méridien Chicago hotel building.[3] The hotel was renamed the Conrad Chicago in 2005.[4] The hotel was again renamed in 2015, becoming The Gwen, for sculptor Gwen Lux,[5] and is part of The Luxury Collection.[6] It was constructed by the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, whose Midwestern headquarters served as the original anchor tenant.[7]
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^"McGraw–Hill Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
^"Conrad Chicago Hotel". Emporis.com. 2007. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"McGraw–Hill Building". Emporis.com. 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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