R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co. Calumet Plant
R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co. Calumet Plant, Printing facility and data center in Chicago, Illinois.
The building features fireproof construction with 4,675 steel-reinforced concrete columns and floors designed to support 250 pounds per square foot.
Constructed between 1912 and 1929, the plant operated until 1993 when Sears discontinued its mail-order catalog printing operations at the facility.
The exterior decorations include symbols representing printing history, while the Memorial Library interior demonstrates the industrial architectural style of the period.
The structure now functions as a carrier hotel and data center, hosting major companies like Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Telx, and Equinix.
The building's transformation from a printing plant to the first planned carrier hotel in the United States demonstrates industrial adaptation to digital needs.
Location: Illinois
Architects: Howard Van Doren Shaw
GPS coordinates: 41.85361,-87.61806
Latest update: March 13, 2025 12:28
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