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Chicago Architecture

Marshall Field Building
Location Pin Chicago, IL

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Chicago Architecture

8. Marshall Field Building
Location Pin Chicago, IL

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The Marshall Field Building is known as the world's second largest Department store and has earned its place as a National Historic Landmark. The original part of the building was built in 1879. Subsequent additions to the building led it to its current size, comprising an entire city block. It was home to the Marshall Field and Company flagship store from for more than one hundred years until 2006, when the chain was absorbed in a merger with Federated Department Stores and became Macy's flagship Chicago store, a move protested by some Chicago residents years after the merger. In recognition of the building's history and Marshall Field and Company's place in Chicago culture, Federated left the "Marshall Field and Company" nameplates attached to the side of the building. The inside of the building features a 5-story tall atrium with a large Tiffany crystal chandelier that overlooks the lobby.

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