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The National, Chicago
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The National is a landmark high-rise building in the Chicago Loop and originally named the Commercial National Bank Building.
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History
The building was designed by D. H. Burnham & Company, and is the oldest surviving building in the Loop designed by that firm.[2] It was designed for the Commercial National Bank, which had been formed after the passage of the National Banking Act of 1863.[3] It was constructed between 1906 and 1907.[4]
The Commercial National Bank merged with the Continental National Bank in 1910; the merged entity moved into the Continental and Commercial National Bank building in 1914.[5] The building was renamed the "Edison Building" in 1912 and served as the headquarters of Commonwealth Edison until 1969.[6]
The Commercial National Bank Building was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 22, 2016.[7]
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Height
The building has an estimated height of 231.82 ft.[8]
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