Leiter II Building

Acclaimed as one of the most important early examples of skeletal-frame commercial architecture, this National Historic Landmark was designed by the so-called "father of the skyscraper." Built by Levi Leiter, a former partner of Marshall Field, it is the city's oldest surviving department store structure. For many years, it was the flagship store of Sears, Roebuck and Co. The first Leiter building, at Monroe and Wells, was demolished in 1972.

Chicago, Illinois · United States