Description

Republic Building, 209 South State Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL, Exterior Decorative Detail

The Republic Building was designed by the architectural firm of Holabird and Roche and built in 1905 by the Wells Bros. Company, General Contractors…Henry Strong, the original owner, and his son Gordon Strong, the manager, conceived the building as a location for smaller retailing merchants on State Street. The building was demolished in 1961. Photographed by Richard Nickel in large format b&w film.