CULTURETECHLENSRichard J. Daley Center
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Combined Graph record U-02981 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0192. Master record source: User-supplied table 2026-10-16 (Chicago tallest buildings chronology) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
The Richard J. Daley Center exists as a civic office building at 50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, built in 1965 (architect C.F. Murphy Associates), originally known as the Chicago Civic Center, and designated a Chicago Landmark on November 6, 2002. Height, stories, and the tallest-building period are NOT covered by this source (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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The Richard J. Daley Center exists as a civic office building at 50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, built in 1965 (architect C.F. Murphy Associates), originally known as the Chicago Civic Center, and designated a Chicago Landmark on November 6, 2002. Height, stories, and the tallest-building period are NOT covered by this source (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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- https://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetails.htm?lanId=1285 (verification source · master store)
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The Richard J. Daley Center exists as a civic office building at 50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, built in 1965 (architect C.F. Murphy Associates), originally known as the Chicago Civic Center, and designated a Chicago Landmark on November 6, 2002. Height, stories, and the tallest-building period are NOT covered by this source (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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