Research/Chicago/Marquette Building
Public SeedReviewed August 16, 2026

Marquette Building

140 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60603

QUALITY STATE

70% provisional source coverage

USE BOUNDARY

Not verified · Not dispatch ready

Direct answer

The Marquette Building is an 1895 Holabird & Roche office building at 140 South Dearborn Street and a designated Chicago Landmark.

Completed1895Published property record
StoriesUnknownConflicting or unavailable
Critical fields sourced70/10070% provisional coverage
Dispatch readyNoLive accuracy audit required
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Canonical identity

Official City and institutional sources resolve the census typo to Marquette Building. Source-specific floor-area values and unresolved parcel, title and operating details remain visible.

Property typeOffice
Management routeCurrent property manager unresolved
Ownership claimMacArthur Foundation publicly identifies itself as current owner; deed-grade title unverified
Location,
02

Area claims stay separate

Gross, rentable, and office area are not interchangeable. Factum stores each measurement with its source meaning instead of choosing a convenient single number.

City-reported gross floor area372,265 sq ft2023 census source; brokerage reports 378,509 square feet
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What public guidance supports

These are sourced research answers, not permission to enter, reserve, submit, or dispatch. Current affected-party authorization remains required.

Landmark identity

The City identifies the Marquette Building at 140 S Dearborn as an 1895 Holabird & Roche building and a Chicago Landmark since June 9, 1975.

Official record reviewed August 16, 2026

Public ownership statement

The MacArthur Foundation's building site describes the Foundation as the current owner; title-grade confirmation remains outstanding.

Owner site reviewed August 16, 2026

Operating rules

Public tour and leasing routes do not establish building-wide visitor, vendor, safety or dispatch authority.

Public-source review completed August 16, 2026
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Questions this record answers

Each concise answer includes the same caveats shown elsewhere on the page.

01Why does the source record say MarOuette Building?+

City, federal, owner and brokerage sources converge on Marquette Building; the census spelling is retained only as source provenance.

02Is the building open for public tours?+

The owner site describes a free lobby exhibit and asks groups to coordinate in advance; current building protocols must still be followed.

03How can I correct or enrich this record?+

Submit an authoritative public link or dated official document and state whether it may be displayed publicly, used only for verification, or retained privately. Tenant handbooks, dock and freight guidance, move rules and COI packages enter evidence review and never overwrite accepted claims directly.

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Explicit unknowns

Anything operationally material that is stale, incomplete, or unconfirmed remains visible here.

  1. 01Cook County parcel/PIN, deed-grade owner and legal parcel geometry.
  2. 02Current property manager and delegated building-operation authority.
  3. 03Building-wide visitor, loading, freight, move, COI, emergency, life-safety and telecom procedures.
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Evidence register

Source links are direct. Authority and supported claim groups are stated so readers can inspect the underlying record.

  1. 01
    Chicago Landmark record

    City of Chicago · Supports: Canonical name, address, 1895 construction, Holabird & Roche and landmark date

  2. 02
    The Marquette Building

    MacArthur Foundation · Supports: Canonical address, current-owner statement, exhibit and public leasing route

  3. 03
    Marquette Building leasing listing

    Avison Young · Supports: Current public office-leasing identity, source-specific size and leasing contacts

  4. 04
    National Historic Landmark documentation

    National Park Service · Supports: Historic building identity and address

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Public change history

Only meaningful, accepted public deltas appear here. The current record above remains canonical.

Published

Marquette Building

Factum published a public research seed for the Marquette Building and corrected the census display identity while preserving the original source spelling in provenance.

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