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Panorama of Chicago File 251-493-889
Chicago, IL city
company #793615650

Verne O. McClurg

active structural engineering

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Rolestructural engineering
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States
Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-10-29

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Buildings by decade

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0 0% 2020s 0 0% 2010s 0 0% 2000s 0 0% 1990s 0 0% 1980s 0 0% 1970s 0 0% 1960s 0 0% 1950s 0 0% 1940s 3 75% 1930s 1 25% 1920s 0 0% 1910s 0 0% 1900s

By status

Completed: 3 (75%) Destroyed: 1 (25%)
  • Completed 3
  • Destroyed 1

By primary use

residential: 2 (40%) office: 2 (40%) lodging: 1 (20%)
  • residential 2
  • office 2
  • lodging 1

By floor count

20-39 floors: 3 (75%) 40-59 floors: 1 (25%)
  • 20-39 floors 3
  • 40-59 floors 1

By height

50-99 m: 1 (33%) 100-199 m: 2 (67%)
  • 50-99 m 1
  • 100-199 m 2

Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-10-29

Verne O. McClurg Buildings View all

  1. Chicago Board of Trade 1
    Chicago Board of Trade
    Chicago, IL
    184 m 44 fl1930
  2. Palmolive Building 2
    Palmolive Building
    Chicago, IL
    172 m37 fl1929
  3. Socony-Vacuum Building 3
    Socony-Vacuum Building
    Chicago, IL
    93 m27 fl1930
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    Chicagoan Hotel
    Chicago, IL
    23 fl1932