Trustees System Service Building

Address: 201 N. Wells St. Year Built: 1929 - 1930 Architect: Edgar Miller Eugene and Gwen Lux , Thielbard & Fugard Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: January 14, 2004

One of downtown Chicago's most distinctive "Jazz Age" skyscrapers, this building is handsomely clad with variegated brick that lightens from deep red to lighter yellow-red from base to crown. The building's distinctive stepped-back top with terra-cotta crown reflects the influence of the 1923 Chicago zoning ordinance. The building is embellished with a variety of art works, including low-relief limestone sculpures by husband-and-wife artists Eugene and Gwen Lux that depict allegorical scenes in the history of banking and commerce. In addition, artist Edgar Miller designed the cut-lead decorative screen ornamenting one of the building's entrances on Lake St. The building's public lobbies are richly ornamented with deeply-colored marbles.