Wrigley Building

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The Wrigley Building is a skyscraper at 400-410 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, on the Magnificent Mile, directly across from the Tribune Tower. It has two towers built between 1920 and 1924 for the Wrigley chewing-gum company. The south tower rises 30 storeys and the north tower 21, and a big clock sits on the south tower.

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At a glance

Country: United States
Location: Chicago, USA
Built: 1924
Height: 134 m
Type: Skyscraper

Quick answers

Where is Wrigley Building?

Wrigley Building is in Chicago, USA, United States.

When was Wrigley Building built?

Wrigley Building was built in 1924.

How tall is Wrigley Building?

Wrigley Building is about 134 m tall.

A gleaming white terra-cotta landmark with a clock tower inspired by Seville's Giralda.

It is famous for its gleaming white walls, which are covered in glazed terra cotta, and for its elaborate style. The architects based the clock tower on the Giralda tower of Seville Cathedral and added French Renaissance details. At night floodlights make it glow.

Why was it built here?

When work began in 1920, there were no major office buildings north of the Chicago River, and the nearby Michigan Avenue Bridge was still being built. William Wrigley Jr., the chewing-gum businessman, chose the land for his company headquarters. The south tower was finished in September 1921 and the north tower in May 1924. Walkways join the towers at street level and the third floor, and one was added at the fourteenth floor in 1931.

Cool details

Each of the four clock faces is about 6 metres across. The building was Chicago's first air-conditioned office building. The white terra cotta is sometimes washed by hand to keep it clean. Through the middle doors there is a quiet small park overlooking the Chicago River. In a 1957 science-fiction film, Beginning of the End, giant grasshoppers climb its side. It was sold in 2011 and again in 2019.