The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a skyscraper located in
Chicago, Illinois, United States. It stands at 141 W. Jackson
Boulevard at the foot of the LaSalle Street canyon, in the Loop
community area in Cook County. Built in 1930 and first designated a
Chicago Landmark on May 4, 1977, the building was listed as a
National Historic Landmark on June 2, 1978. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 1978. Originally
built for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), it is now the primary
trading venue for the CME Group, formed in 2007 by the merger of
the CBOT and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The 141 W. Jackson
address hosted the former tallest building in Chicago designed by
William W. Boyington before the current Holabird & Root
structure, which held the same title for over 35 years until being
surpassed in 1965 by the Richard J. Daley Center. The current
structure is known for its art deco architecture, sculptures and
large-scale stone carving, as well as large trading floors. A
three-story art deco statue of Ceres, goddess of agriculture
(particularly grain), caps the building.
