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The 15-story Elgin Tower building, built in 1929 as a bank headquarters, became an apartment building in Elgin, Illinois

Elgin, Illinois · 1850–1939

The 15-story Elgin Tower building, built in 1929 as a bank headquarters, became an apartment building in Elgin, Illinois, Elgin, Illinois, 1850–1939
The 15-story Elgin Tower building, built in 1929 as a bank headquarters, became an apartment building in Elgin, Illinois, Elgin, Illinois, 1850–1939. Banks — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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