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The Former Chicago Historical Society Building is a historic landmark located at 632 N. Dearborn Street on the northwest corner of Dearborn and Ontario streets in downtown Chicago. Built in 1892, the granite-clad building is a prime example of Henry Ives Cobb's Romanesque Revival architecture; the pair of large winged Gothic gargoyles at the entrance were a more recent addition. The building was the home of the Chicago Historical Society after its original headquarters burned down〔 in the Great Chicago Fire,〔("Haunted Destination of the Week: Excalibur Nightclub" ) TravelChannel (ndg)〕 and prior to its relocation to Lincoln Park in 1931. Afterwards, the building housed a magazine publisher, the Works Progress Administration, the Loyal Order of Moose,〔Jacobs, Jodie. ("Chicago's Most Haunted Places" ) ''CBS2Chicago'' (October 22, 2012)〕 the Chicago Institute of Design (1946–1956), and recording studios (1950s and 1960s). Since 1985 it has been the location of a series of nightclubs. ==Nightclubs== From 1985 to 1989, nightclub entrepreneur Peter Gatien operated The Limelight nightclub in the building, one of his chain of nightclubs under that name; at some point he bought the building. In January 1989, Gatien sold the building to Fred Hoffman for $3.5 million. Hoffman spent $1 million renovating the building, and in 1989 opened Excalibur and Vision, two "sister clubs". At the time of their openings in 1989, the two clubs were the largest non-hotel entertainment facility in Chicago.〔Ziemba, Stanley. "Out of the Limelight, Excalibur to Emerge" ''Chicago Tribune'' (June 5, 1989) p.8〕 The northern portion of the building was Vision, which had its own entrance. Vision was a large multi-level, multi-room nightclub that catered to fans of hip-hop, trance, and or house music. Notable guests who played at Vision included Rihanna, MSTRKRFT, Moby, Paul van Dyk, Benny Benassi, Cosmic Gate, Armin Van Buuren, Tiësto, Gabriel & Dresden and Gareth Emery. On April 24, 2001, it was reported that a waitress for Excalibur, Colleen Gallagher, was tipped $11,000 by a customer who had run up a $60 bar tab.〔("Man Leaves Generous Tip in Nightclub" ) CNN News (July 12, 2001). Accessed: March 2014〕 Excalibur and Vision closed in mid-2012. On December 31, 2012, after six months of remodeling, the club was re-launched as "Castle Chicago". With a three million dollar remodel replacing decor, lighting, and sound systems, the multi-venue Castle contains three nightclubs, a restaurant, a lounge and a craft-cocktail bar, as well as private party facilities.〔Bernot, Kate. ("Excalibur Nightclub to Reopen as The Castle" ) ''RedEye Chicago'' (February 13, 2013). Accessed March 2014〕 The building was purchased by Four Corners Tavern Group Inc. in May of 2014 and will cease operation as the Castle nightclub in early January 2015.〔Ori, Ryan. ("Castle owner abdicates throne with sale of River North landmark" ) ''Chicago Real Estate Daily'' (May 6,2014). Accessed December 24, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Former Chicago Historical Society Building」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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