Elgin Tower Building History

Elgin Tower Building History This is the HISTORICAL page for the Elgin Tower Building - Elgin's Tallest Building Since 1929. The tower is 186 feet tall and 15 stories.

For leasing information on the new Luxury Lofts visit www.millerchicagorealestate.com/elgintower The Elgin Tower Building, originally the Home Banks Building, is a historic office building in downtown Elgin, Illinois. It was built in 1929 to house the Home National Bank and Home National Savings and Trust. Though initially successful, the Great Depression devastated the bank only months later. The

tower was again prosperous following World War II, when demand for Elgin goods increased. However, this prosperity was only temporary, and the tower again fell on hard times in the 1960s, particularly after the 1965 closing of the Elgin National Watch Company. The tower was eventually purchased by William R. Stickling, who went to great lengths to restore it. It was donated to a charity named in his honor following his 1999 death, and the William R. Stickling Charitable Foundation continues to maintain the structure. Its restoration is considered a major part of a hopeful rehabilitation of downtown Elgin. The tower is one of only two Art Deco buildings in Elgin and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

01/18/2018

The long-broken outdoor clock on Elgin's Tower building has been refurbished and placed back on the exterior of the recently renovated structure.

01/11/2018

A ray of sunshine on a gloomy day. The historic Elgin clock on the Tower building is being re-installed!

12/31/2017

The project converting the Tower Building from an old bank and office building into an apartment complex is nearly complete.

12/13/2017

Code and fire inspections are underway at the Tower Building in Elgin, as the project turning the iconic downtown office building into 44 apartments comes closer to completion.

11/23/2017

The project to turn the Elgin Tower Building into apartments is almost complete, with an open house next month and the first move-ins in January.

'Hey, who left the lights on?' - Feeling all warmed and loved these days
10/27/2016

'Hey, who left the lights on?' - Feeling all warmed and loved these days

10/02/2016
09/30/2016

The first apartments in the Elgin Tower Building are expected to be ready March 1, with the project completed by May 1. The building's groundbreaking was Thursday.

09/30/2016

With work on Elgin 's Tower building already underway, officials touted the benefits the redevelopment project will bring to the city's downtown during a Thursday ceremonial groundbreaking.

08/25/2016

The Tower Building in downtown Elgin has new owners after nearly two years of negotiations for a project to turn it into apartments. "It was a very difficult deal," developer Richard Souyoul said.

You like me, you really like me Elgin!
03/17/2016

You like me, you really like me Elgin!

Nearly 18 months of work came down to Wednesday night, as the city council approved an amended agreement with the group set to redevelop the iconic Tower Building in downtown Elgin .

Capstone Development Group is expected finalize acquisition in mid-December but work inside could start sooner.
11/19/2015

Capstone Development Group is expected finalize acquisition in mid-December but work inside could start sooner.

Prospective tenants have already expressed interest in the Elgin Tower Building, whose redevelopment is moving forward, city officials said. "It's heartening to (the developers)," Assistant City Manager Rick Kozal said.

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