The Montauk Building – also referred to as Montauk Block – was a high-rise building in Chicago, Illinois. Designed by John Wellborn Root Sr. and Daniel Burnham, it was built in 1882–1883, and was demolished in 1902. According to Thomas Tallmadge, "What Chartres was to the Gothic cathedral, the Montauk Block was to the high commercial building".
Architectural style: Chicago architecture
Location: Chicago
Construction started: 1882
Construction stopped: 1883
Demolished: 1902
Architect(s): John Wellborn Root Sr. and Daniel Burnham
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