two matching 3 x 3 inch documented c. 1914 fort dearborn hotel interior lobby rookwood matte red faience architectural wall-mount tiles fabricated by rookwood pottery company, cincinnati, oh. the tiles contain the manufacturers stamp on the backside. very little, if any mortar remains. the extant fort dearborn hotel is a skyscraper and former hotel located in downtown chicago. the 17-story hotel was designed by holabird & roche and completed in 1914. designed in the venetian renaissance style, the hotel was built with gray and reddish brown brick accentuated with terra cotta ornament. the lobby features two murals by local artist edgar cameron depicting scenes of fort dearborn. the hotel was built to serve businessmen during a period of extensive hotel construction in chicago; its site was chosen for its access to transportation, as it was located near lasalle street station. the hotel sherman company owned both the fort dearborn hotel and the nearby hotel sherman, and the two hotels had a common management and kitchen staff. however, while the hotel sherman was a typical luxury hotel of the era, the fort dearborn hotel focused on providing practical amenities at lower rates and set an example as a "popular, commercial hotel". the hotel is now an office building known as the lasalle atrium building. priced for the pair.