The Moser Building

The Moser Building, also known as the Pontiac Building, stands in Printer's Row in Chicago and is considered the oldest surviving work in the city center by the architecture firm Holabird & Roche. Built in 1891, the fourteen-story building embodies the Chicago School style and consists of a steel frame with brick cladding. The Dearborn Street facade shows three floors of bay windows, while the Federal Street side has a different window arrangement. Terra-cotta elements adorn the window sills and the cornice, while the lower floors are defined by limestone piers with decorative capitals. Because of its architectural significance, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and is currently being converted into apartments.