Historical Note

Name:	Millennium Monument
Architect:	O'Donnell, Wicklund, Pigozzi and Peterson Architects, Inc. [OWP&P], Chicago, IL (based on original drawings by Edward Bennett.)
Dimensions:	80 feet in diameter, almost 40 feet tall
Cost:	$5 million [donated by Wm. Wrigley, Jr., Foundation]
Completed:	2002

The Millennium Monument in Wrigley Square is a smaller-scaled replica of the peristyle built on the same site in 1917. Designed by Edward Bennett, Daniel Burnham's partner in the Plan of Chicago, the original peristyle was demolished in 1953 when the new Grant Park North Garage was built.

David Dillon and Michael Patrick Sullivan of OWP&P used Bennett's drawings from the Chicago Park District's archive to construct the Millennium Monument. The 24 paired, fluted columns are the same height as the original peristyle, though the diameter of the structure was reduced from 100 feet to 80 feet. This was done to make accommodation for the accessible ramp that goes behind the monument.

William Wrigley, Jr., and other Wrigley officials were interested in contributing to Millennium Park and the historic aspect of the peristyle was attractive to them. Furthermore the original peristyle was constructed around the same time as the Wrigley Building; the classical architectural styles of both are similar. The William Wrigley Jr., Foundation contributed $5 million to the Monument and the Square was named in its honor.

Box 1 Folder	1	Brochure, Millennium Park, Capturing a Moment in History, featuring the Millennium Monument (Peristyle) and Wrigley Square and Frank Gehry's Music Pavilion, the Great Lawn, and the Bridge, 2001.
	2	Correspondence, from Debbie Webb, Art Institute of Chicago to Ed Uhlir, includes Xerox copies of photographs of the original Peristyle, 2001.
	3	Package to appeal for donors to Millennium Park, contains view of original Peristyle, plans of the park, elevations, and samples of lettering to be used on the Millennium Monument (Peristyle), c. 2001.
o/s A19		Presentation board, digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) and Wrigley Square looking north, O’Donnell, Wicklund, Pigozzi and Peterson Architects, Inc. [OWP&P], c. 2000. 11" x 17". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s A20		Presentation board, digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) and Wrigley Square looking northwest, OWP&P, 2000. 14 ½" x 10 ½". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s A21		Presentation board, digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) and Wrigley Square looking east, daytime, OWP&P, c. 2000. 11" x 17". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s A22		Presentation board, digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) and Wrigley Square looking east, nighttime, OWP&P, c. 2000. 11" x 17". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s A23		Presentation board, digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) showing light treatment, ivy, n.d. 16 ½" x 10".
o/s A24		Presentation board, digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) showing light treatment, American flag, n.d. 16 ½" x 10".
o/s A25		Digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) showing light treatment, rainbow, n.d. 11" x 17".
o/s A26		Digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) showing light treatment, red and green, n.d. 11" x 17".
o/s A27		Presentation board, digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) and Wrigley Square, nighttime, OWP&P, c. 2000. 11" x 17". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D15		Presentation board, digital rendering of Millennium Monument (Peristyle) and Wrigley Square, nighttime, OWP&P, c. 2000. 27 ½" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Audio-Visual

VHS Video Cassettes
Peristyle 1	New Landmark Story. WGN (Chicago) News report about the history of the original peristyle and the construction of the new one in Millennium Park, with comments from Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune's architectural critic, and Bill Piet from the Wrigley Company Foundation. 22 April 2002. 3 minutes, 32 seconds. 22 April 2002.

Artifacts

2005.8

Architectural Model, Wrigley Square and Millennium Monument, designed by OWP&P plus base, c. 2000. The model measures 51 ½" x 48" x 24", the base measures 46 ½" x 46 ½" x 39. Both are on display on the 8th floor of the Harold Washington Library Center.