Downtown’s endangered Century and Consumers buildings deserve landmark status

City officials will seek landmark status to protect the Century and Consumers Buildings, 202 S. State St. and 220 S. State St., from demolition by the federal government. (Eric Allix Rogers for Preservation Chicago)

We’re glad that two early downtown skyscrapers marked for demolition by the federal government might take a significant step toward landmark status this week.

City planning department staffers are set to ask the Commission on Chicago Landmarks on Thursday to grant a preliminary designation to the Century and Consumers buildings, 202 and 220 S. State St.