Commissioned by paper magnate Lucius Fisher, the original building was completed in 1896 by D.H. Burnham & Company[2] with an addition later added in 1907.

[4] The Fisher Building features terra-cotta carvings of various aquatic creatures including fish and crabs.

The Fisher Building was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 7, 1978,[5] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1976.

Eventually the steam heating division was sold off to become Marshall Engineered Products Company or MEPCO.

The building is currently host to Wheeler Kearns Architects and to numerous members of staff teaching at University of Illinois at Chicago and other institutions.