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Essential Architecture- Chicago
Loop North Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton Office and Studio |
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architect |
Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton |
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location |
814 N. Michigan Ave. |
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date |
1917 |
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style |
Tudorbethan Arts and Crafts |
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construction |
Stone |
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type |
Office Building |
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Finely detailed with tapestry brick and carved stone ornament, this
Arts and Crafts- influenced facade
is an excellent example of the type of designs for which this
architectural firm was noted (e.g. Schurz High School). It also
represents a rare glimpse of what the area surrounding the Chicago Water
Tower looked like in the early-20th century, when "Towertown" was a
bohemian enclave of artists' studios, galleries, coffee houses, and
nightclubs. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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