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Essential Architecture- Chicago
Loop South Lake-Franklin Group |
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architect |
Burling and Adler, George Edbrooke; addition, Dankmar Adler. |
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location |
227-235 W. Lake St. and 173-191 N.
Franklin St. |
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date |
1872-75; 1896, addition for 233 W./175 N. |
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style |
various |
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construction |
various |
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type |
Warehouse/ Factory |
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As the oldest remaining buildings in the Loop, this commercial block
represents a rare example of what downtown Chicago looked like when it
rebuilt from the Fire of 1871. These early-Victorian era buildings
exhibit many of the distinctive features of post-Fire architecture,
including cast-iron columns, incised stonework, decorative window hoods,
and arched window openings. Located just one block from the Chicago
River, this intact group of "mercantile loft" structures is one of the
last remnants of the city's wholesaling district, an area that was
integral to Chicago's status in the late-19th century as the world's
largest market for grain, lumber, livestock, and provisions. The early
occupants of these buildings represent a compendium of period
wholesalers: a tannery and leather dealer, a manufacturer of iron and
woodworking machinery, a sandstone company, a steam heating company,
mitten and hat manufacturers, and a corner saloon. |
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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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