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| Essential Architecture- Chicago Loop South Chicago Public Library/Cultural Center | |
architect | Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge |
location | 78 E. Washington St. |
date | 1897 |
style | Beaux-Arts |
construction | Stone |
type | Library |
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| This is the first permanent structure of the city's public library system. Designed to be a grand civic building, its Classical Revival-style exterior appearance and its interior spaces are based on classical Greek and Italian Renaissance precedents. The interior is extensively decorated with mosaics, marbles, bronze, and two stained-glass domes designed by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. The building's architect was the Boston firm that succeeded the office of Henry Hobson Richardson, designer of the Glessner House. | |
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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