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| Essential Architecture- Chicago Loop South Jewelers' Building | |
architect | Adler & Sullivan |
location | 15-17 S. Wabash Ave. |
date | 1881-82 |
style | Late Victorian Free Style |
construction | A very open exterior, using cast-iron mullions rather than masonry piers in the central bay, and Sullivan's unique stylized floral ornament give this building its special distinction. |
type | Warehouse |
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| The only example of the early work of Adler and Sullivan that survives in the Loop, this is a common loft building in its construction and plan, but its facade is a dramatic departure from others of its type. | |
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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