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Essential Architecture- Chicago
Loop South Chapin and Gore Building |
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architect |
Richard E. Schmidt and Hugh M.G. Garden of Schmidt, Garden & Martin |
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location |
63 E. Adams St. |
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date |
1904 |
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style |
an interesting mix of Beaux-Arts and Chicago School |
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construction |
terracotta clad |
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type |
Office Building |
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Chapin and Gore, a liquor distilling firm, commissioned this building to
combine its warehouse and office space with a street-level retail store
and bar. Working with architect Hugh M. G. Garden, Richard Schmidt
demonstrated the aesthetic possibilities of the utilitarian building
through the bold exterior expression of interior functions, fine
brickwork, and decorative terra cotta. Garden and Schmidt were
acknowledged as one of the most progressive architectural firms of the
early 20th centrury. The building's ornamental capitals and cornice were
removed in the 1950s, but are expected to be restored in 1998. |
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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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