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| Essential Architecture- Chicago Loop South Old Colony Building | |
architect | Holabird & Roche |
location | 407 S. Dearborn St. |
date | 1894 |
style | early Chicago School |
construction | Stone clad |
type | Office Building |
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| Rounded corner bays, a feature of many early skyscrapers, enliven the silhouette of this commercial structure. Continuous vertical piers divide the building's long Dearborn Street facade into tall, narrow sections, while continuous horizontal spandrels serve to visually widen the narrow Van Buren Street facade. The structure is a critical component of a dramatic stretch of landmark structures along South Dearborn that also includes the Fisher and Manhattan buildings. | |
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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