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Essential Architecture- Chicago
Loop South Manhattan Building |
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architect |
William Le Baron Jenney |
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location |
431 S. Dearborn St. |
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date |
1891 |
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early Chicago School |
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construction |
steel frame, granite (lower three floors) and brick facade
(upper stories). 16 floors It is the oldest surviving skyscraper in the world to use a purely skeletal supporting structure, the north and south walls of tile being supported on steel cantilevers that carry the load back to the internal supporting structure. |
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Office Building |
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The versatility and strength of metal frame construction made the
skyscraper possible, as evidenced by this structure, which reached the
then-astounding height of 16 stories in 1891. Its architect was a
pioneer in the development of tall buildings. The distinctive bay
windows provide maximum light to the building's interior spaces, while
the combination of a granite (lower three floors) and brick facade
(upper stories) help carry and lighten the load of the internal steel
framework. |
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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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