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| Essential Architecture- Chicago Loop South Manhattan Building | |
architect | William Le Baron Jenney |
location | 431 S. Dearborn St. |
date | 1891 |
style | early Chicago School |
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. |
type | 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. | |
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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