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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Loop North Allerton Hotel |
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architect |
Murgatroyd & Ogden, with Fugard & Knapp |
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location |
701 N. Michigan Ave. |
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date |
1922-24 |
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style |
North Italian Renaissance |
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construction |
steel frame, Brick cladding |
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type |
Hotel |
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The Allerton represents a rare Chicago example of the North Italian
Renaissance, a style of architecture that includes decorative brickwork,
carved stone details, and a picturesque roofline evocative of buildings
constructed in northern Italy during the 14th and 15th centuries. The
25-story structure was the city's first highrise to be built with
pronounced setbacks and towers, features that were being encouraged by
new municipal zoning laws. Built by the Allerton House Company, a
national chain of "club hotels" that provided young professionals with
the service of a hotel and the sociability of a private club, the
Allerton helped bolster the redevelopment of North Michigan Avenue into
a chic boulevard of exclusive shops, clubs, offices, and hotels. |
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With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
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