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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Loop North Nickerson House |
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architect |
Burling and Whitehouse |
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location |
40 E. Erie St. |
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date |
1883 |
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style |
Renaissance Revival |
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construction |
Stone |
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type |
House |
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In the years following the Fire of 1871, the city's Near North Side became
a fashionable place to live for wealthy entrepreneurs, including the
Leiters, McCormicks, and Ryersons. This impressive house, along with the
Cable House across the street, are among the few survivors of that
period of development. It was designed for Samuel M. Nickerson, whose
financial interests included a liquor and wine business, an explosives
company, and founder of the First National Bank of Chicago. Sometimes
called the "marble palace," this building's interior is decorated with a
profusion of marbles, carved and inlaid wood, tile, mosaics, and
hand-tooled leather. Its architects also designed the Church of the
Epiphany, which is located in the Jackson Boulevard District on the near
West Side. |
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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.
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