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Essential Architecture- Chicago
Loop North Chicago Varnish Company Building |
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architect |
Henry Ives Cobb |
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location |
33 W. Kinzie St. |
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date |
1895 |
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style |
Anglo-Dutch |
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construction |
brick and stone |
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type |
Office Building |
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Built as the headquarters of one of the leading varnish manufacturers in
the United States, the Chicago Varnish Company Building is a rare
Chicago example of Dutch Renaissance Revival-style architecture, marked
by distinctive stepped gables and materials (red brick and light stone)
of contrasting color. It was designed by Henry Ives Cobb, a nationally
recognized architect whose other important works include the former
Chicago Historical Society Building, the Newberry Library, and the
original buildings for the University of Chicago campus. |
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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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