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Essential Architecture- Chicago
Loop South Chicago Public Library/Cultural Center |
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architect |
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge |
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location |
78 E. Washington St. |
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date |
1897 |
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style |
Beaux-Arts |
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construction |
Stone |
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type |
Library |
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This is the first permanent structure of the city's public library system.
Designed to be a grand civic building, its Classical Revival-style
exterior appearance and its interior spaces are based on classical Greek
and Italian Renaissance precedents. The interior is extensively
decorated with mosaics, marbles, bronze, and two stained-glass domes
designed by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. The building's
architect was the Boston firm that succeeded the office of Henry Hobson
Richardson, designer of the Glessner House. |
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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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