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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Loop South Jewelers' Building |
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architect |
Adler & Sullivan |
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location |
15-17 S. Wabash Ave. |
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date |
1881-82 |
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style |
Late Victorian Free Style |
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construction |
A very open exterior, using cast-iron mullions rather than masonry piers in the central bay, and Sullivan's unique stylized floral ornament give this building its special distinction. |
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type |
Warehouse |
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The only example of the early work of Adler and Sullivan that survives in
the Loop, this is a common loft building in its construction and plan,
but its facade is a dramatic departure from others of its type.
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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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