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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Loop South Field Building |
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architect |
Graham, Anderson, Probst and White |
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location |
135 S. LaSalle St. |
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date |
1928-34 |
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style |
Art Deco |
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construction |
Stone clad |
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type |
Office Building |
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The vertical profile and stepped silhouette of its facade, together with a
sleek two-story lobby, make the Field Building one of the city's most
distinctive Art Deco buildings. Built by the estate of department store
founder Marshall Field, it was the last major office building completed
prior to a two-decade construction hiatus caused by the Great Depression
and World War II. Its site formerly was occupied by the Home Insurance
Building (1884), a pioneer in metal-frame skyscraper technology. |
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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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