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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Loop South Fisher Building |
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architect |
Daniel Burnham & Co.; Peter Weber, addition |
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location |
343 S. Dearborn St. |
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date |
1896; north addition, 1907 |
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style |
Chicago School |
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construction |
Gothic-inspired terra-cotta tracery |
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type |
Office Building |
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Cladding this early skyscraper with Gothic-inspired, terra-cotta tracery
was not a casual stylistic choice. Its designers looked for inspiration
to the early Gothic cathedrals of Europe, which shared common
characteristics of tallness and often having more glass than masonry.
Eagles and mythical beasts decorate the upper stories, and aquatic
creatures and seashells--a visual pun on the name of the building's
original owner, Lucius G. Fisher--are found at the base. A later
addition to the north is largely a repetition of the original design,
except for the absence of bay windows. |
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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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