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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Northeast Immaculata High School and Convent Buildings |
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architect |
Barry Byrne |
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location |
640 W. Irving Park Rd. and 4030 N. Marine
Dr. |
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date |
High School, 1922; addition, 1955-56; convent, 1954-55 |
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style |
mix of cubist, art deco and gothic |
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construction |
Brick |
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type |
Education |
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Barry Byrne began his architectural career with Frank Lloyd Wright. Using
Wright's teachings as the basis for developing a personal style, Byrne
established new precedents for modern ecclesiastical architecture,
creating original expressions in a genre usually associated with
historic forms and long-established traditions. The later building,
designed by Byrne, is a model of a compatible, yet distinctive addition
to a historic structure. |
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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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