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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Northeast Reebie Storage Warehouse |
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architect |
George Kingsley, with Fritz Albert |
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location |
2325-33 N.Clark St. |
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date |
1921-22 |
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style |
pure academic-style Egyptian Revival |
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construction |
masonry |
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type |
Warehouse |
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Noted for its highly accurate use of ancient Egyptian imagery and
hieroglyphics, this building represents one of the nation's best
examples of pure academic-style
Egyptian Revival commercial architecture. It was built by a storage
and moving company founded by John and William Reebie, who are
represented by the twin statues of Pharaoh Ramses II flanking the main
entrance. The colorful, terra cotta ornament on the exterior was crafted
by sculptor Fritz Albert. The interior lobby includes art glass windows,
decorative metalwork, lotus-leaf column capitals, and plaster reliefs
depicting ancient Egyptians moving grain on barges. |
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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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