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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9D_910-south-michigan_Chicago-IL.html
The Karpen Furniture Company commissioned Marshal and Fox to design a 12-story showroom and company office. The building's simple ornament contrasted with the exuberant facades of Marshall and Fox's other work, including the Blackstone and Drake H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW6V_aaron-montgomery-ward-gardens_Chicago-IL.html
Aaron Montgomery Ward had a vision for Chicago's lakefront that set him apart from most of his contemporaries. For two decades (1890-1910),he fought tirelessly to preserve Chicago's lake shore as an open space and assure the city's "front yard" wo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW6U_ludington-building_Chicago-IL.html
Chicago Landmark The city's earliest surviving steal-frame building, a type of construction that changed commercial architecture. As one of the first structures clad in terra cotta, it marked an important step in the development of the architec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW6T_rowe-building_Chicago-IL.html
Attributed to famed architect William Le Baron Jenney, the Rowe Building, a printing arts factory built in 1892, typifies the late nineteenth century Romanesque Revival style. Renovated in 1980, the Rowe Building is a distinguished member of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW6S_the-donohue-building_Chicago-IL.html
Built in 1883, the Donohue Building was the first large printing factory in historic Printing House Row. The Annex was added in 1913. The Donohue Buildings served until 1971 as the headquarters of the M.A. Donohue Publishing Company, a well known …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW3O_grant-park_Chicago-IL.html
[Decorative features listed left to right; click on marker to enlarge]ConsoleSize: 7'-0" high 3'-6" wide 6'-0" deepMaterial Pink MarbleThe console is a decorative bracket carved as a vertical scroll and projecting from the wall to support the wate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNDV_auditorium-building_Chicago-IL.html
The extraordinary engineering talent of Dankmar Adler and the architectural genius of Louis Sullivan created this building to reflect the cultural maturity of Chicago. Combining hotel and office space with a splendid theater, the Auditorium was a …
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