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City Hall also is reminiscent of the famed Hôtel de Ville, Paris, France. Other significant civic buildings from the late 19th century and early 20th century include the U.S. Customhouse and Post Office by Alfred B. Mullett (1873) and the stately St. Louis Public Library by Cass Gilbert (1912). The Old Post Office and the St. Louis Public ...
Daniel Burnham's "White City" of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, held in Chicago, Illinois, ceremonially marks the dawn of the golden age for the Beaux-Arts style, and larger firms such as McKim, Mead and White. The era is documented in photo architectural albums such as the Architectural photographic series of Albert Levy. [21]
In January 1858, the first masonry building in Chicago to be thus raised—a four-story, 70-foot-long (21 m), 750-ton (680 metric tons) brick structure situated at the north-east corner of Randolph Street and Dearborn Street—was lifted on two hundred jackscrews to its new grade, which was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) higher than the old one, “without the slightest injury to the building.” [9 ...
Image credits: Jojuj #19 Guinness World Record LEGO Brick Diorama. Haven’t seen it mentioned here yet, but I recently passed by this LEGO exhibition in Hong Kong that displayed the “worlds ...
Known as the oldest continuously-settled city in the US, its brick streets and Spanish colonial architecture transport you back in time. Start with a tour of the Castillo de San Marcos, a ...
The world's best building design and innovation is being celebrated this week as part of the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) National Architecture Week 2015, which kicked off on April 12. From
Old Brick Church (Athens, Vermont) Old Brick Church (Fairfield County, South Carolina) Old Brick Church (Iowa City, Iowa) Old Brick Presbyterian Church; Old Cony High School; Old Garfield School (Salem, Oregon) Old Main (Franklin College) Old Main (Marshall University) Old Main (Minot State University) Old Main (University of Arkansas) Old ...
The architecture of Seattle, Washington, the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S., features elements that predate the arrival of the area's first settlers of European ancestry in the mid-19th century, and has reflected and influenced numerous architectural styles over time.