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The new structure, begun in the late 1950s and finished in 1960, was designed by Bermudian architect Wil Onions to copy styles from the traditional Bermuda cottage. [47] Onions been demonstrating his skills at marrying modern needs with traditional decor for many years, [48] and his work inspired a revitalised interest in traditional ...
The buildings and architecture of Chicago reflect the city's history and multicultural heritage, featuring prominent buildings in a variety of styles. Most structures downtown were destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 (an exception being the Water Tower ).
Chicago building and structure stubs (1 C, 267 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Chicago" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total.
This is a list of buildings that are examples of the Art Deco architectural style in ... Guard Building, Chicago, 1940 ... Moderne Buildings." Roadside Architecture ...
Historically unprecedented grid of wide windows, clear expression of structural frame, and minimalist ornamentation on the Marquette Building (1895).. While the term "Chicago School" is widely used to describe buildings constructed in the city during the 1880s and 1890s, this term has been disputed by scholars, in particular in reaction to Carl Condit's 1952 book The Chicago School of ...
Architecture of Chicago — in Chicago, Illinois; Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. ... The Woman's Building (Chicago)
The Michigan–Wacker Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places District that includes parts of the Chicago Loop and Near North Side community areas in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The district is known for the Chicago River, two bridges that cross it, and eleven high rise and skyscraper buildings erected in the 1920s. [3]
Henry Brown Clarke was a native of New York State who had come to Chicago in 1833 with his wife, Caroline Palmer Clarke, and his family. He was in the hardware business with William Jones and Byram King, establishing King, Jones and Company, and provided building materials to the growing Chicago populace. [2]