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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 Federation of Musicians Building, West Loop–LaSalle Street Historic District, Chicago, 1933, 1949 Chicago Vocational High School , Chicago, 1941 Civic Opera House , Chicago, 1929
The Roloson Houses, also known as the Robert W. Roloson Houses, are a group of four adjacent row houses in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The houses were designed in 1894 by architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) for client Robert W. Roloson (1848–1925).
Art Nouveau architecture in Chicago (12 P) C. Commercial buildings in Chicago (6 C) D. Demolished buildings and structures in Chicago (1 C, 72 P)
Robert Seyfarth (/ ˈ s aɪ f ər θ / SY-fərth) was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois. He spent the formative years of his professional career working for the noted Prairie School architect George Washington Maher. A member of the influential Chicago Architectural Club, Seyfarth was a product of the Chicago School of Architecture.
The Chicago School refers to two architectural styles derived from the architecture of Chicago. In the history of architecture , the first Chicago School was a school of architects active in Chicago in the late 19th, and at the turn of the 20th century.
Robert T. "Bobby" Burgess Building, DeKalb County Police Department, 3610 Camp Drive (1972) First National Bank of Atlanta, 2849 N. Druid Hills Road NE (ca. 1973) Clairemont Oaks, 441 Clairemont Avenue (1973-1975)
In 2010, Sixty Inches From Center was established and includes The Chicago Arts Archive, a web publication focusing on visual art in Chicago. [69] Additionally, Chicago Artists Resource, launched by the Department of Cultural Affairs in 2005, provides articles on visual art in addition to providing resources and tools for Chicago artists.