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|   Chicago Daily News Building (Riverside Plaza) - Chicago, Il
in American Guide Series Riverside Plaza was originally built for the Chicago Daily News by Holabird and Root. It is one of Chicago's great Art Deco buildings. posted by:  Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/30/2007 last visited: 10/22/2009 |
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| Merchandise Mart - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series The Merchandise Mart was built in 1930 to centralize wholesale trade in the region by Marshall Field. At 4 million square feet it was the largest building in the world, and continued to be until the Pentagon was completed. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/28/2007 last visited: 7/6/2003 |
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| Chicago Board of Trade - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series Since 1930 the Chicago Board of Trade has been housed in this 605 foot building by Holabird and Root. The building is designed in the art deco style and is the tallest art deco building in the world outside of New York. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/28/2007 last visited: 9/19/2009 |
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| The Rookery in American Guide Series The Rookery, designed by Burnham and Root in 1885, is considered the first tall office building to solve the problem of the layout of large numbers of offices. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 8/1/2007 last visited: 10/22/2009 |
 view gallerySE0.6 mi | Monadnock Building - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series The Monadnock Building, the last building designed by John Root, was built in 1892 and is the tallest solid brick masonry building in the world. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/31/2007 last visited: 9/19/2009 |
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| The Chicago Public Library - Chicago IL in American Guide Series The Chicago Public Library was built in 1897 at a cost of $2,000,000. It's a massive structure of Bedford limestone designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, and combines Renaissance and Neo-Greek features. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date listed: 10/16/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE0.8 mi | Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series The AIC can be found in Grant Park near the shores of Lake Michigan. It was originally built in 1893 as the World's Congress Auxiliary Building for the 1893 World's Fair.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/14/2007 last visited: 9/19/2009 |
 view gallerySE0.8 mi | Auditorium Building - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series The Auditorium Building in Chicago, built by Dakmar Adler and Louis Sullivan was one of the boldest architectural conceptions of it's time, combining office and hotel space with a theatre. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date listed: 10/16/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE1 mi | Tribune Tower - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series The Tribune Tower was home to the Chicago News Tribune and is built in the neo-gothic style.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/28/2007 last visited: 9/1/2009 |
 view gallerySE1.1 mi | Buckingham Fountain - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series The Buckingham fountain, built in 1927, is a major landmark for the city of Chicago. Located in Grant Park, the fountain was a gift from Kate Buckingham in memory of her late brother, Clarence.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/31/2007 last visited: 7/30/1995 |
 view gallerySE1.1 mi | Chicago, Illinois in American Guide Series The city of Chicago is one of the Nations largest, and is full of world famous art and architecture. For those who love history, it is a wonderful place to visit. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 8/17/2007 last visited: 6/11/2005 |
 view gallerySE1.1 mi | Grant Park - Chicago, Illinois in American Guide Series Grant Park is the city of Chicago’s most prominent park. The site includes large open areas, Millenium Park, and four world-class museums. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 8/1/2007 last visited: 10/10/2009 |
 view gallerySE1.6 mi | Field Museum - Chicago, Illinois in American Guide Series This 1921 white neoclassical structure was designed by Daniel H. Burnham to house the 20 million item natural history collection of the Field Museum - considered to be one of the finest collections in the world. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/28/2007 last visited: 4/26/2009 |
 view galleryE1.7 mi | Navy Pier - Chicago, Illinois in American Guide Series The Navy Pier was built in 1916 as part of Daniel Burnham and associates "Plan of Chicago". Over the years it has seen many uses. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/29/2007 last visited: 7/24/1950 |
 view gallerySE2 mi | Adler Planetarium - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series The Adler Planetarium, dedicated in 1930, was the first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere. It was a gift from the Chicago merchant-executive, Max Adler. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/28/2007 last visited: 1/8/2009 |
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| The Stock Yards and Packingtown - Chicago, Illinois in American Guide Series Chicago was famous for its huge stockyards and the filth and stench of the area inspired many a writer, including Sandburg, Dreiser, and most famously, Upton Sinclair for his book, "The Jungle." posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 8/3/2007 last visited: 6/2/2005 |
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| Unity Temple - Oak Park, Illinois in American Guide Series Unity Temple was one of Wright's favorite commissions, and was innovative both in its revolutionary style of design and use of materials. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/26/2007 last visited: 10/11/2009 |
 view galleryW8.1 mi | Oak Park, Illinois in American Guide Series Oak Park is a suburb of Chicago, best known for its former resident, the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and the many buildings that he designed within the village. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/26/2007 last visited: 10/15/2008 |
 view galleryW8.3 mi | Mrs. Thomas H. Gale House - Oak Park, IL in American Guide Series This home was commissioned by the the wife of Thomas Gale after his death. It is the 2nd home Wright designed for the family. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/26/2007 last visited: 10/11/2009 |
 view galleryW8.3 mi | Beachy House - Oak Park, IL in American Guide Series The Peter A. Beachy House is one of 3 remodels that Wright did in the city of Oak Park. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/26/2007 last visited: 10/14/2009 |
 view galleryW8.3 mi | Frank Thomas House - Oak Park, Illinois in American Guide Series The Thomas house is widely considered Wright's first Prairie Style home in Oak Park. It is also his first all stucco home in Oak Park. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/26/2007 last visited: 10/11/2009 |
 view galleryW8.3 mi | Arthur Heurtley House - Oak Park, IL in American Guide Series With its horizontal lines and expansive roof this 1902 Wright designed house is undeniably prairie style. You will find it at 318 Forest Ave. in Oak Park, Illinois. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/26/2007 last visited: 10/15/2008 |
 view galleryW8.3 mi | Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio - Oak Park, IL in American Guide Series This was Frank Lloyd Wright's home when he first started his firm. Tours are offered of the home and studio by the FLW Preservation Trust.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/26/2007 last visited: 10/15/2008 |
 view galleryW8.3 mi | Nathan G. Moore House (Moore-Dugal House) - Oak Park, Illinois in American Guide Series The Moore-Dugal residence is Frank Lloyd Wright's first independent commission after he left the offices of Adler and Sullivan in 1893. He found the building "repugnant", but did took the commission for the "chalet" because he needed money.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date listed: 7/26/2007 last visited: 10/15/2008 |
 view galleryW10.6 mi | Chicago Zoological Park - Brookfield, IL in American Guide Series The Chicago Zoological Park (also known as the Brookfield Zoo) opened in 1934. posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date listed: 1/13/2008 last visited: 9/16/2008 |
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