North Sheridan Road Art Deco Building - Chicago, IL
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N 42° 00.117 W 087° 39.654
16T E 445267 N 4650203
Scenes of historic Chicago on the facade of this retail building.
Waymark Code: WMCCXJ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2011
Views: 3
The scenes in terra cotta along the top range from Fort Dearborn on the left, through the Michigan Avenue skyline (including the Palmer House Hotel, the Auditorium, the Art Institute and the former Chicago Public Library (now Cultural Center)) to the Wrigley Building on the right.
The color scheme is blue, beige and rust. There are numerous geometric adornments from top to bottom.
This is one of those places you drive by for 50 years before you stop to check out the amazing details.
Address is 6560 N. Sheridan Rd. on the way north to Evanston.
Recent info from Urban Remains: The Kirchbaum Building, located at 6560 N. Sheridan Rd., was designed in 1922 by the architectural firm of Ronneberg, Pierce and Hauber. The terra cotta city skyline mural is comprised of three recessed panels, beginning with Fort Dearborn and ending with the Wrigley building. The two-story commercial building was built for clothing manufacturer Bernard Kirshbaum as an investment property for shops and offices. The finely detailed spray-glazed terra cotta bas-relief panels were executed by Fritz Albert at Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, Chicago, IL.
Style: Art Deco
Structure Type: Commercial/Retail
Architect: architectural firm of Ronneberg, Pierce and Hauber
Date Built: 1922
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