S.R. Crown Hall - Chicago, Illinois - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

S.R. Crown Hall completed in 1956, houses the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, which was headed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the time of the building's construction. Crown Hall features a clear span of 220 by 120 feet accomplished by the use of exposed exterior plate steel trusses from which the roof hangs. The building is thin steel and glass faced enhancing the transparency of the building. The building is listed as National Historic Landmark due to its national significance, from the statement of significance is the following:

"S.R. Crown Hall (1950-56), located on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, is a critically important monument in postwar construction. The building epitomizes "Miesian" modern architecture as well as the International Style, which has long been accepted as one of the 20th Century's most important and widely distributed architectural styles. Crown Hall has national significance because of its close personal and professional association with Mies van der Rohe, whose architecture and educational philosophy have had, and continue to have, a profound effect on the course of American architecture."

Street address: 3360 South State Street Chicago, Illinois County / Borough / Parish: Cook County Year listed: 2001 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1950-1974 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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