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Consumers Building in Chicago, one of the skyscrapers designed by Mundie & Jensen.

Mundie & Jensen was an architectural firm in Chicago, Illinois. Several of its works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). [1]

It was a partnership of William Bryce Mundie [2] and Elmer C. Jensen. [3] Mundie was a draftsman from Canada who worked in Chicago for William Le Baron Jenney, "father of the American skyscraper", and joined him as partner in 1891. [2]

Associated firms were:

Works by the firm and/or one of its partners include (with attribution):

Architect and engineer Paul V. Hyland, who worked as a supervisor for several Chicago area firms, worked for the firm at some time.

For William Le Baron Jenney or William LeBaron Jenney or William Jenney or William Le Baron Jenny (all redirect to one article), there are:

The Elmer C. Jensen House (1905), in the Old Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, was designed by and for Jensen, and is now a house museum. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mundie, William Bryce". Canadian Dictionary of Architects.
  3. ↑ "Elmer C. Jensen Papers, 1871-2014 (bulk 1880s-1950s)". Art Institute of Chicago. 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2024. Finding aid, including biographical info on William Le Baron Jenney and Elmer C. Jensen, published 2012.
  4. ↑ "220 S. State Street - The Consumers Building, Chicago, IL", General Services Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Trude Building". chicagology.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Museum volunteers honored at event held at historic Elmer C. Jensen house". Glessner House Museum. October 10, 2011.
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