Page Brothers Building

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Page Brothers Building
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Location Chicago, IL
Coordinates 41°53′7.78″N87°37′38.88″W / 41.8854944°N 87.6274667°W / 41.8854944; -87.6274667 Coordinates: 41°53′7.78″N87°37′38.88″W / 41.8854944°N 87.6274667°W / 41.8854944; -87.6274667
Built1872
Architect John M. Van Osdel, D.D. Badger
NRHP reference # 75000649 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1975
Designated CLJanuary 28, 1983

The north facade facing Lake Street of the Page Brothers Building, 177-91 North State Street in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, features the city's last remaining cast iron front. Although this example was built after the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, iron facades were a common construction technique before the fire, and many of the iron fronts melted due to the intense heat. [2] The original 5 story structure was built by John Mills Van Osdel, a prominent post-Fire architect known for buildings in the Jewelers Row District and Old Main at the University of Arkansas. In 1902, the west facade facing State Street was remodeled and another floor was added, reflecting the reorientation of commercial activity from Lake to State Street. [3] [4] [5]

Facade exterior side of a building, usually the front but not always

A facade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually the front. It is a foreign loan word from the French façade, which means "frontage" or "face".

Lake Street is an east–west street in Chicago and its suburbs. Part of Lake Street is designated as U.S. Route 20. Lake Street begins in the city of Chicago and travels west and slightly north to the Chicago suburbs. It ends at the eastern terminus of the Elgin Bypass around Elgin, where U.S. 20 once was routed west through downtown Elgin onto Villa Street. This is a distance of about 34.4 miles (55.4 km).

State Street (Chicago) street in Chicago, Illinois

State Street is a large south-north street in Chicago, Illinois, USA and its south suburbs. It begins at North Avenue, the south end of Lincoln Park, runs south through the heart of Downtown Chicago, and ends at the southern city limits, intersecting 127th Street along the bank of the Little Calumet River. It resumes north of 137th Street in Riverdale and runs south intermittently through Chicago's south suburbs until terminating at New Monee Road in Crete, Illinois. Its intersection with Madison Street has marked the base point for Chicago's address system since 1909.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1975, and was later designated a Chicago Landmark on January 28, 1983. [1] [3] The Page Brothers Building stands next to the Chicago Theatre, another Chicago Landmark whose marquee is a Chicago cultural and physical landmark that commonly appears in film, television, artwork, and photography. [6]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Chicago Theatre theater and former movie theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Built in 1921, the Chicago Theatre was the flagship for the Balaban and Katz (B&K) group of theaters run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban and partner Sam Katz. Along with the other B&K theaters, from 1925 to 1945 the Chicago Theatre was a dominant movie theater enterprise. Currently, Madison Square Garden, Inc. owns and operates the Chicago Theatre as a performing arts venue for stage plays, magic shows, comedy, speeches, sporting events and popular music concerts.

Marquee (sign) signage

A marquee is most commonly a structure placed over the entrance to a hotel or theatre. It has signage stating either the name of the establishment or, in the case of theatres, the play or movie and the artist(s) appearing at that venue. The marquee is often identifiable by a surrounding cache of light bulbs, usually yellow or white, that flash intermittently or as chasing lights.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Building dates to post-Fire era". Chicago Sun Times. Chicago Sun Times. 2007-07-21.[ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "Chicago Landmarks - Page Brothers Building". Chicago Landmarks. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2007-07-21. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
  4. "Commercial Buildings". The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. 2007-07-21.
  5. "Page Brogthers Building". Emporis. 2007-07-21.
  6. "Chicago Theatre". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2007.

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