Burnham and Root buildings
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Burnham and Root buildings are a group of influential late-19th-century Chicago structures designed by the architectural firm of Daniel Burnham and John Wellborn Root, noted for their pioneering role in early skyscraper design.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burnham and Root buildings canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
architectural works
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group of buildings ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Burnham and Root NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chicago School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chicago School of architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
emphasis on verticality
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large plate-glass windows ⓘ minimal exterior ornamentation ⓘ use of steel-frame construction ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| constructionMaterial |
masonry
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steel ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedBy |
Daniel Burnham
NERFINISHED
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John Wellborn Root NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
commercial office buildings
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early skyscrapers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Calumet Building
NERFINISHED
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Chicago Board of Trade Building (1885) NERFINISHED ⓘ First Leiter Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Northern Hotel (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Northern Office and Theatre Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Masonic Temple Building (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ Midway Plaisance structures (World’s Columbian Exposition) NERFINISHED ⓘ Monadnock Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Montauk Block NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix Building (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rand McNally Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Reliance Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Rookery Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Leiter Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Woman’s Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
several designated Chicago Landmarks
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several listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of steel-frame skyscrapers
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modern commercial architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| namedAfter |
Daniel Burnham
NERFINISHED
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John Wellborn Root NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering role in early skyscraper design ⓘ |
| partOf | early Chicago skyscrapers ⓘ |
| significance | helped define the early skyscraper typology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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