Masonic Temple (Chicago)

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Masonic building demolished building skyscraper

Masonic Temple (Chicago) was a pioneering late-19th-century Chicago skyscraper and Masonic meeting hall designed by the influential architectural firm Burnham and Root.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Masonic Temple (Chicago) canonical	1
Masonic temple	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Masonic building ⓘ demolished building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
address	State Street and Randolph Street ⓘ
architect	Daniel Burnham ⓘ surface form: Daniel H. Burnham John Wellborn Root ⓘ
architecturalFirm	Burnham and Root ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Chicago School of Architecture ⓘ surface form: Chicago School
buildingType	commercial building ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures demolished in 1939 ⓘ Burnham and Root buildings ⓘ Former skyscrapers in Chicago ⓘ Masonic buildings in Illinois ⓘ
completionDate	1892 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demolishedFor	economic reasons ⓘ to make way for a lower-rise building ⓘ
demolitionDate	1939 ⓘ
era	late 19th century ⓘ
floorCount	21 ⓘ
function	Masonic meeting hall ⓘ office building ⓘ
hasFeature	central light court ⓘ elevators ⓘ
height	302 ft ⓘ 92 m ⓘ
heritageStatus	no longer extant ⓘ
influencedBy	technological advances in steel-frame construction ⓘ
locatedIn	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
material	masonry ⓘ steel frame ⓘ
notableFor	large Masonic lodge rooms ⓘ mixed-use commercial and fraternal functions ⓘ pioneering skyscraper design ⓘ
openingDate	1892 ⓘ
owner	Masonic organizations ⓘ
partOf	development of early Chicago skyscrapers ⓘ
startDate	1891 ⓘ
street	Randolph Street NERFINISHED ⓘ State Street ⓘ
usedBy	Freemasons ⓘ
wasAmong	tallest buildings in Chicago at time of completion ⓘ tallest buildings in the world at time of completion ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burnham and Root → notableWork → Masonic Temple (Chicago) ⓘ

Freemasons → hasMeetingPlace → Masonic Temple (Chicago) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Masonic temple