Montauk Block (Chicago)
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Montauk Block (Chicago) was a pioneering late-19th-century Chicago high-rise often cited as one of the first modern skyscrapers, designed by architect Henry Ives Cobb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montauk Block (Chicago) canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | building ⓘ |
| architect |
Charles Sumner Frost
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Ives Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chicago School architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Chicago School architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demolished buildings and structures in Chicago ⓘ Office buildings completed in the 1880s ⓘ Skyscrapers in Chicago ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| completionDate | 1883 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1882 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolitionDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| developer | Peter A. B. Widener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | 10 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevators
ⓘ
fireproof construction elements ⓘ steel and iron framing elements ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus |
considered an early modern skyscraper
ⓘ
pioneering high-rise in Chicago ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial
ⓘ
office ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1882 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | post–Great Chicago Fire rebuilding ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInDistrict | Chicago Loop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | West Monroe Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
iron
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Montauk Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest buildings described as a skyscraper
ⓘ
influencing later Chicago School skyscrapers ⓘ pioneering high-rise construction techniques in Chicago ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago School of architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | The First National Bank Building (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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