The Monroe Building
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The Monroe Building is a historic early 20th-century office skyscraper in downtown Chicago, noted for its ornate Gothic Revival architecture and richly detailed terra cotta façade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Monroe Building canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | office building ⓘ |
| address | 104 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois ⓘ |
| architect | Holabird & Roche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Holabird & Roche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| completionDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1911 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| faces | Michigan Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | 16 ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
decorative tracery
ⓘ
ornate Gothic detailing ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ projecting cornice ⓘ vertical piers ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | speculative office building ⓘ |
| hasElevator | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacade | richly detailed terra cotta façade ⓘ |
| hasFacadeMaterial | terra cotta ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | example of early Chicago high-rise Gothic Revival design ⓘ |
| hasRenovation | major restoration in the early 21st century ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | steel frame ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Chicago Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Downtown Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Grant Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to the historic Michigan Avenue skyline
ⓘ
ornate Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ richly detailed terra cotta façade ⓘ |
| overlooks | Grant Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Michigan Avenue streetwall ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commercial ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| use | office ⓘ |
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