Reliance Building
E64479
The Reliance Building is a pioneering late-19th-century Chicago skyscraper celebrated for its early use of steel-frame construction and expansive glass façades, making it a landmark of the Chicago School of architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reliance Building (early phases) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago School building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| address | 32 North State Street ⓘ |
| architect |
Charles B. Atwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Burnham ⓘ
surface form:
Daniel H. Burnham
John Wellborn Root ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago School
early modern architecture ⓘ |
| ChicagoLandmarkDesignationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| constructionStartYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
USA
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentName |
Staypineapple, An Iconic Hotel, The Loop Chicago
ⓘ
The Alise Chicago ⓘ |
| currentUse | hotel ⓘ |
| developer | William Hale ⓘ |
| feature |
curtain wall design
ⓘ
expansive glass façades ⓘ large plate-glass windows ⓘ steel-frame construction ⓘ white glazed terra cotta cladding ⓘ |
| floorCount | 15 ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 202 feet
ⓘ
approximately 61 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedInHistoricDistrict |
Chicago Loop
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Loop area
|
| location |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| materialUsed |
glass
ⓘ
steel frame ⓘ terra cotta ⓘ |
| NationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Loop ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 70000233 ⓘ |
| owner | City of Chicago ⓘ |
| renovation | extensive restoration in the 1990s ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of glass-and-steel skyscraper
ⓘ
influential in development of modern skyscraper design ⓘ landmark of the Chicago School of architecture ⓘ pioneering use of steel-frame construction ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1895 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Daniel Burnham
this entity surface form:
Reliance Building (early phases)