Gage Building (Chicago)

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Chicago School building historic skyscraper office building

The Gage Building in Chicago is a historic early skyscraper on Michigan Avenue, renowned for its Chicago School architecture and ornamental façade designed in part by Louis Sullivan.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chicago School building → historic skyscraper → office building →
architecturalStyle	Chicago School → Commercial style →
builtFor	Gage Brothers & Company →
category	Chicago Landmarks → Chicago School architecture in Illinois → Commercial buildings completed in the 19th century → Skyscrapers in Chicago →
city	Chicago →
completionDate	late 19th century →
country	United States →
currentUse	office building →
hasArchitect	Holabird & Roche → Louis Sullivan →
hasDesignFeature	large Chicago windows → ornate terra cotta detailing → tripartite skyscraper composition → vertical emphasis →
hasFacadeDesigner	Louis Sullivan →
hasFloorCount	approximately 12 stories →
hasFunction	commercial →
hasOrnamentalFacadeBy	Louis Sullivan →
heritageDesignation	Chicago Landmark → contributing property to a historic district →
isPartOfStreetscape	Michigan Avenue streetwall →
locatedIn	Chicago → Illinois → United States →
locatedInDistrict	Historic Michigan Boulevard District →
locatedInNeighborhood	Chicago Loop →
locatedOn	Michigan Avenue →
material	masonry → steel frame →
namedAfter	Gage Brothers →
notableFor	Chicago School architecture → early skyscraper design → ornamental façade →
originalUse	showroom and office building →
partOf	Gage Group →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Holabird & Roche →	notableWork