Fisher Building (Chicago)
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The Fisher Building in Chicago is a historic late-19th-century skyscraper renowned for its Gothic Revival terra cotta ornamentation and status as one of the city's early high-rise landmarks.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-rise building
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historic building → office building → skyscraper → |
| annexArchitect |
Peter J. Weber
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| architect |
Charles B. Atwood
NERFINISHED
→
Daniel H. Burnham → |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School
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Gothic Revival → |
| category |
Chicago Landmarks
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Gothic Revival architecture in Illinois → Office buildings completed in 1896 → Skyscrapers in Chicago → |
| ChicagoLandmarkDesignationDate |
1978
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| city |
Chicago
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| completionDate |
1896
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| constructionStartDate |
1895
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| country |
United States
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| developer |
Lucius G. Fisher
NERFINISHED
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| era |
late 19th century
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| facadeFeature |
Gothic tracery
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grotesques and animal figures → ornate terra cotta ornamentation → |
| hasExtension |
annex built in 1907
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| height |
275 feet
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approximately 84 meters → |
| historicDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
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| historicRegisterStatus |
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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| location |
Chicago
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Illinois → United States → |
| material |
terra cotta
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| namedAfter |
Lucius G. Fisher
NERFINISHED
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| neighborhood |
Chicago Loop
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| notableFor |
early use of steel-frame construction in Chicago
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elaborate Gothic Revival terra cotta detailing → |
| NRHPListingDate |
1976
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| NRHPType |
contributing property in a historic district
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| numberOfFloors |
18
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| originalFunction |
speculative office building
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| ownerAtConstruction |
Lucius G. Fisher
NERFINISHED
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| partOf |
Printing House Row District
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| rankingAtCompletion |
one of the tallest buildings in Chicago at the time of completion
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| roofType |
flat roof
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| streetAddress |
343 South Dearborn Street
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| structuralSystem |
steel frame
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| use |
office
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Daniel Burnham
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architectOf |