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

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Daniel Burnham
architectOf

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