People’s Gas Building (Chicago)
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The People’s Gas Building in Chicago is a historic early 20th-century commercial skyscraper designed by prominent architect Daniel Burnham, exemplifying the city’s classic Beaux-Arts-influenced high-rise architecture.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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high-rise building → historic building → office building → skyscraper → |
| architect |
Daniel Burnham
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| architecturalFirm |
D. H. Burnham & Company
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| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Chicago school → |
| category |
Beaux-Arts architecture in Illinois
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Commercial buildings completed in the 20th century → Office buildings in Chicago → Skyscrapers in Chicago → |
| city |
Chicago
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| country |
United States
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| era |
early 20th century
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| facadeMaterial |
masonry
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| function |
company headquarters
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| heritageStatus |
historic skyscraper
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| locatedIn |
Chicago
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Illinois → |
| locatedInDowntown |
Chicago Loop
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| material |
steel-frame construction
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| namedAfter |
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
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| roofType |
flat roof
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| significance |
example of Beaux-Arts-influenced skyscraper design
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example of early 20th-century Chicago high-rise architecture → |
| state |
Illinois
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| use |
commercial space
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office space → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Daniel Burnham
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architectOf |