Railway Exchange Building (Chicago)
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The Railway Exchange Building in Chicago is a historic early 20th-century office building in the Loop, notable for its white terra cotta façade and its role in the city’s architectural and planning history.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago Landmark
→
historic building → office building → skyscraper → |
| architect |
D. H. Burnham & Company
→
surface form:
D. H. Burnham & Co.
D. H. Burnham & Company →
surface form:
Daniel H. Burnham and Company
|
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
→
Chicago School architecture →
surface form:
Chicago School
|
| associatedWith |
Chicago city planning
→
Daniel Burnham → |
| category |
Buildings and structures completed in 1904
→
Chicago school architecture in Illinois → Skyscraper office buildings in Chicago → |
| completionDate | 1904 → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| facadeMaterial | white glazed terra cotta → |
| floorCount | 17 → |
| hasAtrium | yes → |
| hasColor | white → |
| hasFeature |
central light court
→
ornamental cornice → terra cotta ornament → |
| hasName |
Railway Exchange Building
→
Santa Fe Building (Chicago) →
surface form:
Santa Fe Building
|
| hasTenant | various architecture offices → |
| hasUse |
office
→
retail → |
| hasView | Lake Michigan NERFINISHED → |
| heritageDesignation | Chicago Landmark → |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2002 → |
| inception | 1904 → |
| isPartOf | Chicago skyline → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Loop (Chicago)
→
surface form:
Loop, Chicago
|
| location |
City of Chicago
→
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois → United States of America →
surface form:
United States
|
| materialUsed | steel frame → |
| near |
Art Institute of Chicago
→
Auditorium Building (Chicago) → |
| openingDate | 1904 → |
| originalName |
Santa Fe Building (Chicago)
→
surface form:
Santa Fe Building
|
| originalOwner |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
→
surface form:
Santa Fe Railway
|
| overlooks |
Grant Park
→
North Michigan Avenue →
surface form:
Michigan Avenue
|
| partOf |
Michigan Avenue streetwall
→
surface form:
Michigan Avenue Streetwall
|
| significantProject | Plan of Chicago → |
| streetAddress | 224 South Michigan Avenue → |
| usedBy |
architectural firms
→
railroad companies → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.