Auditorium Building
E73977
The Auditorium Building is a historic Chicago landmark renowned for its pioneering mixed-use design and exceptional acoustics, housing a theater, hotel, and offices in a single monumental structure.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
historic landmark ⓘ mixed-use building ⓘ |
| address | 430 South Michigan Avenue ⓘ |
| architect |
Dankmar Adler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Sullivan ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Adler & Sullivan ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Richardsonian Romanesque ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| client | Ferdinand Peck ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1887 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
educational facility
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ |
| designFeature |
horseshoe-shaped auditorium
ⓘ
innovative acoustic design ⓘ load-bearing masonry walls ⓘ |
| hasDomeOrTower | corner tower ⓘ |
| hasElevator | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hotel
ⓘ
office space ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| hasOrnamentation | Sullivan-style organic ornament ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Auditorium Theatre
ⓘ
hotel section ⓘ office block ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 3900 ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | steel frame with masonry walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| influenced | early skyscraper design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Henry Hobson Richardson
ⓘ
surface form:
H. H. Richardson
|
| knownFor |
exceptional acoustics
ⓘ
pioneering mixed-use design ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| numberOfStories | 17 ⓘ |
| opened | 1889 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Grant Park ⓘ |
| owner | Roosevelt University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago Campus
ⓘ
surface form:
Roosevelt University campus
|
| publicTransitAccess | near Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren station ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ terra cotta ⓘ |
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