Marshall Field Wholesale Store, Chicago
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The Marshall Field Wholesale Store in Chicago was a landmark 19th-century commercial building designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, celebrated as a seminal work of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall Field Wholesale Store | 29 | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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historic building → warehouse → |
| architect | Henry Hobson Richardson NERFINISHED → |
| architecturalFeature |
arcaded facades
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deeply recessed windows → emphasis on structural expression → large rhythmic window openings → massive masonry walls → round arches → rusticated stone base → |
| architecturalStyle |
Richardsonian Romanesque
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Neo-Romanesque →
surface form:
Romanesque Revival architecture
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| associatedWith |
Chicago School architecture
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surface form:
Chicago School of architecture
development of modern commercial architecture → |
| category |
19th-century architecture in the United States
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Romanesque Revival buildings in Illinois → former building and structure in Chicago → |
| client |
Marshall Field
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surface form:
Marshall Field and Company
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| country | United States of America → |
| influenced | late 19th-century commercial architecture in the United States → |
| influencedBy | Romanesque architecture → |
| location |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
Illinois → |
| namedAfter | Marshall Field → |
| significance |
landmark 19th-century commercial building
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seminal work of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture → |
| use |
warehouse for dry goods
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wholesale store → |
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this entity surface form:
Marshall Field Wholesale Store