MARQUETTE BUILDING

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Title	MARQUETTE BUILDING
View	Bronze reliefs above the entry doors, depicting scenes of the life of Pere Marquette, detail of the bronze relief, above the third door, depicting 'Passing two leagues up the river...'
Notes	administrative
Work Type	office building skyscraper mosaic relief
Style/Period	Early Modern Chicago School
Creator Name	Holabird & Roche (Chicago, Ill.)
Creator Nationality	American firm
School of Creator	Chicago School
Major Design Aspects	structure expressed innovative incorporates public art
Elements & Spatial Types	Chicago School window
Country	United States of America
City	Chicago
State/Province	IL
Alternate Place Names	Federal Plaza
Location.Notes	Dearborn and Adams Sts
Architectural Material	steel, terra-cotta cladding, marble
Structural System	steel frame
Dates	1894
Century	19C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	9/30/1991
Subject Information	In the late 19C, steel framing as a new building material demanded a new form of architecture. The architectural firm of Holabird and Roche designed the Marquette Building in 1894 as one introduction to this form, which became known as the Chicago School of Architecture. The grid-like facade proclaimed the use of steel and the E-shaped footprint of the building maximized the amount of light to the interior from all sides. The Marquette rises 16 stories and is covered with brown brick and terra cotta. In 1950 the decorative cornice was removed to add a 17th floor to the building. The building also retains extraordinary artistic detail. The main entrance doors are covered with panels of ornamental bronze illustrating the life of Pere Marquette. The grand memorial rotunda is filled with marble, bronze, and glass mosaics and the balcony between the first and second floors contain mosaic panels of glass and mother of pearl made in the Tiffany Studios in New York. Source: www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/chicago/c11
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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