Oliver Building (Chicago)
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| Oliver Building | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | 159 N. Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Built/Founded: | 1907-1908 |
| Added to NRHP: | 1984 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 83003563 [1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Oliver Building is located at 159 N. Dearborn Street in Chicago within the Loop. It was built for the Oliver Typewriter Company from 1907-1908 by Holabird & Roche. When two floors were added in 1920, Holabird & Roche were hired for the expansion. The cast iron exterior features typewriter-related motifs. It was declared a Chicago Landmark on May 9, 1984.[2][3]
The windows above the second floor are known as "Chicago windows," and are wide window panes bracketted by narrower double-hung windows. The windows also include the name of the company below the central pane.[3]
In the 1990s, when the Oriental Theatre wanted to expand its backstage area, architect Daniel P. Coffey came up with a design plan that gutted the Oliver while preserving one-third of its original steel structure, as well as the building's Dearborn facade and a portion of its alley facade.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ ILLINOIS - Cook County. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-07-06).
- ^ Oliver Building. City of Chicago. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
- ^ a b Wolfe, Gerard R. (1996). Chicago: In and Around the Loop. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 53-55. ISBN 0070713901.
- ^ Kamin, Blair (2007-04-08), “The Danger of Becoming Skin Deep”, Chicago Tribune, <http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/arts/chi-0704060275apr08,1,1281972.story?page=1&coll=chi-ent_arts-hed>
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