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Marquette Building

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

United States of America (Europe and North America)

Date of Submission: 05/09/1990
Criteria: (ii)
Category: Cultural
Submission prepared by:
National Park Service, U.S.Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C. 20240
Coordinates:
Chicago , Illinois Lat. 41°52' N. ; Long. 87°40' W.
Ref.: 733

Description

Marquette Building, Chicago, Illinois. Architects William Holabird and Martin Roche made their first decisive

statement on a new concept in building -- steel framing. Constructed 1893-4.