Phenix Building (Chicago)
The Phenix (aka Phoenix) Building was an office building in Chicago designed by the noted Chicago architectural firm of Burnham and Root. It was built by the of Brooklyn, New York and occupied the block fronting Jackson Boulevard between Pacific Avenue (now LaSalle Street) and Clark Street. When completed in 1887, the building was seen as "the latest addition to Chicago's magnificent architectural structures". It was later owned by the Western Union Telegraph Company, who sold the building to the manufacturer and philanthropist Frederick C. Austin (1853-1931) in 1922. Austin donated it to Northwestern University in 1929 with the understanding that the income derived from it would "provide scholarships for the training of business executives". The building was demolished in 1957 and replac
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Phenix Building (Chicago)
The Phenix (aka Phoenix) Building was an office building in Chicago designed by the noted Chicago architectural firm of Burnham and Root. It was built by the of Brooklyn, New York and occupied the block fronting Jackson Boulevard between Pacific Avenue (now LaSalle Street) and Clark Street. When completed in 1887, the building was seen as "the latest addition to Chicago's magnificent architectural structures". It was later owned by the Western Union Telegraph Company, who sold the building to the manufacturer and philanthropist Frederick C. Austin (1853-1931) in 1922. Austin donated it to Northwestern University in 1929 with the understanding that the income derived from it would "provide scholarships for the training of business executives". The building was demolished in 1957 and replac
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The Phenix (aka Phoenix) Build ...... signed by A. Epstein and Sons.
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* F.C. Austin Building
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* Western Union Building
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4.60248e+1
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demolished (1957)
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high-rise office
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Advertisement for The Phenix Mutual Fire Insurance Co., c.1895
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As the Western Union Building, with two floors added in 1892
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Interior of Western Union offi ...... mpeded by interior partitions.
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Main façade details. Note the ...... n architecture has to show..."
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The Phenix Building as built, 1887
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The Phenix Building lobby meas ...... side having a span of 24 feet.
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about 125,000
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* Western Union Building
* F.C. Austin Building
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The Phenix Building and related images
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Phenix Building
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The Phenix Mutual Fire Insurance Company
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demolished
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about 151 feet
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