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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1902/03/15 John LaFarge Artisan "Fortune and Her Wheel" stained-glass window by John LaFarge is featured in the lobby of the Frick Building.
1902/03/15 Daniel H Burnham Architect The Frick Building opens on 15 March 1902. Henry Frick's office was the 20th floor.
1902/03/15 Henry Clay Frick Work The Frick Building opens on 15 March 1902. Henry Frick's office was the 20th floor.
1904/00/00 Two bronze sentinel lions by sculptor Alexander Proctor are installed in the lobby of the Frick Building. A 1923 bust of H C Frick by sculptor Malvina Hoffman is exhibited in the rear lobby.
1912/00/00 The basement of the Frick Building becomes the entrance after the surrounding land is lowered.

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Particulars for Frick Building and Annex:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Business
Architectural Style Chicago School, Chicago Commercial
Other Description Classical
Owner Private



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 78002336
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Burnham,Daniel Hudson
Architectural Style: Chicago, Other
Attribute: Classical
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1901, 1905
Historic Function: Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Business
Current Function: Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: Business

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