A half century of Chicago building : a practical reference guide : all building laws and ordinances brought to date : historical, technical and statistical review of the construction and material development of America's inland metropolis (1910)
Jones, John H., Ald, Britten, Fred A · Chicago : [s.n.] · leaf 67
orrespond with the alcoves formed erected on the Lake Front opposite the end of Ad-ams Street. This building was constructed in con-nection with the Worlds Fair, which contributed$200,000, that it might have a central location forthe holding of Congresses. The Art Institute gave$500,000 for the… … THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO—JIAIN ENTRANCE. by these cases, and the columns placed opposite theend of the case. Thus the exhibits and the archi-tecture are blended into one design, and the exhibitsaccentuate the architectural details. In this way theexhibits are not only interesting individually…
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