Marshall Field and Company Store
Burnham, Daniel Hudson

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Alternative Title
Macy's on State Street
Date
1902-1907Description
View across the north light court from the second ground floor; The store was officially renamed Macy's on State Street on September 9, 2006. "This Commercial style building is primarily based on the designs by Daniel Burnham. The first two stories feature smooth granite pilasters that separate the bays and cover the steel support piers. An entablature with a dentilated cornice rises above the 10th floor. The 11th and 12th floors compose the crown with its recessed windows and fluted Ionic columns. These columns span both floors and support the cornice which caps the building. In 1978, the Marshall Field and Company Building was designated a National Historic Landmark." Source: National Register of Historic Places; http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/ (accessed 12/1/2007)
Type of Work
department storeSubject
architectural exteriors, business, commerce and trade, Chicago School, Modernist
Rights
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