About this artwork
Architectural drawings, specifications, and rental information for the 900 North Michigan Avenue Building, Chicago, Illinois, designed by architect Jarvis Hunt. High-quality shops were located on the ground floor, with thirty-three rental apartments on the second and third floors. The remaining six floors were divided into thirty-six units for the owners of the cooperative apartment building. These apartments ranged in size from four to twelve rooms and some were duplexed. The U-shaped courtyard building was clad in stone on the lower levels and in brick on the upper levels. An effort to place the building on the Illinois Register of Historic Places failed in the early 1980s and demolition of the structure began in June, 1984. A new multi-use building designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Perkins & Will was constructed on the site.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- AIC Archives
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Artist
- Jarvis Hunt (Architect)
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Title
- 900 North Michigan Avenue Building Collection
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Date
- Made 1925–1938
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Medium
- Sepia diazo, blackline and blueprint architectural reprographic prints on paper.
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Dimensions
- 1 oversize portfolio: H.: 15.3 cm (6 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Ward A. Miller, 1986.
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Reference Number
- 1986.4
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