Sullivan Center
| Sullivan Center | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
| National Historic Landmark | |||
| Historic District Contributing Property | |||
 Sullivan: Carson Pirie Scott Building. |
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| location | Chicago , Cook County , Illinois | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 52 '54.2 " N , 87 ° 37' 39.2" W | ||
| Built | 1898-1904 | ||
| architect | Louis Sullivan | ||
| Architectural style | Chicago School | ||
| NRHP number | 70000231 | ||
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| The NRHP added | April 17, 1970 | ||
| Declared as an NHL | May 15, 1975 | ||
| Declared as CP | November 27, 1998 | ||
Sullivan Center, also: Carson Pirie Scott Building, The Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building or Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Store , is a 63.12 m high, twelve-story skyscraper in Chicago . It's a Chicago School building . The building is a corner house. It is located at 1-33 South State Street and East Madison Street in Chicago, Illinois . The Sullivan Center is a Chicago landmark and has been a National Historic Landmark since May 15, 1975 . In November 1998, the Sullivan Center became part of the Loop Retail Historic District as a Contributing Property .
history
The building was created as a result of the great fire of 1871. Louis Sullivan designed the building for the Schlesinger & Mayer department store , the company expanded and sold in 1904 to Carson Pirie Scott . Burnham was added in 1906 and Holabird & Roche in 1961 . The structure is located in the Loop Retail Historic District. It was used by retailers from 1899 to 2007 .
In August 2006, Carson Pirie Scott's parent company, Bon-Tonne Stores Inc., announced that the department store in the building would be closing after the 2006 Christmas season. Carson's was closed in February 2007 after the clearance sale. The 56,000 m² building was renamed the Sullivan Center .
The renewal budget is about $ 68.9 million according to a 2001 report.
architecture
A hallmark of the Chicago School is the clear line. Louis Sullivan built in this style. Sullivan's characteristic architectural feature is the division of a high-rise building into three areas analogous to a classic column consisting of: base, shaft and capital. The base of his building is the ground floor with the shops including the access to the shaft, the office floors. The capital contains the rooms for the building services. The building was built by Sullivan in two stages: from 1898 to 1899 and from 1902 to 1904. The structure consists of an iron and steel structure. He rounded off the edge of the building at the street corner and positioned the main entrance on the ground floor as the basis , which is adorned with a huge bronze - covered cast-iron Art Nouveau decor that extends laterally over the ground floor and first floor and in this way reveals the basic character. The decoration of the facades on the first and second floors with ironwork is another characteristic of the architect Sullivan. The corner column has a vertical orientation, the sides a horizontal one.
The steel structure of the skeleton construction enabled more windows that were laid out as wide as a bay. The interiors received more daylight and the windows facing the pedestrian area could be used to display goods. This is how the sidewalk showcases were created. Between the windows there were strips of terracotta as decorative elements. White Georgia marble was originally planned as the material. The materials used were essentially fire-resistant and underlined the monumentality. There was a water tower on the roof for the sprinkler system .
When designing the decorative elements, Sullivan was inspired by Celtic metalworking. The decorative elements on the building's basement use the natural lighting and shadows to create a floating impression. The top floor was deepened to make room for a narrow loggia . The cornice protrudes over the building facade.
Film and literature appearance
1900 is the department store scene of the action in the novel by Theodore Dreiser : Sister Carrie , where her boyfriend buys clothes for her.
The Carson Pirie Scott Building appears in the 1988 horror film Chucky . It's where Andy Barclay's mother works and where Karen Barclay buys the killer doll from a homeless person.
restoration
In February 2006, the first phase of a multi-year restoration of the upper facade was completed. In addition to cleaning, the cornice and the supporting columns on the 12th floor were renewed. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 further renovation measures were carried out, which concerned the facade and brazen ornaments.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Illinois. National Park Service , accessed July 22, 2019.
- ^ Loop Retail Historic District on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 12, 2017.
- ↑ Blair Kamin, Tribune architecture critic, Date: Feb 19, 2006: Carsons restoration would make Sullivan smile
Web links
- Sullivan Center.
- Sullivan Center.
- Schlesinger and Mayer Department Store - first name read Commentary link with many photos