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Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Study by D.H. Burnham & Co.

Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Study

D.H. Burnham & Co., c. 1907

N. C. Thompson House, Rockford, Illinois, Perspective by Peter Bonnett Wight

N. C. Thompson House, Rockford, Illinois, Perspective

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1876

Plan of the Center of the City, the 1909 Plan of Chicago by Daniel Hudson Burnham

Plan of the Center of the City, the 1909 Plan of Chicago

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1909

Prairie School Skyscraper, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective by Peter Joseph Weber

Prairie School Skyscraper, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective

Peter Joseph Weber, 1910

View of the Proposed Civic Center Plaza and Buildings, The 1909 Plan of Chicago by Daniel Hudson Burnham

View of the Proposed Civic Center Plaza and Buildings, The 1909 Plan of Chicago

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1908

Proposed Civic Center Square, Plan of Chicago by Daniel Hudson Burnham

Proposed Civic Center Square, Plan of Chicago

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1909

Elevator Frieze Panel from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building by Adler & Sullivan, Architects

Elevator Frieze Panel from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, 1893-94

Busby Building, 128 West Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois: Window Keystone by Unknown

Busby Building, 128 West Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois: Window Keystone

Unknown, c. 1872

Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from Twenty-Second Street to Chicago Avenue, Looking Towards the East Over the Civic Center to Grant Park and Lake Michigan by Daniel Hudson Burnham

Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from Twenty-Second Street to Chicago Avenue, Looking Towards the East Over the Civic Center to Grant Park and Lake Michigan

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1907

Elevator Grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, Illinois by Louis H. Sullivan

Elevator Grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, Illinois

Louis H. Sullivan, 1894

House for Mr. S.W. Allerton, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: West Elevation by Henry Lord Gay

House for Mr. S.W. Allerton, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: West Elevation

Henry Lord Gay, c. 1884

House for Mr. S.W. Allerton, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: South Elevation by Henry Lord Gay

House for Mr. S.W. Allerton, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: South Elevation

Henry Lord Gay, c. 1884

Star-pod Fragment From the Proscenium Vault of the Garrick Theater, Chicago, Illinois by Adler & Sullivan, Architects

Star-pod Fragment From the Proscenium Vault of the Garrick Theater, Chicago, Illinois

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, 1891–92 (demolished 1961)

J.M. Brunswick and Balke Company Lumber Dryer, Chicago, Illinois by Adler & Sullivan, Architects

J.M. Brunswick and Balke Company Lumber Dryer, Chicago, Illinois

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, c. 1883

Brooklyn Library by Peter Bonnett Wight

Brooklyn Library

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1868/69

Lunette from the Springer Block, Chicago, Illinois by Peter Bonnett Wight

Lunette from the Springer Block, Chicago, Illinois

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1872

Hebrew Manual Training School, Chicago, Illinois, First Story Plan by Adler & Sullivan, Architects

Hebrew Manual Training School, Chicago, Illinois, First Story Plan

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, 1889/90

Hebrew Manual Training School, Chicago, Illinois, Front Elevation by Adler & Sullivan, Architects

Hebrew Manual Training School, Chicago, Illinois, Front Elevation

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, 1889/90

Hebrew Manual Training School, Chicago, Illinois, East Elevation by Adler & Sullivan, Architects

Hebrew Manual Training School, Chicago, Illinois, East Elevation

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, 1889/90

Pullman Car Interior Elevation Sketch by Solon Spencer Beman

Pullman Car Interior Elevation Sketch

Solon Spencer Beman, c. 1892/94

First National Bank, Youngstown, Ohio, Front Elevation by D.H. Burnham & Co.

First National Bank, Youngstown, Ohio, Front Elevation

D.H. Burnham & Co., c. 1894

Silversmith Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation by D.H. Burnham & Co.

Silversmith Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation

D.H. Burnham & Co., 1896

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation and Section by Burnham and Root

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation and Section

Burnham and Root, 1885–1887

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, Details by Burnham and Root

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, Details

Burnham and Root, 1887

Women's Temple Building, Chicago, Illinois, Ninth Floor Plan by Burnham and Root

Women's Temple Building, Chicago, Illinois, Ninth Floor Plan

Burnham and Root, July 23, 1891

Rookery Building, 209 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois: Grille from Interior Central Court by Burnham and Root

Rookery Building, 209 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois: Grille from Interior Central Court

Burnham and Root, c. 1885/88 Removed during 1905–1907 renovation

Women's Temple Building, Chicago, Illinois, Working Drawings by Burnham and Root

Women's Temple Building, Chicago, Illinois, Working Drawings

Burnham and Root, 1890–1891

The Fair Store: Pilaster from the Exterior by William LeBaron Jenney

The Fair Store: Pilaster from the Exterior

William LeBaron Jenney, 1890/91, addition 1896/97

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, LaSalle Street Elevation by Burnham and Root

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, LaSalle Street Elevation

Burnham and Root, 1885/87

Saint Gabriel's Church, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation and Section by Burnham and Root

Saint Gabriel's Church, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation and Section

Burnham and Root, c. 1886

Saint Gabriel's Church, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketches by Burnham and Root

Saint Gabriel's Church, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketches

Burnham and Root, c. 1889

The Fair Store: Block with Central Shell Shape from Facade by William LeBaron Jenney

The Fair Store: Block with Central Shell Shape from Facade

William LeBaron Jenney, 1890/91, addition 1896–97

Board of Trade Building, Kansas City, Missouri, Front Elevation Study by Burnham and Root

Board of Trade Building, Kansas City, Missouri, Front Elevation Study

Burnham and Root, c. 1887

William J. Goudy House, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective by Burnham and Root

William J. Goudy House, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective

Burnham and Root, c. 1889/90

Mills Building, San Francisco, California, Design Sketch by Burnham and Root

Mills Building, San Francisco, California, Design Sketch

Burnham and Root, c. 1890

Lunette from the Commerce Building, Chicago, Illinois by Burnham and Root

Lunette from the Commerce Building, Chicago, Illinois

Burnham and Root, 1885/86

National Academy of Design Competition, New York, New York, South Elevation by Peter Bonnett Wight

National Academy of Design Competition, New York, New York, South Elevation

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1861

Schiller Theatre Building, Chicago, Illinois: Banquet Room Frieze Panel (Restored) by Adler & Sullivan, Architects

Schiller Theatre Building, Chicago, Illinois: Banquet Room Frieze Panel (Restored)

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, c. 1891/93

Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, East Elevation by Renwick & Sands

Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, East Elevation

Renwick & Sands, 1874

Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, North Elevation by Renwick & Sands

Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, North Elevation

Renwick & Sands, 1874

Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, Transverse Section by Renwick & Sands

Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, Transverse Section

Renwick & Sands, 1874

Garrick Theatre: Block of stringcourse from first floor loggia by Adler & Sullivan, Architects

Garrick Theatre: Block of stringcourse from first floor loggia

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, 1891/92 (demolished 1961)

Sta. Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, Travel Sketch by George Washington Maher

Sta. Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, Travel Sketch

George Washington Maher, 1891

Church at Montigny-Sur-Loing, France, Travel Sketch by George Washington Maher

Church at Montigny-Sur-Loing, France, Travel Sketch

George Washington Maher, 1891

Lena Passenger House, Lena, Illinois, Plan, Elevations, and Sections by James Nocquel

Lena Passenger House, Lena, Illinois, Plan, Elevations, and Sections

James Nocquel, 1873

Chicago Public Library Design Competition, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective by Peter Bonnett Wight

Chicago Public Library Design Competition, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1891

White Statuary Marble Mantel Design, Elevations and Plan by Peter Bonnett Wight

White Statuary Marble Mantel Design, Elevations and Plan

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1877

Sears Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation of Competition Drawing by Drake + Wight

Sears Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation of Competition Drawing

Drake + Wight, c. 1873

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