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Samuel M. Nickerson House, 40 East Erie Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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Significance: The house was designed in 1883 by one of Chicago's earliest architects, Edward Burling, for Samuel M. Nickerson, a wealthy banker. Nickerson spared no expense in creating his "Marble Palace," so-called because of its elegant interior which was finished in marbles, rare woods, and other rich materials. The original character of this spectacular home in beautifully preserved to this day.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-119

Survey number: HABS IL-1052

Building/structure dates: 1883 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1901 Subsequent Work

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1901
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Burling, Edward
Whitehouse, Francis Merideth
Maher, George
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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houses colleges offices chicago samuel samuel m nickerson house nickerson house erie east erie street cook county illinois edward burling historic american buildings survey george maher francis merideth whitehouse photo ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress