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Edison Shop, 229 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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Edison Shop, 229 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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Significance: The only downtown Chicago office building by Purcell, Fieck, & Elmslie. The building is noted for its use of brick and terra-cotta ornament in conjunction with large expanse of glass on the west front. Designated a Chicago Architectural Landmark 1959.
Survey number: HABS IL-1044
Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction

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1912 - 1980
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Purcell, Fieck
Purcell, Elmslie
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