Page Brothers Building

Infobox_nrhp | name =Page Brothers Building
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location= Chicago, IL
lat_degrees = 41 | lat_minutes = 53 | lat_seconds = 7.78 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87 | long_minutes = 37 | long_seconds = 38.88 | long_direction = W
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built =1872
architect= John M. Van Osdel, D.D. Badger
architecture= No Style Listed
added = June 05, 1975
governing_body = Private
refnum=75000649 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Page Brothers Building, 177-91 North State Street in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, features the city's last remaining cast iron front on the north facade facing Lake Street. Although this example was built after the fire, iron facades were a common construction technique before the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, and many of the iron fronts melted due to the intense heat.cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20060117/ai_n16002952|title=Building dates to post-Fire era|date=2007-07-21|work=Chicago Sun Times|publisher=Chicago Sun Times] The original 5 story structure was built by John Mills Van Osdel, a prominent post-Fire architect known for buildings in the Jewelers Row District and Old Main at the University of Arkansas. In 1902, the west facade facing State Street was remodeled and another floor was added, reflecting the reorientation of commercial activity from Lake to State Street.cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/P/PageBrothers.html|title=Chicago Landmarks - Page Brothers Building|date=2007-07-21|work=Chicago Landmarks|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division] cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/316.html|title=Commercial Buildings|date=2007-07-21|work=The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago|publisher=Chicago Historical Society] cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=pagebrostreetrsbuilding-chicago-il-usa|title=Page Brogthers Building|date=2007-07-21|work=|publisher=Emporis]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 05 1975, and was later designated a Chicago Landmark on January 28 1983.cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/P/PageBrothers.html|title=Chicago Landmarks - Page Brothers Building|date=2007-07-21|work=Chicago Landmarks|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division] The Page Brothers Building stands next to the Chicago Theatre, another Chicago Landmark whose marquee is a Chicago cultural and physical landmark that commonly appears in film, television, artwork, and photography.cite web |url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/C/ChicagoTheater.html|accessdate=March 2|accessyear=2007|title=Chicago Theatre|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division.|year=2003]

ee also

*Chicago Landmark
*Christian Specht Building

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