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Photographer: William J. Toman
Taken: August 26, 2010
Caption: Related Marker
Additional Description: Another marker on the South Wabash side of the building, which reads as follows:

Auditorium Building

Erected: 1889
Architects: Adler & Sullivan

The Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks by authority of the City Council of Chicago has designated this building as an architectural landmark.

In recognition of the community spirit which here joined commercial and artistic ends, uniting hotel, office building, and theatre in one structure; the inventiveness of the engineer displayed from foundations to the perfect acoustics; and the genius of the architect which gave form and, with the aid of original ornament, expressed the spirit of festivity in rooms of great splendor.

City of Chicago
Richard J. Daley, Mayor
February 11, 1960
Submitted: August 27, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.
Database Locator Identification Number: p124956
File Size: 3.612 Megabytes

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