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Old First Presbyterian Church The Circle architect: Green and Wicks(Edward Brodhead Green & William Sydney Wicks) owner: First Presbyterian Church years built: 1889-1891 A large and elaborate Richardsonian design, somewhat rambling in composition, but with...
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William Hoyt House 1150/1180 Amherst Street alternate name: Ellicott Goodrich House architect: Joseph Ellicott (?) Charles Cary (Addition 1910) owner: Joseph Ellicott Guy H. Goodrich Charles Gerber John C. Glenny William B. Hoyt Church Home of the German Evangelical...
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Blocher Monument Forest Lawn Cemetery architect: John Blocher (?) owner: John Blocher years built: 1884 demolished: N/A The Blocher monument was built by John Blocher as a memorial to his only son, Nelson. The former was a wealthy shoe dealer who lived at the corner...
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Bennett Grain Elevator Erie Street architect: Robert Dunbar owner: David S. Bennett years built: 1885 demolished: Early 1900s While the battle of the styles was fought out uptown and downtown, Dunbar continued to build great elevators along the lake front. They were...
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Ellicott Square Building 283 Main Street architect: D.H. Burnham & Company (Daniel Burnham and Charles Atwood) owner: Ellicott Company years built: 1897 demolished: N/A When it was built, the Ellicott Square Building was the largest commercial edifice in the...
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Prudential Building 28 Church Street alternate name: Joseph Ellicott architect: Louis Sullivan owner: The Guaranty Construction Company years built: 1896 demolished: N/A In 1896 two skyscrapers, the Prudential Building and the Ellicott Square Building were built in...
