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CHICAGO WALKING TOUR Landmark Buildings as Public Spaces Stop 1 – The Monadnock Stop 2 – The Fisher Building Stop 3 – The Rookery The Role of Fountains.

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1 CHICAGO WALKING TOUR Landmark Buildings as Public Spaces Stop 1 – The Monadnock Stop 2 – The Fisher Building Stop 3 – The Rookery The Role of Fountains in Public Spaces Stop 4 – Buckingham Fountain Stop 5 – The Crown Fountain

2 STOP #1 – THE MONADNOCK  The Monadnock Designed by Burnham and Root Originally 4 separate buildings, each named after a New England mountain It was the first building in Chicago wired for electricity, and one of the first to be fire- proofed, with hollow fire clay tiles lining the structure so that the metal frame would be protected even if the facing brick were to be destroyed

3 STOP #2 – THE FISHER BUILDING  Built in 1896  Its French Gothic style gives the structure a light, airy feeling.  The Fisher Building was ready for occupancy six months and eleven days after the ground breaking.

4 STOP #3 – THE ROOKERY  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xoRaUtST0k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xoRaUtST0k


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