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faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
  • faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019
faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019

faithfully recast martin roche-designed marquette building terra cotta panel fabricated for building's restoration in 2019

SKU: UR-34967-24
Bld. 51 Museum Collection
terra cotta restoration work being done on holabird and roche's 16-story marquette building. the reddish-brown terra cotta frieze panels with alternating pattern of interlocking anthemions, flowers and scrollwork are located above the large storefront windows. the panels along the east facade have been removed for repair or replacement.
the chicago school building was built in 1895 by george a fuller, with northwestern terra cotta executing the exterior ornament.
i've included additional images of the building under construction, the 1905-06 addition, and john vinci photo of the building prior to the gfrc replica cornice added in 2001 (the original was stripped off in the 1950s).
images courtesy of bldg. 51 archive and john vinci.

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