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1970 to 1979
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Description
Photograph of Perlstein Hall, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and constructed in 1946-47. Alfred Caldwell was the landscape architect. The building is located at 10 West 33rd Street. The building was formerly known as Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering Building (1946-1963). Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown.
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Year
1950 to 1959
Contributors
Creator: Hedrich-Blessing (Firm)
Description
Photograph of Association of American Railroads Building 2. The building was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and was constructed in 1956. It is located at 3120 South Federal Street. Work in 1960 consisted of an addition to the north side of the building, including the tower. VanderCook College of Music took over the building in 2014. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is… more
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Year
1962
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Description
Photograph of Crerar Library after construction in 1962. The building was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The building is located at 35 West 33rd Street. The John Crerar Library moved to the University of Chicago in 1985, prompting the renaming and renovation of the building, now the Paul V. Galvin Library. Previously, the independent Crerar Library had housed IIT… more
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Year
1950 to 1959
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Description
Photograph of Association of American Railroads Mechanical Engineering Building, as it was known in 1953-ca. 1993. The building became known as the Facilities Building of the Illinois Institute of Technology. The building was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, constructed in 1948-1953, and is located at 3100 South Federal Street. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate… more
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Year
1960 to 1979
Contributors
Creator: Ryan, Dan
Description
Photograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology heating plant, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The plant is located at 3430 South Federal Street, and was constructed 1945-1950. It was formerly known as the Boiler Plant and Steam Generating Plant, Power Plant (1940s). Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Year
1960 to 1979
Contributors
Creator: Ryan, Dan
Description
Photograph of Harold Leonard Stuart Building, located at 10 West 31st Street. The building was designed by Myron Goldsmith, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and constructed in 1969-71. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Year
1952
Contributors
Description
Photograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology heating plant, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The plant is located at 3430 South Federal Street, and was constructed 1945-1950. It was formerly known as the Boiler Plant and Steam Generating Plant, Power Plant (1940s). Photographer unknown.
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Year
1950 to 1959
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Description
Photograph of Association of American Railroads Technical Center. The building was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and was constructed in 1950. It is located at 3140 South Federal Street. VanderCook College of Music moved into the building in early 1996. It was formerly known as the Association of American Railroads Chicago Technical Center (1960-ca. 1993), Association of American Railroads… more
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Year
1949
Contributors
Description
Photograph of Thomas R. Brown Hall, located at 3254 South Michigan Avenue. The building was designed by Francis M. Whitehouse of Burling & Whitehouse and was demolished in 1961. Once known as Cudahy mansion, this building was purchased in 1939 for graduate students. It served as one of IIT's Naval housing quarters from approximately 1943-45. After World War II, the building housed… more
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Year
1961
Contributors
Description
Photograph of Thomas R. Brown Hall during demolition in 1961. The building was designed by Francis M. Whitehouse of Burling & Whitehouse and was located at 3254 South Michigan Avenue. Once known as Cudahy mansion, this building was purchased in 1939 for graduate students. It served as one of IIT's Naval housing quarters from approximately 1943-45. After World War II, the building housed… more
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