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VLN: S.F. Architecture 1909-1910 (2863 words) |
 | The Chinese telephone exchange, built in 1912 on Washington Street near Grant, was a major architectural contribution to the rebuilding of the city. |
| On the northwest corner of Laurel and Jackson is Maybeck's striking masterpiece, the Roos House (45) (1909). |
| The "architecture," therefore, was kept up a couple of stories, out of harm's way, where it would survive countless changes of fashion as the permanent expression of a timeless architectural tradition. |
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Chicago History Museum | Architecture and Building History (0 words) |
| Organized according to the city's 77 community areas, this inventory lists architecturally and historically significant pre-1940 structures in Chicago. |
| In 1909, the city of Chicago changed its street-numbering system for most of the city. |
| Inventories of the drawings and archives of Chicago architects and architectural firms held by the Museum are available in the Research Center. |
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