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<p>Elevator Reveal</p>

Elevator Reveal

New York

1854

Elisha Graves Otis

Steam Engine Powered

Patent 1861

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<p>Haughwout Building</p>

Haughwout Building

John P. Gaynor

New York

1856-57

First building with working elevator (steam powered)

cast-iron front (facade)

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<p>Otis Hydraulic Elevator</p>

Otis Hydraulic Elevator

1880

2 types (piston and plunger)

Cyrus Bauldwin

William Hayle

Water powered (subject to freezing)

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<p>Morse-Williams Electric Elevator</p>

Morse-Williams Electric Elevator

1890

person-operated

not reliable or accurate

elevator operator strike 1945 (button operated)

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<p>Skeleton Frame Construction</p>

Skeleton Frame Construction

William LeBaron Jenney

The Fair Store

Chicago

1890-91

<p>William LeBaron Jenney</p><p>The Fair Store</p><p>Chicago</p><p>1890-91</p>
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Cass Gilbert

“machine that makes the land pay”

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<p>860 + 880 N Lake Shore Drive</p>

860 + 880 N Lake Shore Drive

Mies Van der Rohe

Chicago

1948-51

Steel Frame —> Concrete Fire Proofing —> Steel Aesthetic

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<p>Dime Savings Bank</p>

Dime Savings Bank

Detroit

1911

D.H. Burnham + Co.

Curtain wall

built bottom facade last

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<p>Home Insurance Building</p>

Home Insurance Building

Jenney

Chicago

1884-85