Fine Arts Building (Chicago)




This article is about the Chicago Historic Building. For other uses, see Fine Arts Building (disambiguation).










































Studebaker Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Chicago Landmark



Fine Arts Building 410 South Michigan Avenue.jpg
(2011)



Fine Arts Building (Chicago) is located in Chicago Loop
Fine Arts Building (Chicago)



Location 410–418 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates
41°52′35.2″N 87°37′28.6″W / 41.876444°N 87.624611°W / 41.876444; -87.624611Coordinates: 41°52′35.2″N 87°37′28.6″W / 41.876444°N 87.624611°W / 41.876444; -87.624611
Built 1884
Architect Solon Beman
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference # 75000653
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 11, 1975[1]
Designated CL June 7, 1978

The ten-story Fine Arts Building, also known as the Studebaker Building, is located at 410 S Michigan Avenue across from Grant Park in Chicago in the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. It was built for the Studebaker company in 1884–5 by Solon Spencer Beman, and extensively remodeled in 1898, when Beman removed the building's eighth (then the top) story and added three new stories, extending the building to its current height.[2] Studebaker constructed the building as a carriage sales and service operation with manufacturing on upper floors. The two granite columns at the main entrance, 3 feet 8 inches (1.12 m) in diameter and 12 feet 10 inches (3.91 m) high, were said to be the largest polished monolithic shafts in the country.[3] The interior features Art Nouveau motifs and murals by artists such as Martha Susan Baker, Frederic Clay Bartlett, Oliver Dennett Grover, Frank Xavier Leyendecker, and Bertha Sophia Menzler-Peyton dating from the 1898 renovation.


Currently, true to its name, it houses artists' lofts, art galleries, theatre, dance and recording studios, interior and web design firms, musical instrument makers, and other businesses associated with the arts. It also holds offices of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Jazz Institute of Chicago, the Grant Park Conservancy, the World Federalist Association, and the Chicago Youth Symphony,[4] and the venerable Artists Cafe.[5] It was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 7, 1978.[6]






Contents






  • 1 Studebaker Theatre


  • 2 Chicago Little Theatre


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Studebaker Theatre


The Studebaker Building houses the Studebaker Theatre, also known as Studebaker Hall, dedicated in 1898.[7] It was the site of David Bispham's 1901 recital exclusively featuring the songs of Carrie Jacobs-Bond.[8]Paul Whiteman and his orchestra gave the first public performance of Grand Canyon Suite here on November 22, 1931.
The venue also housed some of the earliest live television shows including DuMont Television Network's Cavalcade of Stars hosted by comedian Jack Carter.
The Studebaker Theatre was the location of the world premiere of A&A BALLET’s "The Art Deco Nutcracker." Called "A glossy rendition filled with "gorgeous, glitzy costumes" and an "impressive cast" (The Chicago Tribune), the brand-new version of the holiday performance choreographed by Alexei Kremnev opened on December 1, 2017 with a great success.[9]



Chicago Little Theatre


From 1912 to 1917, the Fine Arts Building housed the Chicago Little Theatre, an art theater credited with beginning the Little Theatre Movement in the United States. Not being able to afford rental on the building's 500-seat auditorium, co-producers Maurice Browne and Ellen Van Volkenburg rented a large storage space on the fourth floor at the back and built it out into a 91-seat house.[10]



References


Notes





  1. ^ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Schulze, Franz & Harrington, Kevin (2003). Chicago's Famous Buildings (5th ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
    ISBN 0-226-74066-8.


  3. ^ See building No.3 on illustration Looking West from Michigan Boulevard


  4. ^ "Fine Arts Building". Fine Arts Building. Retrieved 2007-05-18.


  5. ^ Kogan, Rick (5 April 2018). "A solo Johnny Carson, matchmaking pie and other tales from the Artists Cafe in the Fine Arts Building". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 September 2018.


  6. ^ "Fine Arts Building". City of Chicago. Retrieved 2007-05-18.


  7. ^ Chris Jones, "Historic Studebaker gets another moment in the spotlight" in Chicago Tribune, 2008 August 11 (accessed 2009 August 19).


  8. ^ Library of Congress Jacobs-Bond site.


  9. ^ Lauren Warnecke, [1] in Chicago Tribune, 2017 December 12 (accessed 2018 February 8).


  10. ^ Browne, Maurice. Too Late to Lament: An Autobiography. London, Gollancz, 1955; p 120.




External links




  • Media related to Fine Arts Building (Chicago) at Wikimedia Commons

  • Fine Arts Building

  • After the Final Curtain (Pre-renovation photographs of the Studebaker Theatre









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