204:
173:
189:
157:
218:
40:
142:
232:
57:
of 1893 near his south side home, the young
Marshall decided on a career in architecture. He became an apprentice of the firm of Marble and Wilson from 1893 to 1895. At Marble's death he became a partner in the firm, and then in 1902 established his own practice. One of his earliest commissions was
147:
The Steger
Building, 28 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago. John Steger built this nineteen story skyscraper in downtown Chicago in 1910 to create a high-profile focus for Steger & Sons Piano Manufacturing Co. The building was the first high-rise building designed by Marshall and Fox and is today a
52:
Benjamin
Marshall (May 5, 1874 – June 19, 1944) was a native of Chicago. His formal education did not extend beyond his years at a private preparatory academy, the Harvard School, in then-suburban Kenwood. Impressed by the buildings being erected for the
86:. Although not an original stylist, nor great structural innovator, he was a creative re-worker of style in popular building projects. Marshall continued to operate the firm alone until his retirement in the 1930s when he was bankrupted by the
30:
from 1905 to 1926. The principals, Benjamin H. Marshall and
Charles E. Fox, designed a number of significant buildings of many types in Chicago and other cities, but they were best known for luxury hotels and apartment buildings.
121:, working primarily as a specialist in steel construction. The final 21 years of his career from 1905 to 1926 were spent in the partnership with Marshall. He was the firm's construction specialist and project manager.
65:
Marshall's career was only temporarily affected by the disaster, and in 1905 he established the partnership with Fox which would continue almost until the latter's death in 1926. His work was also part of the
280:
253:, the last of which was a large Mediterranean revival style clubhouse erected in 1916. This building still stands, and has been converted by the City of Chicago into the
342:
The firm designed many large and outstanding residences on
Chicago's North Shore, including 681 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka, IL and 615 Lincoln Avenue in Glencoe, IL.
304:
67:
580:
575:
555:
499:
550:
203:
71:
404:
570:
474:
565:
300:
209:
303:, and the Lake Shore Trust and Savings Bank Building, all in Chicago, plus the Schaff Building in Philadelphia, as well as the
172:
114:
560:
258:
231:
188:
90:. He later moved into one of his buildings, the Drake Hotel, where he continued to design several of its interiors.
54:
254:
250:
78:. Marshall was handsome and wealthy, and he has been described as a cross between the fictional playboy
94:
58:
destroyed a month after its completion in an event remembered as one of
Chicago's worst disasters, the
217:
288:
412:
316:
284:
195:
110:
59:
382:
269:
75:
523:
8:
359:
292:
118:
458:
Kamin, Blair (April 1, 2016). "Long-ignored architect did much to help shape
Chicago".
320:
98:
273:
268:, also on the National Register, along with the adjacent Blackstone Theater, now the
296:
265:
242:
179:
156:
87:
83:
324:
223:
328:
544:
500:"City of Chicago Landmark Report - Steger Building - 48 E. Jackson Boulevard"
23:
524:"A Timeline for the South Shore Country Club/Cultural Center with old views"
433:
249:
Beginning in 1906, Marshall and Fox designed a series of buildings for the
79:
39:
336:
312:
238:
141:
332:
117:
he moved to
Chicago in 1891. He was employed by the noted firm of
27:
109:
Charles Fox (July 1, 1870 – October 31, 1926) was born in
475:"The Great Depression Doomed Wilmette's Most Eccentric Mansion"
308:
383:"Marshall and Fox, Drawings and records, 1900-1959, Chicago"
354:
until 1950. From 1950 until 1969 the firm was known as
350:
After
Marshall's retirement, in 1935 the firm became
542:
323:in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm also designed
264:One of the firm's most noted works is the 1910
457:
279:Other major buildings from the era include
47:
358:. The firm's papers are archived at the
301:Sheridan Trust and Savings Bank Building
210:Sheridan Trust and Savings Bank Building
38:
581:Olympic competitors in art competitions
576:Design companies disestablished in 1926
556:Architecture firms of the United States
402:
543:
472:
396:
377:
375:
276:in 1988 as part of their Loop Campus.
505:. The Commission on Chicago Landmarks
115:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
551:Design companies established in 1905
259:National Register of Historic Places
516:
372:
13:
571:1926 disestablishments in Illinois
473:Castle, George (30 January 2012).
345:
104:
93:Marshall designed and constructed
14:
592:
385:. Alexander Architectural Archive
257:. The clubhouse is listed on the
113:. After studying architecture at
230:
216:
202:
187:
171:
155:
140:
566:1905 establishments in Illinois
492:
466:
451:
426:
1:
479:Wilmette-Kenilworth, IL Patch
315:, a sister project to their
148:designated Chicago landmark.
55:World's Columbian Exposition
26:architectural firm based in
7:
561:American theatre architects
255:South Shore Cultural Center
34:
16:American architectural firm
10:
597:
43:Benjamin Marshall ca. 1919
405:"Burning Down the House"
365:
251:South Shore Country Club
237:Oak Hall, also known as
124:
289:Mayslake Peabody Estate
48:Benjamin Henry Marshall
299:in Traverse City, the
272:which was acquired by
95:an extravagant mansion
82:and real-life showman
44:
339:in Northport, Maine.
317:Edgewater Beach Hotel
196:Drake Hotel (Chicago)
111:Reading, Pennsylvania
60:Iroquois Theater Fire
42:
305:Edgewater Gulf Hotel
270:Merle Reskin Theatre
119:Holabird & Roche
76:1928 Summer Olympics
434:"Benjamin Marshall"
360:University of Texas
319:in Chicago and the
293:Oak Brook, Illinois
133:The Steger Building
321:Fitzgerald Theater
281:Stewart Apartments
99:Wilmette, Illinois
68:architecture event
45:
356:Walton and Walton
352:Walton and Kegley
274:DePaul University
162:The main entrance
588:
535:
534:
532:
531:
520:
514:
513:
511:
510:
504:
496:
490:
489:
487:
485:
470:
464:
463:
455:
449:
448:
446:
444:
430:
424:
423:
421:
420:
411:. Archived from
409:Failure Magazine
400:
394:
393:
391:
390:
379:
297:Park Place Hotel
266:Blackstone Hotel
243:Northport, Maine
234:
220:
206:
191:
180:Blackstone Hotel
175:
159:
144:
88:Great Depression
84:Florenz Ziegfeld
20:Marshall and Fox
596:
595:
591:
590:
589:
587:
586:
585:
541:
540:
539:
538:
529:
527:
522:
521:
517:
508:
506:
502:
498:
497:
493:
483:
481:
471:
467:
460:Chicago Tribune
456:
452:
442:
440:
432:
431:
427:
418:
416:
401:
397:
388:
386:
381:
380:
373:
368:
348:
346:Successor firms
325:Kaskaskia Hotel
245:
235:
226:
224:Hotel Kaskaskia
221:
212:
207:
198:
192:
183:
176:
167:
166:
165:
164:
163:
160:
151:
150:
149:
145:
136:
135:
127:
107:
105:Charles Eli Fox
97:for himself in
72:art competition
50:
37:
17:
12:
11:
5:
594:
584:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
537:
536:
526:. HydePark.org
515:
491:
465:
450:
425:
395:
370:
369:
367:
364:
347:
344:
329:LaSalle County
247:
246:
236:
229:
227:
222:
215:
213:
208:
201:
199:
193:
186:
184:
177:
170:
161:
154:
153:
152:
146:
139:
138:
137:
131:
130:
129:
128:
126:
123:
106:
103:
49:
46:
36:
33:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
593:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
548:
546:
525:
519:
501:
495:
480:
476:
469:
461:
454:
439:
435:
429:
415:on 2006-10-18
414:
410:
406:
403:Jason Zasky.
399:
384:
378:
376:
371:
363:
361:
357:
353:
343:
340:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
277:
275:
271:
267:
262:
260:
256:
252:
244:
240:
233:
228:
225:
219:
214:
211:
205:
200:
197:
190:
185:
181:
174:
169:
168:
158:
143:
134:
122:
120:
116:
112:
102:
100:
96:
91:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
63:
61:
56:
41:
32:
29:
25:
24:United States
21:
528:. Retrieved
518:
507:. Retrieved
494:
482:. Retrieved
478:
468:
462:. p. 4.
459:
453:
441:. Retrieved
437:
428:
417:. Retrieved
413:the original
408:
398:
387:. Retrieved
355:
351:
349:
341:
278:
263:
248:
132:
108:
92:
64:
51:
19:
18:
337:Cobe Estate
313:Mississippi
285:Drake Hotel
239:Cobe Estate
545:Categories
530:2007-01-27
509:2015-03-29
419:2007-01-27
389:2007-01-27
335:, and the
182:in Chicago
80:Jay Gatsby
484:28 August
438:Olympedia
62:of 1903.
333:Illinois
35:Partners
443:25 July
307:and in
295:), the
74:at the
70:in the
28:Chicago
309:Biloxi
287:, the
283:, the
22:was a
503:(PDF)
366:Notes
241:, in
125:Works
486:2022
445:2020
194:The
178:The
327:in
547::
477:.
436:.
407:.
374:^
362:.
331:,
311:,
261:.
101:.
533:.
512:.
488:.
447:.
422:.
392:.
291:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
