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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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destroyed a month after its completion in an event remembered as one of Chicago's worst disasters, the
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Kamin, Blair (April 1, 2016). "Long-ignored architect did much to help shape Chicago".
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Beginning in 1906, Marshall and Fox designed a series of buildings for the
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he moved to Chicago in 1891. He was employed by the noted firm of
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Charles Fox (July 1, 1870 – October 31, 1926) was born in
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until 1950. From 1950 until 1969 the firm was known as
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After Marshall's retirement, in 1935 the firm became
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Marshall and Kegley
United States
Chicago

World's Columbian Exposition
Iroquois Theater Fire
architecture event
art competition
1928 Summer Olympics
Jay Gatsby
Florenz Ziegfeld
Great Depression
an extravagant mansion
Wilmette, Illinois
Reading, Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Holabird & Roche


The Blackstone Hotel in Chicago
Blackstone Hotel
The Drake Hotel (Chicago)
Drake Hotel (Chicago)
Sheridan Trust and Savings Bank Building
Sheridan Trust and Savings Bank Building
Hotel Kaskaskia
Hotel Kaskaskia
Oak Hall, also known as Cobe Estate, in Northport, Maine
Cobe Estate
Northport, Maine

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