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one of two matching heavy cast brass early 20th century three-arm salvaged chicago fort dearborn hotel dining room wall-mount candelabras
  • one of two matching heavy cast brass early 20th century three-arm salvaged chicago fort dearborn hotel dining room wall-mount candelabras
  • one of two matching heavy cast brass early 20th century three-arm salvaged chicago fort dearborn hotel dining room wall-mount candelabras
one of two matching heavy cast brass early 20th century three-arm salvaged chicago fort dearborn hotel dining room wall-mount candelabras

one of two matching heavy cast brass early 20th century three-arm salvaged chicago fort dearborn hotel dining room wall-mount candelabras

SKU: UR-22697-17
oversized early 20th century antique american three-arm cast brass wall sconce or candelabra salvaged long ago from holabird and roche's fort dearborn hotel. there are two matching nicely aged and heavily ornamented candelabras available. the surface finish is mostly uniform throughout. priced individually. the fort dearborn hotel is a skyscraper and former hotel located at 401 s. lasalle st. in the loop community area of chicago, illinois. the 17-story hotel was designed by holabird & roche and finished in 1914. designed in the venetian renaissance style, the hotel was built with gray and reddish brown brick and featured terra cotta ornamentation. the lobby features two murals by local artist edgar cameron depicting scenes of fort dearborn. the hotel was built to serve businessmen during a period of extensive hotel construction in chicago; its site was chosen for its access to transportation, as it was located near lasalle street station and the lasalle/van buren 'l' station. the hotel sherman co. owned both the fort dearborn hotel and the nearby hotel sherman, and the two hotels had a common management and kitchen staff. however, while the hotel sherman was a typical luxury hotel of the era, the fort dearborn hotel focused on providing practical amenities at lower rates and set an example as a "popular, commercial hotel.” the hotel is now an office building known as the lasalle atrium building. measures 18 x 8 x 11 inches

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