Reliance Building
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The Reliance Building is a skyscraper located at 1 W. Washington Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The first floor and basement were designed by John Root of the Burnham and Root
The Reliance Building in 2015
Upper facade
Reliance Building in 1895
A hallway of the Reliance Building following the 1999 restoration
John Wellborn Root
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John Wellborn Root was an American architect who was based in Chicago with Daniel Burnham. He was one of the founders of the Chicago School style. Two of his buildings have been designated National Hi
Reliance Building, Chicago, 1890
Grave marker of John Wellborn Root in Graceland Cemetery
Lake View Presbyterian Church, 1888