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Chicago, IL Chicago Cultural Center (originally the Chicago Public Library)

The Chicago Public Library and Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) meeting hall and memorial was designed by Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge in 1892 and it opened in 1897. Preston Bradley Hall was originally the entrance to the public library portion of the building. It has a 38-foot Tiffany glass dome designed by artist J. A. Holtzer. The Cultural Center is on the National Register of Historic Places #72000449.

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Uploaded on September 8, 2016
Taken on April 6, 2016