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The granite pillars at Marshall Fields department store on State Street (now Macy’s) are the biggest outside of Egypt
Marshall Field and Company
Built: 1902, 1906, 1907, 1914
Arch: Daniel H Burnham
Style: Classical Revival
One of the finest department store buildings in the nation. The building is noteworthy for its lavish interiors, including two atria decorated with stained glass and Tiffany mosaics, and the much beloved Walnut Room.
On November 26th, 1897, this historic Marshall Field clock at this building (now Macy's) on Washington & State Streets in downtown was installed. It soon became a Chicago landmark. The original clock was replaced in 1907 with the clock we see today. The clock on the corner of State & Randolph was installed in 1904.
Both of these Great Clocks were designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. Each clock is made of 7 tons of cast bronze and are attached to the structure with ornamental ironwork. The face of the clock is 46 inches across while the minute hand is 27 inches long and the hour hand is 20 1/2 inches.
On November 3rd, 1945, the clock was made famous in a Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover with a repairman setting the landmark clock with his own pocket watch.
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