... of wooden rafters or boards and were then covered with paper and tar.4 Not only did the houses allow the fire to spread quickly but also the streets. "The pine-block paving of several downtown streets was by no means fireproof, and the sidewalks were an even greater menace. "5 The sidewalks were raised between four and five feet and underneath were ... able to raise around three million dollars.43 Because of his valiant efforts in raising money other Chicagoan's like Jonathon Scammon announced that he had started construction for an office block barely four days after the fire.44 Willia...

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... Daniel Burnham, William Holabird, and Louis Sullivan. Daniel Burnham, architect and urban planner, was born in Henderson, New York. At the age of 26 he formed a partnership with the architect John W. Root in Chicago. Burnham was administrator and Root was the designer. 4 Together they were "among those who lead the Chicago School- (Curtis 63), and built some of the first steel ... - frame structures, such as the Montauk Block, that were the beginnings of the modern skyscrapers. Their many projects in Chicago included the Masonic Temple, which was at the time, the tallest building in the ...

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