| 1880s
- 1910s
| Two-Part Vertical Block
| 4 or more stories
|
This
facade is divided
horizontally into two major zones that are different yet relate to each other.
The lower zone rises 1-2 stories and serves as the visual base for the "shaft",
or upper zone. Its characteristic features are verticality, and a prominent
and unified upper zone. This style was widely used for office buildings,
department stores, hotels, and occasionally, public and institutional
buildings.
Most Two-Part Vertical Block structures have these features:
Type
| 1850
| 1860
| 1870
| 1880
| 1890
| 1900
| 1910
| 1920
| 1930
| 1940
| 1950
| Feature
|
Two-Part
Vertical
Block
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| Office bldgs,
dept stores,
hotels
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Created by Heather Slick. June 6, 1997.
