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The Marshall Field and Company Building is a National Historic Landmark retail building on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. Now housing Macy's State Street, the Beaux-Arts and Commercial style complex was designed by architect Daniel Burnham and built in two stages—north end in 1901–02 (including columned entrance) and south end in 1905–06.
Marshall Field & Company (commonly known as Marshall Field's) was an upscale department store in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in the 19th century, it grew to become a large chain before Macy's, Inc, acquired it in 2005. Its founder, Marshall Field, was a pioneering retail magnate.
14 gru 2016 · The Marshall Field & Co. archival collection comprises nearly one thousand boxes. Throughout its history, Field’s was conscious of its role as a leading US retailer, so it retained company records; catalogues, advertisements, and other promotional items; records from its subsidiaries; internal communications; and thousands of photographs.
The imposing building of Marshall Field & Company was not only the second-largest department store in the world, it was a Chicago landmark and tourist attraction par excellence.
15 maj 2019 · 1892- 1914. The Marshall Field and Company Building is the “grande dame” of Chicago department store buildings, a Chicago School building finely designed and detailed in the Classical Revival style.
26 sty 2023 · The latest installment of Iconic Chicago explores the history of Marshall Field, both the landmark State Street store and the man who built it. The story of Marshall Field & Co. is distinctly American.
The Marshall Field & Company Store first occupied this site in 1868. The current building was constructed in stages between 1892 and 1907. It has been a prominent feature of Chicago’s State Street ever since, with its Tiffany mosaic ceiling, the Walnut Room restaurant (the oldest in the US), and iconic clocks protruding over the sidewalk.
