Art Institute

 
Art Institute, Chicago
Architects: Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
Postmarked 1912

The Art Institute was constructed in 1893 and was the only building of the 1893 Columbian Exposition not loacated on the fairgrounds.  It was used as a meeting place for world organizations attending the fair, and six months later became the Art Instititute.

Appears on this Rand McNally 3-D map from 1893, at the University of Illinois at Chicago:
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