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This article is about the Chicago Historic
Building. For other uses, see
Fine Arts Building.
The ten-story Fine Arts Building, also known as
the Studebaker Building,[2] is
located on Michigan Avenue across from
Grant
Park in Chicago in the
Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan
Boulevard District. It was built for the Studebaker company in 1884–5 by Solon
Spencer Beman, and extensively remodeled in 1898. The interior features gorgeous Art Nouveau motifs and
murals dating from the 1898 renovation. True to its name, it houses
artists' lofts, art galleries, theatre, dance and recording
studios, interior design firms, musical instrument makers, and
other businesses associated with the arts. It also holds offices of
the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Jazz Institute of Chicago,
the Grant Park Conservancy, the World
Federalist Association, the Chicago Youth
Symphony and the venerable Artist's Cafe, known to generations
of late-night diners.[3] It was
declared a Chicago Landmark on June 7, 1978.[4]
Studebaker
Theatre
The Studebaker Building houses the Studebaker Theatre, also
known as Studebaker Hall, dedicated in 1898.[5] It was
the site of David
Bispham's 1901 recital exclusively featuring the songs of Carrie
Jacobs-Bond.[6]
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