6800 West Forty third Street Stickney
Exact Construction Date: 1958-1961, Plaque date 1960
Primary Materials: Brick
Secondary Materials: Plate Glass
Architect | Builder: Eugene Cook
Historic Use: Stickney-Forest View Public Library
Current Use: Stickney-Forest View Public Library
(at time of survey)
Building Classification: Building
Primary Type: Government
Sub Type: Public library
General Notes:
1993 addition to north side (back) of building in sympathetic materials, glass wall on front facade also replaced in 2004 with sympathetic materials because it was bowing/structurally unsound, Main entrance vestibule has been replaced with weatherproofing glass box, windows on east façade have been replaced and are no longer aluminum framed, also a more recent freestanding billboard sign
Roof Form: Flat
Sign Type: Attached
Sign Materials: Metal
Surveyors: DMO, EGF, KFH
Survey Date: 11/5/2012
Related Literature: www.sfvpld.org
Noteworthy Classification Features:
Aluminum Frame columns of plate glass on front façade, beige pressed brick (common bond?), brick exterior extends 3-4 feet into interior, sign on building is made of brushed steel or aluminum individual letters,
Noteworthy Site Features:
Parking Lot
Noteworthy Landscape Features:
Foliage
Major Alterations:
Additions
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