April 20, 1907 | Five Story Oliver Typewriter Office Building in Chicago Nearly Completed
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April 20, 1907 | Five Story Oliver Typewriter Office Building in Chicago Nearly Completed
Description
April 20, 1907 Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper article regarding the construction of a five story Oliver in Chicago.
The Oliver Typewriter headquarters building was completed in 1907 and two floors were added in 1920. The cast iron exterior features typewriter-related motifs. The building was declared a Chicago Landmark in 1984. In the 1990s when the adjacent Oriental Theatre expanded its backstage area the interior of the Oliver Typewriter building was gutted but one-third of its original steel structure, as well as the building's Dearborn facade and a portion of its alley façade were preserved.
The Oliver Typewriter headquarters building was completed in 1907 and two floors were added in 1920. The cast iron exterior features typewriter-related motifs. The building was declared a Chicago Landmark in 1984. In the 1990s when the adjacent Oriental Theatre expanded its backstage area the interior of the Oliver Typewriter building was gutted but one-third of its original steel structure, as well as the building's Dearborn facade and a portion of its alley façade were preserved.
Date
1907-4-20
Citation
“April 20, 1907 | Five Story Oliver Typewriter Office Building in Chicago Nearly Completed,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed September 6, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1460.
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