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William Le Baron Jenney, the Glossary

William Le Baron Jenney (September 25, 1832 – June 14, 1907) was an American architect and engineer known for building the first skyscraper in 1884.^[1]

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Chicago school architects
Skyscraper architects
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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States.

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Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a college town and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States.

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Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading).

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Architect

An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings.

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Architecture

Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction.

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Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States.

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École Centrale de Lille

() is a graduate engineering school, with roots back to 1854 as the École des arts industriels et des mines de Lille, re-organised in 1872 as Institut industriel du Nord.

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École Centrale Paris

italic (ECP; also known as italic or Centrale) was a French grande école in engineering and science.

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Brick

A brick is a type of construction material used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago school (architecture)

The Chicago School refers to two architectural styles derived from the architecture of Chicago.

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Daniel Burnham

Daniel Hudson Burnham (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban designer. William Le Baron Jenney and Daniel Burnham are 19th-century American architects, Chicago school architects and Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.

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Engineer

Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety and cost.

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Engineering

Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve technical problems, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems.

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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author, famous for his restoration of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France.

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Fairhaven, Massachusetts

Fairhaven (Massachusett) is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.

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First Congregational Church (Manistee, Michigan)

The First Congregational Church of Manistee, Michigan is a church located at 412 South 4th Street in Manistee, Michigan.

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Garfield Park (Chicago)

Garfield Park is a urban park located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.

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Graceland Cemetery

Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Greater Union Baptist Church

Greater Union Baptist Church is a historic church located in Chicago's Near West Side.

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Gustave Eiffel

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. William Le Baron Jenney and Gustave Eiffel are École Centrale Paris alumni.

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Home Insurance Building

The Home Insurance Building was a skyscraper that stood in Chicago from 1885 to its demolition in 1931.

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Humboldt Park (Chicago park)

Humboldt Park is a park located at 1400 North Sacramento Avenue in West Town, on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois.

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Hyde Park, Chicago

Hyde Park is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, located on and near the shore of Lake Michigan south of the Loop.

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Illinois Memorial

The Illinois Memorial (also known as the Illinois State Memorial and the Illinois Monument) is a public memorial located at Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.

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Indianapolis

Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.

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Lake Forest Cemetery

Lake Forest Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States.

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Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

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Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Lake Geneva is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Louis Sullivan

Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism." He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. William Le Baron Jenney and Louis Sullivan are architects from Chicago, Chicago school architects, Fellows of the American Institute of Architects and skyscraper architects.

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Ludington Building

The Ludington Building in Chicago, Illinois is a steel-frame building that is the oldest surviving structure of its kind in the city.

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Manhattan Building (Chicago, Illinois)

The Manhattan Building is a 16-story building at 431 South Dearborn Street in Chicago, Illinois.

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Martin Roche

Martin Roche (1853–1927) was an American architect. William Le Baron Jenney and Martin Roche are Chicago school architects.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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A metal is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well.

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Milwaukee County.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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New York Life Insurance Building (Chicago)

The New York Life Insurance Building is a 14-story building at 39 South LaSalle Street in the Loop neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois.

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Phillips Academy

Phillips Academy (also known as PA, Phillips Academy Andover, or simply Andover) is a co-educational college-preparatory school for boarding and day students located in Andover, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.

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Riverside, Illinois

Riverside is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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Rock (geology)

In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter.

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Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks Fifth Avenue (originally Saks & Company; colloquially Saks) is an American luxury department store chain headquartered in New York City and founded by Andrew Saks.

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Second Leiter Building

The Second Leiter Building, also known as the Leiter II Building, the Sears Building, One Congress Center, and Robert Morris Center, is located at the northeast corner of South State Street and East Ida B. Wells Drive in Chicago, Illinois.

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A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Union Army

During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to as the Union Army, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Federal Army, or the Northern Army.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Urban planning

Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning in specific contexts, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks, and their accessibility.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney

Also known as Jenney and Mundie, W.L.B. Jenney, William Jenney, William L. Jenney, William Le Baron Jenny, William LeBaron Jenney.

, Union Army, United States, University of Michigan, Urban planning, Vicksburg National Military Park, William Holabird, William Tecumseh Sherman, World's Columbian Exposition, 19 South LaSalle Street.

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Chicago school architects

Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning faculty

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