Reebie Storage Warehouse (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Chicago / Chicago, Illinois / North Clark Street, 2325
 landmark, storage, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, historic landmark, self storage
W.C. Reebie & Brother, Inc., warehouse and general offices.
One of the most impressive Neo-Egyptian buildings of the 1920s.
Chicago Historial Society, I CHi-35525/G81:108.1

Architect George Kingsley and sculptor Fritz Albert designed the warehouse. Albert was responsible for the exterior's terra cotta ornamentation. The moving company founders, John and William Reebie, are represented by the two statues of Ramses II that flank the main entrance.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reebie_Storage_Warehouse
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Coordinates:   41°55'28"N   87°38'22"W
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