1893 Columbian Exposition: The Great Buildings

Administration Building Architect: Richard M. Hunt, New York Size: Four pavilions 84 ft x 84 ft connected by an octagonal, drurnsupporting, ribbed dome Cost: $650,000 Agricultural Building Architect: McKim, Mead & White, New York Size: 800 ft x 500 ft; annex 550 ft x 300 ft Cost: $618,000 Anthropology Building Architect: Charles B. Atwood, Chicago Size: 415 ft x 225 ft . Cost: $88,000 Electricity Building Architect: Van Brunt & Howe, Kansas City Size: 690 ft x 345 ft Cost: $410,000 Fisheries Building Architect: Henry Ives Cobb, Chicago Size: 162 ft x 362 ft; two annexes 135 ft in diameter Cost: $225,000 Forestry Building Architect: Charles B. Atwood, Chicago Size: 208 ft x 528 ft Cost: $100,000 Horticultural Building

Architect: Jenney & Mundie, Chicago Size: 998 ft x 250 ft; eight greenhouses 24 ft x 100 ft Cost: $300,000 Machinery Hall Architect: Peabody & Stearns, Boston Size: 842 ft x 492 ft; annex 490 ft x 550 ft Cost: $1.2 million Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building Architect: George B. Post, New York Size: 1,687 ft x 787 ft Cost: $1.7 million Mines and Mining Building Architect: S. S. Beman, Chicago Size: 700 ft x 350 ft Cost: $265,000 Palace of Fine Arts Architect: Charles B. Atwood, Chicago Size: 320 ft x 500 ft; two annexes 120 ft x 200 ft Cost: $670,000 Transportation Building Architect: Adler and Sullivan, Chicago Size: 256 ft x 960 ft; annex 425 ft x 900 ft Cost: $370,000 U.S. Government Building Architect: Willoughby J. Edbrooke, Washington, D.C Size: 420 ft x 350 ft Cost: $325,000 Womans Building

Architect: Sophia G. Hayden, Boston Size: 199 ft x 388 ft Cost: $138,000