US Ambassador, Jurist, Patron of the Arts. Judge Lambert Tree was a Chicago Circuit Court judge who achieved fame by presiding over the indictment, trial, and conviction of corrupt City Council members. He lost the 1882 U.S. Senate race by one vote, but in 1885 accepted an appointment from President Grover Cleveland as minister to Belgium. A patron of the arts, Judge Tree and his wife had an artists studio constructed in 1894 at 603-621 N. State St., to provide low cost housing and space for artists. It is important architecturally for its picturesque details of the period. After its original construction, two wings (located on Ohio and Ontario) were added during 1912-1913, forming a distinctive courtyard. This U-shaped complex is now closed off at the other end by the Medinah Temple. Tree Studios is one of the nation's oldest such studios, the original portion being designated a Chicago landmark February 26, 1997. In 1887, Lambert Tree and Chicago Mayor Carter H. Harrison put up the funding for civilian awards given annually to an individual member of the Police and Fire Departments who demonstrate outstanding bravery in the line of duty. Currently, the medal presentations are rotated from year to year, so neither award is perceived as better than the other. The awards are given out during Fire Prevention Week in October each year for the preceding twelve months. In 1999, the Fire Department designee received the Lambert Tree Award, thus in October, 2000, the department recipient will receive the Carter H. Harrison Award. These awards have been presented annually (with the exception of the years 1890-1896) since March 4, 1887.
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Lambert Tree and his brother, Joseph Burrows Tree, were, in 1848, Telegraph Operators on the original Samuel F.B. Morse telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington, constructed in 1844 and operated under the name Magnetic Telegraph Co. (See Telegraphers of Today, John B. Taltavall, New York, 1893, page 148, entry covering Charles F. Wood.)
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The reform-minded circuit court judge, Lambert Tree (1832–1910), believed that Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687) had made contributions to American history that had largely been overlooked. Tree and his wife, Anna, decided to donate a monument to him for placement in Lincoln Park. While serving as the minister to Belgium in 1885, Judge Tree commissioned the then famous Belgian sculptor Count Jacques de La Laing to create the Robert Cavelier de La Salle Monument. La Laing's figure of La Salle is depicted with a sword and pistol. La Laing cast the bronze sculpture in Belgium and shipped it to Chicago.
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Lambert Tree and his brother, Joseph Burrows Tree, were, in 1848, Telegraph Operators on the original Samuel F.B. Morse telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington, constructed in 1844 and operated under the name Magnetic Telegraph Co. (See Telegraphers of Today, John B. Taltavall, New York, 1893, page 148, entry covering Charles F. Wood.)
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The reform-minded circuit court judge, Lambert Tree (1832–1910), believed that Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687) had made contributions to American history that had largely been overlooked. Tree and his wife, Anna, decided to donate a monument to him for placement in Lincoln Park. While serving as the minister to Belgium in 1885, Judge Tree commissioned the then famous Belgian sculptor Count Jacques de La Laing to create the Robert Cavelier de La Salle Monument. La Laing's figure of La Salle is depicted with a sword and pistol. La Laing cast the bronze sculpture in Belgium and shipped it to Chicago.
US Ambassador, Jurist, Patron of the Arts. Judge Lambert Tree was a Chicago Circuit Court judge who achieved fame by presiding over the indictment, trial, and conviction of corrupt City Council members. He lost the 1882 U.S. Senate race by one vote, but in 1885 accepted an appointment from President Grover Cleveland as minister to Belgium. A patron of the arts, Judge Tree and his wife had an artists studio constructed in 1894 at 603-621 N. State St., to provide low cost housing and space for artists. It is important architecturally for its picturesque details of the period. After its original construction, two wings (located on Ohio and Ontario) were added during 1912-1913, forming a distinctive courtyard. This U-shaped complex is now closed off at the other end by the Medinah Temple. Tree Studios is one of the nation's oldest such studios, the original portion being designated a Chicago landmark February 26, 1997. In 1887, Lambert Tree and Chicago Mayor Carter H. Harrison put up the funding for civilian awards given annually to an individual member of the Police and Fire Departments who demonstrate outstanding bravery in the line of duty. Currently, the medal presentations are rotated from year to year, so neither award is perceived as better than the other. The awards are given out during Fire Prevention Week in October each year for the preceding twelve months. In 1999, the Fire Department designee received the Lambert Tree Award, thus in October, 2000, the department recipient will receive the Carter H. Harrison Award. These awards have been presented annually (with the exception of the years 1890-1896) since March 4, 1887.
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Lambert Tree and his brother, Joseph Burrows Tree, were, in 1848, Telegraph Operators on the original Samuel F.B. Morse telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington, constructed in 1844 and operated under the name Magnetic Telegraph Co. (See Telegraphers of Today, John B. Taltavall, New York, 1893, page 148, entry covering Charles F. Wood.)
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The reform-minded circuit court judge, Lambert Tree (1832–1910), believed that Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687) had made contributions to American history that had largely been overlooked. Tree and his wife, Anna, decided to donate a monument to him for placement in Lincoln Park. While serving as the minister to Belgium in 1885, Judge Tree commissioned the then famous Belgian sculptor Count Jacques de La Laing to create the Robert Cavelier de La Salle Monument. La Laing's figure of La Salle is depicted with a sword and pistol. La Laing cast the bronze sculpture in Belgium and shipped it to Chicago.
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Lambert Tree and his brother, Joseph Burrows Tree, were, in 1848, Telegraph Operators on the original Samuel F.B. Morse telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington, constructed in 1844 and operated under the name Magnetic Telegraph Co. (See Telegraphers of Today, John B. Taltavall, New York, 1893, page 148, entry covering Charles F. Wood.)
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The reform-minded circuit court judge, Lambert Tree (1832–1910), believed that Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687) had made contributions to American history that had largely been overlooked. Tree and his wife, Anna, decided to donate a monument to him for placement in Lincoln Park. While serving as the minister to Belgium in 1885, Judge Tree commissioned the then famous Belgian sculptor Count Jacques de La Laing to create the Robert Cavelier de La Salle Monument. La Laing's figure of La Salle is depicted with a sword and pistol. La Laing cast the bronze sculpture in Belgium and shipped it to Chicago.
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