Holabird & Root
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The architectural firm of Holabird & Root was founded in Chicago in 1880 and is still in operation. Originally known as Holabird & Roche, the firm rose to prominence under the leadership of William Holabird and Martin Roche. After their deaths, the firm was renamed Holabird & Root — a partnership of William's son John Augur Holabird and John Wellborn Root, Jr.
Over the years, the firm's designs have changed many times — from the Chicago School to Art Deco to sustainable architecture.
[edit] Selected buildings
- Evanston Masonic Temple, 1453 N Maple, Evanston, Illinois, 1927
- 333 North Michigan Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1928
- Palmolive Building, Chicago, 1929
- Chicago Daily News Building, Chicago, 1929
- Rand Tower, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1929
- Chicago Board of Trade Building, Chicago, 1930
- North Dakota State Capital Building, Bismarck, North Dakota1934
- Hotel Statler, 1942
- University of Chicago Kersten Physics Teaching Center, 1985
- City of Davenport, Iowa, Skybridge, 2005
- Peninsula Players Theater Fish Creek, Wisconsin, 2006
[edit] References
- Blaser, Werner. Chicago Architecture: Holabird & Root, 1880-1992. Basel; Boston: Birkhauser Verlag, 1992.
- Bruegmann, Robert. Holabird & Roche/Holabird & Root: An Illustrated Catalog of Works, 1880-1940. New York: Garland Publishing, 1991.
