Holabird & Roche

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The architectural firm of Holabird & Roche was founded in Chicago in 1880. The firm rose to prominence under the leadership of William Holabird and Martin Roche. Both men had worked in the office of William LeBaron Jenney before striking out on their own. The new firm became well-known in part for its groundbreaking Chicago School skyscrapers of the 19th century and the large, ornate hotels they designed across the country, including Chicago's Palmer House.


After the deaths of Wm. Holabird and Martin Roche, the firm was renamed Holabird & Root--a partnership of William's son John Augur Holabird and John Wellborn Root, Jr.. The firm is still in operation.

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  • 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.
  • Bruegmann, Robert. The Architects and the City: Holabird & Roche of Chicago, 1880-1918. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997.


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