The Architects And The City: Holabird & Roche Of Chicago, 1880-1918 (chicago Architecture And Urbanism)

This Book Connects Architectural History With Urban History By Looking At The Work Of A Major Architectural Firm, Holabird & Roche. No Firm In Any Large American City Had A Greater Impact. With Projects That Ranged From Tombstones To Skyscrapers, Boiler Rooms To Entire Industrial Complexes, Holabird & Roche Left An Indelible Stamp On The City Of Chicago And, Indeed, Far Beyond. In This Volume, The First Of Two On Holabird & Roche And Its Successor, Holabird & Root, Robert Bruegmann Traces The Firm's History From Its Founding In 1880 To The End Of The First World War. Incorporating Meticulous Research Based On The Extensive Architectural Holdings Of The Chicago Historical Society, Bruegmann Documents The Firm's Work From The Boom Years Of The 1880s Through The Period Of Sustained Growth And Innovation After The Turn Of The Century. In Chapters Devoted To Topics As Diverse As Downtown Commercial And Retail Development, Business Hotels, Civil Buildings, Automobile Showrooms, And Suburban Clubs And Housing, Bruegmann Creates A Sustained Historical Narrative That Considers The Profound Interdependence Of Architecture And Modern Urban Life. Starting Out, 1880-1883. The Founding Of The Firm ; The Partners: William Holabird And Martin Roche. -- Boom Years, 1884-1893. The Firm ; Labor Unrest And The Creation Of Fort Sheridan ; Capital, Technology, And The Tall Office Building: The Tacoma ; The Skyscraper And The City: The Marquette 1 ; The Skyscraper And The City: The Marquette 2 ; Along Leafy Avenues: William Holabird's Evanston. -- Turn Of The Century, 1894-1907. The Firm ; State Street In The Nineties ; Theme And Variation: The Loft Building ; Terra Cotta On State Street: The Department Store And The Tall Shops Building ; Golfing In The Suburbs: The Glen View Golf And Polo Club ; Fishing In The Wilderness: The Coleman Lake Club. -- An Expanding Practice, 1908-1918. The Firm ; Palaces Of Democracy: The Business Hotel ; Civic Grandeur, Civic Squalor: Cook County Courthouse And Chicago City Hall ; Terra Cotta On South Michigan Avenue: Automobile Row ; At The Corner Of Michigan And Monroe: The University Club And The Monroe Building ; The Architecture Of Communications: Buildings For The Chicago Telephone Company ; By Way Of Conclusion: The Three Arts Club, Holabird & Roche, And The American City. -- Abbreviated Catalog Of Works By Holabird & Roche, 1880-1918. Robert Bruegmann. In Cooperation With The Chicago Historical Society. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Winner of the1998 Spiro Kostof Book Award from the Society of Architectural Historians. Chicago has always held a special fascination for those interested in architectural and urban history. For many, the defining moment occurred at the turn of the century when Chicago was booming and the world came to the city by the lake. But the story most often told in architectural historythe tale of single creative geniuses like Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivandoes little to explain the birth of the everyday modern city, with its high-rise downtown, diverse neighborhoods, and sprawling suburbs. This book connects architectural history with urban history by looking at the work of a major architectural firm, Holabird & Roche. No firm in any large American city had a greater impact. With projects that ranged from tombstones to skyscrapers, boiler rooms to entire industrial complexes, Holabird & Roche left an indelible stamp on the city of Chicago and, indeed, far beyond. In this volume, the first of two on Holabird & Roche and its successor, Holabird & Root, Robert Bruegmann traces the firms history from its founding in 1880 to the end of the First World War. Incorporating meticulous research based on the extensive architectural holdings of the Chicago Historical Society, Bruegmann documents the firms work from the boom years of the 1880s through the period of sustained growth and innovation after the turn of the century. In chapters devoted to topics as diverse as downtown commercial and retail development, business hotels, civic buildings, automobile showrooms, and suburban clubs and housing, Bruegmann creates a sustained historical narrative that considers the profound interdependence of architecture and modern urban life. Frontmatter Acknowledgments (page vii) Introduction (page ix) PART ONE Starting Out, 1880-1883 1 The Founding of the Firm (page 3) 2 The Partners: William Holabird and Martin Roche (page 17) PART TWO Boom Years, 1884-1893 3 The Firm (page 29) 4 Labor Unrest and the Creation of Fort Sheridan (page 49) 5 Capital, Technology, and the Tall Office Building: The Tacoma (page 65) 6 The Skyscraper and the City: The Marquette 1 (page 101) 7 The Skyscraper and the City: The Marquette 2 (page 121) 8 Along Leafy Avenues: William Holabird's Evanston (page 145) PART THREE Turn of the Century, 1894-1907 9 The Firm (page 163) 10 State Street in the Nineties (page 183) 11 Theme and Variation: The Loft Building (page 207) 12 Terra Cotta on State Street: The Department Store and the Tall Shops Building (page 233) 13 Golfing in the Suburbs: The Glen View Golf and Polo Club (page 255) 14 Fishing in the Wilderness: The Coleman Lake Club (page 269) PART FOUR An Expanding Practice, 1908-1918 15 The Firm (page 285) 16 Palaces of Democracy: The Business Hotel (page 313) 17 Civic Grandeur, Civic Squalor: Cook County Courthouse and Chicago City Hall (page 337) 18 Terra Cotta on South Michigan Avenue: Automobile Row (page 367) 19 At the Corner of Michigan and Monroe: The University Club and the Monroe Building (page 389) 20 The Architecture of Communications: Buildings for the Chicago Telephone Company (page 415) 21 By Way of Conclusion: The Three Arts Club, Holabird and Roche, and the American City (page 431) Abbreviated Catalog of Works by Holabird & Roche, 1880-1918 (page 445) Notes (page 471) Sources of Information (page 509) Index (page 511)