Maurice L. Rothschild & Co. Building
Holabird & Roche/Alfred S. Alschuler, Maurice L. Rothschild & Co. Building (1906/1910/1931), Chicago, IL . Photo credit: designslinger.com
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Design and Desire is happy to report that one of our favorite bloggers, Designslinger, is back in action in Chicago, IL after a brief hiatus due to health reasons. Here’s an excerpt from a recent post on Holabird & Roche’s Maurice L. Rothschild and Company Building:
“When Maurice L. Rothschild opened his clothing store in 1906, the building, designed by architects Holabird & Roche, was much smaller than the structure we see today. The original, 8-story building went from end to end of the property line along the Jackson Street side of the lot (the shaded, fire-escaped facade) but extended only two window bays beyond its angled corner along State Street (the sun-filled side of the picture). In 1910, after 4 years of booming business, Rothschild had the architects extend the State Street facade another 3 bays, and added another floor, growing upward from eight stories to nine. Then in 1929, architect Alfred Alschuler drew-up plans for the final State Street bay, and by 1931, added another three floors to top-off the previous nine. Whew.”
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