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23-625: Designed by Holabird & Root , the Palmolive Building was completed in 1929 as the home of the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company . Playboy Enterprises purchased the leasehold in 1965 and the structure was renamed the Playboy Building . It was home to the editorial and business offices of Playboy magazine until 1989, when Playboy moved its offices to 680 N Lake Shore Drive . Playboy had sold

46-549: A landscape architect. Holabird, Simonds & Roche became Holabird & Roche . A few years later however, the firm once again collaborated with the ex-partner when, from 1889 to 1895, they designed and built Fort Sheridan , for which Simonds provided the landscaping. Beginning with the Tacoma Building (completed 1889; demolished 1929), their first major commission, and the Marquette Building (1895),

69-650: A major focus of the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation completed an extensive four-year restoration in 2006. The building was named after Father Jacques Marquette , the first European settler in Chicago, who explored the Chicago region in 1674 and wintered in the area for the 1674-5 winter season. It was designed by William Holabird and Martin Roche , with Coydon T. Purdy, architects of

92-472: Is 159 East Walton Place. Notable residents of the building include Vince Vaughn , who bought a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m) triplex penthouse encompassing the 35th, 36th and 37th floors for $ 12 million. In February 2013, Vaughn offered the penthouse for sale as a pocket listing for $ 24.9 million. However, after multiple price cuts he chose in May 2016 to divide the unit in two, offering one for $ 8.5 million, and

115-459: Is decorated with a mosaic frieze by the Tiffany studio depicting events in the life of Jacques Marquette, his exploration of Illinois, and Native Americans he met. The mosaics are by Louis Comfort Tiffany and his chief designer and art director, Jacob Adolph Holzer; they contain panels of lustered Tiffany glass, mother-of-pearl , and semi-precious stones. The preservation of this building

138-528: Is located in the community area known as the " Loop " in Cook County , Illinois , United States. The building was one of the early steel frame skyscrapers of its day, and is considered one of the best examples of the Chicago School of architecture . The building originally had a reddish, terra cotta exterior that, prior to restoration, was somewhat blackened due to decades of Loop soot. It

161-498: Is noted both for its then cutting edge frame and its ornate interior. Since construction, the building has received numerous awards and honors. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 9, 1975, and is considered an architectural masterpiece. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 17, 1973, and named a National Historic Landmark on January 7, 1976. The building's preservation has been

184-539: The Marquette Building , the firm is once again called Holabird & Root , though no one of either name is currently affiliated. Marquette Building (Chicago) The Marquette Building , completed in 1895, is a Chicago landmark that was built by the George A. Fuller Company and designed by architects Holabird & Roche . The building is currently owned by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation . It

207-607: The Marquette Building did not. The building features several distinct elements that have earned it honors as a Chicago Landmark, a National Historic Landmark, and a National Register Historic Place. It is considered an exemplary model of the Chicago School of Architecture . The architects, Holabird & Roche , used trademark long horizontal bay "Chicago windows" on the Marquette Building. These are large panes of glass flanked by narrow sash windows . The grid-like window frames and spandrels are facilitated by

230-465: The Marquette Building entry and interior honors Jacques Marquette's 1674-5 expedition. Four bas relief panels over the main entrance by sculptor Hermon Atkins MacNeil show different scenes from Marquette's trip through the Great Lakes region, ending with one depicting his burial . The revolving door panels feature carvings of panther's heads. The hexagonal railing around the lobby atrium

253-624: The Marquette Building. After his death in 1978, the building became the headquarters for the MacArthur Foundation , which bears his name. The lobby of the Marquette Building connects with the D.H. Burnham & Company –designed The National to the west, providing a pedway from Dearborn to Clark. After the September 11, 2001 attacks , many downtown buildings closed to the public, which eliminated warm, dry, indoor walking routes providing shortcuts through full city blocks , but

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276-472: The building was sold to developer Draper and Kramer who, with Booth Hansen Architects, converted it to residential use, with the first two floors dedicated to upscale office and retail space. High-end condos make up the rest of the building. The new owners restored the building's name to the Palmolive Building . The business address remains 919 North Michigan Avenue; however, the residential address

299-458: The deaths of William Holabird (1923) and Martin Roche (1927), the firm was renamed Holabird & Root . The new firm was run by Holabird's son John Augur Holabird and John Wellborn Root Jr. , who had both joined back in 1914. Under their leadership, the firm adopted an Art Deco style. The company name changed to Holabird, Root & Burgee for a while, and two further generations of Holabirds served as partners (up to 1987). Currently located in

322-418: The firm Holabird & Roche . In the 1930s, the building was the downtown headquarters for over 30 railroad companies. Around 1950, the terra-cotta cornice was removed from the Marquette Building when an additional story was added. The building has been in continuous use as an office building since its construction. In 1977, Banker's Life and Casualty Company, owned by John D. MacArthur , acquired

345-416: The firm became well known for its groundbreaking Chicago School skyscrapers. An enormously successful practice, they also designed large, ornate hotels across the country, including Chicago's Palmer House , with Richard Neutra in a junior role on the team. Their work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics . In 1928, after

368-473: The late 2000s, the beacon was modified to rotate back and forth, always pointing towards the waterfront, so as to avoid shining light into other buildings. Subsequently, the historic beacon resumed operation. [REDACTED] Media related to Palmolive Building at Wikimedia Commons Holabird %26 Roche The architectural firm now known as Holabird & Root was founded in Chicago in 1880. Over

391-457: The leasehold in 1980 and signed a 10-year lease that expired in 1990. The new leaseholder renamed the building 919 North Michigan Avenue . During the time that Playboy was in the building, the word P-L-A-Y-B-O-Y was spelled out in 9-foot (2.7 m) illuminated letters on the north and south roofline. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2000, and it was added to the federal National Register of Historic Places in 2003. In 2001,

414-405: The office of William LeBaron Jenney . They set up their own independent practice, Holabird & Simonds , in 1880 when they took on the project for an extension to Graceland Cemetery , passed on to them by Jenney. In 1881, Martin Roche , who had also worked for Jenney, joined them as a third partner. After only working together on five projects, Simonds left the firm in 1883 to pursue a career as

437-417: The other smaller unit for $ 4.2 million. A beacon named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh was added to the building in 1930. It rotated a full 360 degrees and was intended to help guide airplanes safely to Midway Airport . The beacon beamed for several decades, and ceased operation in 1981 following complaints from residents of nearby buildings. During the Palmolive Building's conversion to condominiums in

460-413: The steel structure which enables non-load-bearing masonry walls. The Marquette is 16 stories tall. This was one of the first steel framed skyscrapers . Wave-like moldings decorate the façade, which is made of horizontally banded brown terra cotta. The building is constructed around a central light court and features an ornate, two-story lobby . The ensemble of mosaics, sculptures, and bronze of

483-626: The windows. Restoration architect Thomas "Gunny" Harboe directed this work. [1] On September 12, 2006, The Commission on Chicago Landmarks honored 21 landmark buildings, homeowners, and businesses with the Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation Excellence at the eighth-annual Landmarks ceremony. The award recognizes work involving notable improvements to individual Chicago landmarks or to buildings within Chicago Landmark Districts. On October 16, 2007,

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506-538: The years, the firm has changed its name several times and adapted to the architectural style then current — from Chicago School to Art Deco to Modern Architecture to Sustainable Architecture . Holabird & Root provides architectural, engineering, interior design, and planning services. It is Chicago's oldest architecture firm. The firm remains a privately held partnership currently operating with five principals and four associate principals. The founders, William Holabird and Ossian Cole Simonds , worked in

529-488: Was championed by the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois . In 2001, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation , its current owners, began a multi-year renovation. The restoration to the exterior proceeded in two phases: reconstructing the cornice and replacing the 17th story windows to match the original windows; and cleaning and restoring the masonry and restoring the remainder of

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