A.M. Rothschild & Company
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A.M. Rothschild & Company Soundex Code R324
Architect: Holabird & Roche, 1912
This Store is one of the largest of its kind in the west and occupies almost a block on State Street and half a Department Store buildings both in equipment and ventilation in the United States.
steel frame
Chicago School/Beaux Arts
in 1923 became home of Davis Dry Goods, subsidiary of Marshall Field & Company
taken over by Goldblatt's, 1936
Goldblatt's store closed, 1981
purchased for $10MM by city of Chicago, 1992
controversial proposal to convert building to city's central library
purchased by DePaul University, 1989
$65MM renovation by Daniel P. Coffey and Associates
now DePaul Center, mixed use
