Albert Graduated from UW-Madison in 1913 with a BS in civil engineering. He worked for the city of Illinois as a civil engineer.
Albert became the president of Wolf, Sexton, Harper, and Trueax, an architectural firm with offices in suburban Chicago. Probably the most remarkable building they designed was the Hotel Baker, a five-story, 55-room structure on Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois. Their client, Col. Edward J. Baker, an heir to part of the Texaco Oil fortune, gave them a huge budget and one simple instruction – create the most wonderful hotel in the Midwest.
Albert Wolf and his associates did as they were told. Built on the bank of the Fox River, the Hotel Baker harnessed the power of the water with its own hydroelectric facility. All materials, from window glass to floor tiles to linens, were of the finest quality. Every room offered a private bath, a luxury in 1928.
The Rainbow Room, the hotel's restaurant and ballroom, regularly featured big-name bands fronted by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, and Guy Lombardo. The room's piece de resistance was a dance floor illuminated from beneath by thousands of colored lights, one of only three such surfaces in the United States. More than eight decades later, Albert Wolf's masterpiece still welcomed guests and was designated a historic landmark. He was the manager of the Baker properties for many years.
Albert was an author and a frequent contributor to architectural journals. Albert served on the Oak Park-River Forest High School board of education for 12 years and was once its president.
**Husband of the late Pearl, father of Doris Beeby, Argyle, Arline Campbell, Robert and Jean Ivey. Grandfather of 14, Great Grandfather of 8.
Source: Oak Park Oak Leaves, December 28, 1977
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Albert became the president of Wolf, Sexton, Harper, and Trueax, an architectural firm with offices in suburban Chicago. Probably the most remarkable building they designed was the Hotel Baker, a five-story, 55-room structure on Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois. Their client, Col. Edward J. Baker, an heir to part of the Texaco Oil fortune, gave them a huge budget and one simple instruction – create the most wonderful hotel in the Midwest.
Albert Wolf and his associates did as they were told. Built on the bank of the Fox River, the Hotel Baker harnessed the power of the water with its own hydroelectric facility. All materials, from window glass to floor tiles to linens, were of the finest quality. Every room offered a private bath, a luxury in 1928.
The Rainbow Room, the hotel's restaurant and ballroom, regularly featured big-name bands fronted by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, and Guy Lombardo. The room's piece de resistance was a dance floor illuminated from beneath by thousands of colored lights, one of only three such surfaces in the United States. More than eight decades later, Albert Wolf's masterpiece still welcomed guests and was designated a historic landmark. He was the manager of the Baker properties for many years.
Albert was an author and a frequent contributor to architectural journals. Albert served on the Oak Park-River Forest High School board of education for 12 years and was once its president.
**Husband of the late Pearl, father of Doris Beeby, Argyle, Arline Campbell, Robert and Jean Ivey. Grandfather of 14, Great Grandfather of 8.
Source: Oak Park Oak Leaves, December 28, 1977
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Albert Graduated from UW-Madison in 1913 with a BS in civil engineering. He worked for the city of Illinois as a civil engineer.
Albert became the president of Wolf, Sexton, Harper, and Trueax, an architectural firm with offices in suburban Chicago. Probably the most remarkable building they designed was the Hotel Baker, a five-story, 55-room structure on Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois. Their client, Col. Edward J. Baker, an heir to part of the Texaco Oil fortune, gave them a huge budget and one simple instruction – create the most wonderful hotel in the Midwest.
Albert Wolf and his associates did as they were told. Built on the bank of the Fox River, the Hotel Baker harnessed the power of the water with its own hydroelectric facility. All materials, from window glass to floor tiles to linens, were of the finest quality. Every room offered a private bath, a luxury in 1928.
The Rainbow Room, the hotel's restaurant and ballroom, regularly featured big-name bands fronted by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, and Guy Lombardo. The room's piece de resistance was a dance floor illuminated from beneath by thousands of colored lights, one of only three such surfaces in the United States. More than eight decades later, Albert Wolf's masterpiece still welcomed guests and was designated a historic landmark. He was the manager of the Baker properties for many years.
Albert was an author and a frequent contributor to architectural journals. Albert served on the Oak Park-River Forest High School board of education for 12 years and was once its president.
**Husband of the late Pearl, father of Doris Beeby, Argyle, Arline Campbell, Robert and Jean Ivey. Grandfather of 14, Great Grandfather of 8.
Source: Oak Park Oak Leaves, December 28, 1977
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Albert became the president of Wolf, Sexton, Harper, and Trueax, an architectural firm with offices in suburban Chicago. Probably the most remarkable building they designed was the Hotel Baker, a five-story, 55-room structure on Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois. Their client, Col. Edward J. Baker, an heir to part of the Texaco Oil fortune, gave them a huge budget and one simple instruction – create the most wonderful hotel in the Midwest.
Albert Wolf and his associates did as they were told. Built on the bank of the Fox River, the Hotel Baker harnessed the power of the water with its own hydroelectric facility. All materials, from window glass to floor tiles to linens, were of the finest quality. Every room offered a private bath, a luxury in 1928.
The Rainbow Room, the hotel's restaurant and ballroom, regularly featured big-name bands fronted by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, and Guy Lombardo. The room's piece de resistance was a dance floor illuminated from beneath by thousands of colored lights, one of only three such surfaces in the United States. More than eight decades later, Albert Wolf's masterpiece still welcomed guests and was designated a historic landmark. He was the manager of the Baker properties for many years.
Albert was an author and a frequent contributor to architectural journals. Albert served on the Oak Park-River Forest High School board of education for 12 years and was once its president.
**Husband of the late Pearl, father of Doris Beeby, Argyle, Arline Campbell, Robert and Jean Ivey. Grandfather of 14, Great Grandfather of 8.
Source: Oak Park Oak Leaves, December 28, 1977
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