John Wellborn Root Jr. (1887-1963) - Find a Grave Memorial

John Wellborn Root Jr.

Birth

14 Jul 1887

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Death

24 Oct 1963 (aged 76)

Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

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Graceland Cemetery

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map

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Section: Bellevue Lot: 22 Grave: 9

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He was the son of John Wellborn Root. Like his father, Root was a highly recognized Chicago architect. His firm, Holabird and Root, was responsible for the Palmolive Building (1929), the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chrysler Bldg at the 1933 World's Fair, and the Chicago Daily News Bldg (1929), among others.

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wellborn_Root,_Jr.

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Mary Louise "Polly" Root Collier

1888–1973

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