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The '''A. M. Rothschild & Company Store''', also known as the '''Goldblatt's Building''', is a historic [[department store]] building located at 333 South State Street in the [[Chicago Loop|Loop]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. The store was built in 1912 for the Rothschild & Company department store, which was founded in the late 1800s by [[Abram M. Rothschild]]. Prominent [[Chicago school (architecture)|Chicago School]] architects [[Holabird & Roche]] designed the store; while the firm had also designed the company's previous, smaller store, the 1912 building was their first and only full-block department store design. The building's skeletal frame and large windows are typical of Chicago School buildings, while its extensive [[terra cotta]] ornamentation reflects the then-popular [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] style. Rothschild & Company occupied the building until 1923, when [[Marshall Field & Company]] purchased it; it was sold again in 1936 to [[Goldblatt's]], who ran their flagship store in the building until 1981.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=John Choon-Hyuk|last2=Michael|first2=Vincent|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rothschild, A. M. & Company Store|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200972.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140012/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200972.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-03-01|publisher=Illinois Historic Preservation Agenccy|access-date=December 31, 2017|date=March 1989}}</ref>
The '''A. M. Rothschild & Company Store''', also known as the '''Goldblatt's Building''', is a historic [[department store]] building located at 333 South State Street in the [[Chicago Loop|Loop]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. The store was built in 1912 for the Rothschild & Company department store, which was founded in the late 1800s by [[Abram M. Rothschild]]. Prominent [[Chicago school (architecture)|Chicago School]] architects [[Holabird & Roche]] designed the store; while the firm had also designed the company's previous, smaller store, the 1912 building was their first and only full-block department store design. The building's skeletal frame and large windows are typical of Chicago School buildings, while its extensive [[terra cotta]] ornamentation reflects the then-popular [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] style. Rothschild & Company occupied the building until 1923, when [[Marshall Field & Company]] purchased it; it was sold again in 1936 to [[Goldblatt's]], who ran their flagship store in the building until 1981.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=John Choon-Hyuk|last2=Michael|first2=Vincent|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rothschild, A. M. & Company Store|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200972.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140012/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200972.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-03-01|publisher=Illinois Historic Preservation Agenccy|access-date=December 31, 2017|date=March 1989}}</ref> The building is now owned by [[DePaul University]] and is primarily used for classrooms, though the building also contains the university's downtown library, cafeteria, and student union. A [[Barnes & Noble]] store utilizes most of the first level retail space.


The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 27, 1989.<ref name="nris"/>
The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 27, 1989.<ref name="nris"/>

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A. M. Rothschild & Company Store
A. M. Rothschild & Company Store is located in Illinois
A. M. Rothschild & Company Store
A. M. Rothschild & Company Store is located in the United States
A. M. Rothschild & Company Store
Location333 S. State St., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°52′39″N 87°37′38″W / 41.87750°N 87.62722°W / 41.87750; -87.62722
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectHolabird & Roche
Architectural styleChicago school, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.89002025[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 1989

The A. M. Rothschild & Company Store, also known as the Goldblatt's Building, is a historic department store building located at 333 South State Street in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The store was built in 1912 for the Rothschild & Company department store, which was founded in the late 1800s by Abram M. Rothschild. Prominent Chicago School architects Holabird & Roche designed the store; while the firm had also designed the company's previous, smaller store, the 1912 building was their first and only full-block department store design. The building's skeletal frame and large windows are typical of Chicago School buildings, while its extensive terra cotta ornamentation reflects the then-popular Beaux-Arts style. Rothschild & Company occupied the building until 1923, when Marshall Field & Company purchased it; it was sold again in 1936 to Goldblatt's, who ran their flagship store in the building until 1981.[2] The building is now owned by DePaul University and is primarily used for classrooms, though the building also contains the university's downtown library, cafeteria, and student union. A Barnes & Noble store utilizes most of the first level retail space.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1989.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Lee, John Choon-Hyuk; Michael, Vincent (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rothschild, A. M. & Company Store" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agenccy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-01. Retrieved December 31, 2017.