Background
Root, John Wellborn was born on July 14, 1887 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Wellborn and Dora Louise (Monroe) Root.
Root, John Wellborn was born on July 14, 1887 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Wellborn and Dora Louise (Monroe) Root.
Father architect in chief, World’s Fair, Chicago, until death, 1891. Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell Univercity, 1909. Diploma École des Beaux Arts, Paris, France, 1913.
Married second, Aletta Stout Gellatly, 1930. Began with Holabird & Roche, architects, Chicago, 1928, member firm, since 1919, firm named Holabird & Root, since 1959. Firm architects Soldier Field, Palmer House, Board of Trade Building, Palmolive Building, 333 North. Michigan Avenue Building, General Electric Building, Daily News Building, American Bar Center (all of Chicago).
Saint Paul (Minnesota) City Hall.
Forest Products Laboratory of Madison, Wisconsin. A. O. Smith Building, (Milwaukee).
Northwestern Technology Institute, Evanston. Federation Loan Agency Building, Statler Hotel, National Headquarters Building, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington.
North Dakota State Capitol.
Illinois Bell Telephone Сompany. Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Research Laboratory. Wieboldt Department Stores, River Forest, Evanston.
Baskin Store.
Statler Center, Los Los Angeles Armour Pharmaceutical Center, Bradley, Illinois. Tamanaco Hotel, Caracas, Venezuela.
Tequendama Hotel, Bogota, Columbia, numerous other buildings, winners of national competition for addition Art Institute Chicago.
Trustee Newberry Library.
Served as captain 40th Engineers, American Expeditionary Force, with 1st and 89th Divisions, 4th Corps. Member Chicago Plan Commission Decorated Chevalier French Legion of Honor, 1952. Academician, National Academy Design.
Member), Sigma Phi.
Clubs: Chicago, University, Racquet, Saddle and Cycle, Tavern.
Married Ellen Dudley, October 1, 1914 (divorced). Married second, Aletta Stout Gellatly, 1930.