Gilbert P. Hall (1884-1971) Collection, c.1930-1934

Gilbert Phelps Hall (1884-1971) was employed with the Chicago architectural firm Holabird and Root as a designer and draftsman. He attended Cornell University, and upon graduation traveled with John Root, Jr. to Paris. It was there that Hall became acquainted with John A. Holabird, Sr. Known to John A. Holabird, Jr. as "Uncle Gibs Hall," Hall was considered a noted draftsman as well as a leading designer. During the Depression, he worked in London as a renderer and illustrator. He then returned to the United States and worked in Hollywood designing and drawing stage sets. When Holabird and Root had recovered from the Depression, Hall returned to Chicago and remained there for the rest of his career.

This collection is comprised of twenty-seven mounted photographs of Gilbert P. Hall's renderings of Holabird and Root buildings in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. The buildings were constructed between 1928 and 1934.

The images are numbered according to the order they were presented in the album. They are listed in this finding aid in alphabetical order by project name.

• Names
  • Hall, Gilbert P. (Gilbert Phelps), 1884-1971.
  • Holabird & Roche (Chicago, Ill.)
• SubjectArchitecture--Middle West--20th century--Pictorial works.

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Architectural records for buildings by Holabird & Root, [ca. 1880-1950s] (Chicago History Museum).

Architectural records for buildings by Holabird & Root, [ca. 1880-1950s] (Chicago History Museum).

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Gilbert Hall Collection, Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago.

This portfolio of architectural renderings and designs was a gift of Gilbert P. Hall to the Ryerson Library in 1934.

The collection was processed by Natasha Derrickson in 2001. This finding aid was revised and expanded by Annemarie van Roessel in 2002.

This collection was transferred from the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries to the Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives in 2001.

Duplicate images of some of these photographs can be found in the Ryerson and Burnham Archives' Historic Architecture and Landscape Image Collection [HALIC], call number 00.20. These HALIC images have been scanned and copies may be ordered through the Ryerson and Burnham Archives. For more information, please contact the Archivist.