George Croll Nimmons was a well known Chicago architect in the early 20th Century. Nimmons was best known for his commercial work, which was primarily for Sears, Roebuck and Company

Sears, Roebuck and Company

Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...

, but he also designed several houses, including a Kenwood

Kenwood, Chicago

Kenwood, located on the South Side of the City of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the 77 well-defined Chicago community areas.Kenwood was part of Hyde Park Township, which was annexed by the City of Chicago in 1889....

 mansion for Sears' President, Julius Rosenwald

Julius Rosenwald

Julius Rosenwald was a U.S. clothier, manufacturer, business executive, and philanthropist. He is best known as a part-owner and leader of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and for the Rosenwald Fund which donated millions to support the education of African American children in the rural South, as well...

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Nimmons worked in the office of Burnham & Root before partnering with William Fellows in the late 1890s in the firm Nimmons & Fellows.

Nimmons' numerous articles in leading architectural magazines expounded on his concept of industrial design and its impact on employees.

Significant buildings include

• Sears, Roebuck and Company Administration Building (Nimmons & Fellows, 1905), (George C. Nimmons & Co., 1914)
• Homan Square Power House (Nimmons & Fellows, 1905) Source:
• Washburne Trade School (Nimmons & Fellows, 1909)
• Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building
  Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building
  The Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building, also known as the Reid Murdoch Building, the Reid Murdoch Center or the City of Chicago Central Office Building, is a seven story office building in Chicago. It was constructed in 1914 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It also has...
  
  (1913)