The Jewelers' Building
35 E Wacker Drive
Chicago

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Frederick Philip Dinkelberg was born on June 30, 1858 In Lancaster Pennsylvania. He studied architecture at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine arts in Philadelphia.  Dinkelberg moved to New York in 1881 where he completed important residential and commercial commissions, and through association with Charles Atwood was hired by Daniel Burnham to work on the Columbian Exposition.  Dinkleberg stayed with Burnham after the Fair and is credited with important contributions to D. H. Burnham & Co's Flatiron Building in New York, and the Sante Fe and Heyworth Buildings in Chicago. After leaving D. H. Burnham & Co, in partnership with Joachim Giaver and Fugard and Theilbar, Dinkleberg designed the Jewelers Building at 35 E. Wacker. Dinkelberg died on February 10, 1935 in Chicago.  Dinkleberg had lost his fortune in the Stock Market Crash of 1929.  His funeral was paid for by colleagues at the American Institute of Architects.