Scope and Contents From the Series: For more than a century the Cobb Building on Walton Street in Chicago has been the Newberry Library's only home. In March of 1888, the Newberry estate trustees engaged Henry Ives Cobb to design a permanent structure for the Library. Following protracted discussions about the site and conflicts between architect Cobb and librarian William Frederick Poole regarding building design, construction began October 6, 1890, at the Walton Street location. Various problems, including difficulties in...