The mission of Knickerbocker Roofing & Paving Co., Inc. is to be an outstanding solutions provider by offering quality products installed by skilled tradesmen and women in an efficient manner. As a company of substance and tradition, we strive to maintain a leadership role in the roofing, sheet metal and waterproofing industries by delivering workmanship and service that consistently meets or exceeds our clients’ expectations. In 1886 Bernard Kelly acquired the Knickerbocker Roofing and Paving Company, thus founding a family-owned business that today – five generations and over 135 years later – has grown to be one of the largest roofing contractors in the Midwest. Here are some of the steps in the evolution of our family business: 1898 – 1915 Bernard Kelly’s new company took on some large projects in turn-of-the century Chicago, including roofing the new Chicago Public Library (we know it now as the Cultural Center) and paving Michigan Avenue. 1915 – 1954 Bernard was followed into the roofing business by his son-in-law, Mark A. Cronin Sr., a founder and early president of the National Roofing Contractors Association. Mark expanded Knickerbocker’s services to roofing railroad st