Jump to content

Ludington Building: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
CCC website only lists 20 buildings; might be more, but need a source.
m clean up using AWB
Line 23: Line 23:
}}
}}


The '''Ludington Building''' is the earliest-surviving, steel-frame building in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. <ref name=CL>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/L/Ludington.html|title=Ludington Building|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division|date=2003|accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> It is located in the [[Chicago Loop]] [[Community areas of Chicago|community area]]. It was designed by [[William Le Baron Jenney]] and was named a [[Chicago Landmark]] on June 10, 1996.<ref name="CL" /> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on May 8, 1980. The Ludington Building "was commissioned by Mary Ludington Barnes for the American Book Company"; presently it is one of twenty<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.colum.edu/About_Columbia/Visit/campusmap/index.php|title=Campus Map|publisher=Columbia College Chicago|accessdate=2013-06-03}}</ref> buildings that comprise the campus of [[Columbia College Chicago]].<ref name="DL">{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.colum.edu/archhistory/1104wabash.htm|title=Ludington Building History Page|publisher=Columbia College Chicago Library|date=2006|accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
The '''Ludington Building''' is the earliest-surviving, steel-frame building in [[Chicago, Illinois]].<ref name=CL>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/L/Ludington.html|title=Ludington Building|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division|year=2003|accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> It is located in the [[Chicago Loop]] [[Community areas of Chicago|community area]]. It was designed by [[William Le Baron Jenney]] and was named a [[Chicago Landmark]] on June 10, 1996.<ref name="CL" /> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on May 8, 1980. The Ludington Building "was commissioned by Mary Ludington Barnes for the American Book Company"; presently it is one of twenty<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.colum.edu/About_Columbia/Visit/campusmap/index.php|title=Campus Map|publisher=Columbia College Chicago|accessdate=2013-06-03}}</ref> buildings that comprise the campus of [[Columbia College Chicago]].<ref name="DL">{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.colum.edu/archhistory/1104wabash.htm|title=Ludington Building History Page|publisher=Columbia College Chicago Library|year=2006|accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
Line 34: Line 34:
<!--spacing-->
<!--spacing-->


{{Illinois-struct-stub}}
{{Illinois-NRHP-stub}}
{{Chicago-stub}}
{{Registered Historic Places}}
{{Registered Historic Places}}
{{Chicago}}
{{Chicago}}
Line 47: Line 44:
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1891]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1891]]


{{Illinois-struct-stub}}
{{Illinois-NRHP-stub}}
{{Chicago-stub}}

Revision as of 21:11, 15 February 2014

Ludington Building
Ludington Building is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Ludington Building
Location1104 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL
Built1892
ArchitectJenney & Mundie
Architectural styleChicago
NRHP reference No.80001347 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1980
Designated CLJune 10, 1996

The Ludington Building is the earliest-surviving, steel-frame building in Chicago, Illinois.[2] It is located in the Chicago Loop community area. It was designed by William Le Baron Jenney and was named a Chicago Landmark on June 10, 1996.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1980. The Ludington Building "was commissioned by Mary Ludington Barnes for the American Book Company"; presently it is one of twenty[3] buildings that comprise the campus of Columbia College Chicago.[4]

References

Notes
  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Ludington Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  3. ^ "Campus Map". Columbia College Chicago. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  4. ^ "Ludington Building History Page". Columbia College Chicago Library. 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

External links