Ludington Building
Ludington Building | |
Location | 1104 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL |
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Built | 1892 |
Architect | Jenney & Mundie |
Architectural style | Chicago |
NRHP reference No. | 80001347 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 8, 1980 |
Designated CL | June 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 seventeen buildings that comprise the campus of Columbia College Chicago.[3]
External links
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "Ludington Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- ^ "Ludington Building History Page". Columbia College Chicago Library. 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
Categories:
- University and college academic buildings in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois
- Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois
- 1891 architecture
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- Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs
- Chicago stubs