| Ludington Building | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Chicago Landmark | |
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| Location: | 1104 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates: | 41°52′8.14″N 87°37′34.83″W / 41.8689278°N 87.6263417°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1892 |
| Architect: | Jenney & Mundie |
| Architectural style(s): | Chicago |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | May 8, 1980 |
| Designated CL: | June 10, 1996 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 80001347 [1] |
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. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b "Ludington Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/L/Ludington.html. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- ^ "Ludington Building History Page". Columbia College Chicago Library. 2006. http://www.lib.colum.edu/archhistory/1104wabash.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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