Ludington Building

The Ludington Building in Chicago, Illinois is a steel-frame building that is the oldest surviving structure of its kind in the city.^[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";^[2] presently it is one of twenty^[3] buildings that comprise the campus of Columbia College Chicago.^[4]

Ludington Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Chicago Landmark
Location	1104 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL
Coordinates	41°52′8.14″N 87°37′34.83″W
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

References

Notes

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "Ludington Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2007.
3. "Campus Map". Columbia College Chicago. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
4. "Ludington Building History Page". Columbia College Chicago Library. 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2009.

External links

• Media related to Ludington Building at Wikimedia Commons