The Ludington Building in
Chicago, Illinois
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is a steel-frame building that is the oldest surviving structure of its kind in the city.
It is located in the
Chicago Loop
The Loop is Chicago's central business district and one of the city's 77 municipally recognized Community areas in Chicago, community areas. Located at the center of downtown Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, it is the second-largest busi ...
community area. It was designed by
William Le Baron Jenney
William Le Baron Jenney (September 25, 1832 – June 14, 1907) was an American architect and engineer known for building the first skyscraper in 1884.
In 1998, Jenney was ranked number 89 in the book ''1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking th ...
and was named a
Chicago Landmark
Chicago Landmark is a designation by the Mayor and the City Council of Chicago for historic sites in Chicago, Illinois. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, architectural, artist ...
on June 10, 1996.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
on May 8, 1980. The Ludington Building "was commissioned by Mary Ludington Barnes for the American Book Company";
[ presently it is one of twenty]Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is a Private college, private art college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1890, it has 6,493 students (as of fall 2021) pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It i ...
.
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Architectural history
Commercial buildings completed in 1891
Chicago school architecture in Illinois
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago
Chicago Landmarks
University and college academic buildings in the United States
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